Panasonic DVD-RP56 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
A. Nonymous
I recently purchased this player because I wanted a progressive scan player, but didn't want to pay a lot.<BR>For the price I was amazed at the picture quality. Even without using the progressive scan and with an S-video cable, the quality far exceeds my old (and still very reliable Toshiba SD1200) player. I was really impressed with the zoom function to make widescreen movies fit 4:3 TV's; there is no degradation of picture and no pixels that I see if I use the zoom function on the old player.<br />The sound is a little lower than the old player, but with the optical output using PCM, it does sound fuller (I am still trying to find which is better, PCM or bitstream for Dolby 5.1). DTS sound is excellent.<BR>The only drawback is the setup is a little funky and I haven't seen a screen saver if you leave it paused for more than 10 minutes.<br />In all, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and functionality of this player. I have several Panasonic electronic devices, and they haven't disappointed me yet.