Panasonic DVD-RV31K DVD Player, Black
I can't believe that Panasonic isn't getting the hint !!!
As is the case with dozens upon dozens of reviews, I just got the dreaded H03 error on my DVD-RV31 and like many other users, I will agree that \\"it was great when it was working.\\"  In fact, mine has been working without incident for approximately 18 months - which is apparently \\"on borrowed time\\" for this unit.  It simply stopped working today in the middle of a disc for no apparent reason.  After reading a great many reviews here and feeling that I had little to lose, I gave it a thump on the top on the chassis and at least I was able to retrieve my disc.  Until performing this little manuever, I was unable to open the drawer or get the unit to read the disc at all through any of the \\"resetting\\" procedures that Panasonic will suggest that you do.  To oversimplify - I must have unstuck whatever was stuck.  So I continue on borrowed time for now while I keep an eye out for another player.  To make things worse, I purchased this lemon at a Sears department store in Southwestern Ontario for about twice what I now hear that it's worth.  It's not like me not to research something like this more thoroughly, so I'm feeling unbelievably stupid right about now.  Working for years in Customer Service myself, I can't imagine that Panasonic is fielding all of these complaints and not issuing some kind of corrective action.  I don't honestly think that this is symptomatic of every product that they make but I can't believe that they're not getting the hint regarding this particular model!  They clearly have a very serious issue here.  Oh well, I guess \\"denial\\" is a river in Egypt.  In any case, please, please, DO NOT BUY THIS DVD PLAYER!!  If you already have and are experiencing any of these problems, step up and be counted.  The only way that Panasonic will ever address this situation is if they know exactly how big it really is.