I have an LG TV, and Rogers Cable. How do I get my Panasonic DVD player working using these labels? Thanks!
I just bought a Toshiba HDTV and hooked my Panasonic DVD player to it.When I play a DVD,the color is off.The faces are green,and most of everything else is a pale grey.Something is hooked up wrong.Can you help?
Its in the connections. Does your dvd have video yellow and video green,blue,red. If so for video plug in green on dvd to green on tv,blue on dvd to blue on tv red on dvd to red on tv then red and white audio from dvd to red and white audio on tv. you may have to go into the dvd menu and select Ypbr not rgb video. if this is the way its connected then one of the cables is crossed.
I have a new panasonic dvd player which does not play divx, i have films that are in divx can i change the format so it will play them? and which type of disc is best to use.
You would need a program such as Nero - Nero will convert divx videos into DVD format, and of course you'd need a DVD burner. The type of disk I find best is DVD+R - Sony or Verbatim.
Hope this helps.
I'm on a rather tight budget lately, yet I still want a best-bang-for-the-buck receiver and speakers to accompany my 42" Panasonic Plasma HDTV and DV-980H OPPO Digital DVD/CD player. I'm more concerned with audio than video as I will be using SACD's & DVD-A's to enjoy Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Herbie Hancock and Debussy. Any suggestions from experienced owners/dealers?
While I'm at it - what about headphones? Will my standard Sony's support SACD/DVD-A playback or do I need a specialized type?
Thank you in advance. Your time and knowledge is greatly appreciated and valued.
Dan,
San Francisco, CA
Hi Dan,
I believe I can help you here. I not only own an Oppo player as well (the DV-981HD), but I am also an audio professional.
My choice on a budget would be the new Onkyo TX-SR505 7.1 receiver and the Hsu Research Performance 2 system. And for a less expensive alternative would be the Pioneer/Dayton system (see links below)...
And for your headphones, the receiver's headphone jack should be sufficient, but you will get the most performance out of your headphones by investing in a headphone amplifier. The sound is much more full and powerful with a dedicated headphone amp.
I don't know which model of Sony headphones you have, but they should be able to handle enhanced audio formats just fine. If you ever want to upgrade (especially if you get a headphone amp), Sennheiser is my choice.
Feel free to e-mail me anytime if you need additional help.
Is there a way I can unlock this type of DVD player so as to make it all region compatable? I've looked all over the mahine and the only info is that it's a Panasonic 535. Cheers!
try these
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Sony+DVP-NS530
http://www.multiregionupgrades.com/upgrades/mods/jvcinfo.htm
http://www.dvd365.net/hacks/hacklist.htm
http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/forums/thread.asp?Forum=176&Thread=538462&Type=1&Page=1
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My dvd player is broken and I would like to replace it. The current dvd player is a Panasonic Home Theater in a Box type thing with 5 speakers. Can I just buy a new dvd player and hook it up to the existing speakers? Thanks!
YES, if you have audio inputs on the back of your "theater in a box". Use the digital audio input if you have it.
I have acquired a Panasonic SHG cassette and need to view it. However, it is only about 2" by 3" in size and I do not know what to use to play it.
My Panasonic DVD player requires a password for Disney movies - ONLY for Disney movies - no others. It will show previews, but not the movie itself. My other DVD player is an Insignia and there is no problem with it.
Try resetting the player. Someone could have set up the Parental Control settings, with a password of course.
See the manual to see how you can hard-reset the player. For my case, my Panasonic HT just needs me to press and hold the 'Stop button' on the main unit, and the 'Stop and Power button' on the remote simultaneously.
I've had two different models, & with both of them, if you play pre-recorded DVD's (RAM), they stop being able/willing to read home-recorded discs (DVD-R). I played a few store discs & now it won't play discs it recorded 2 weeks ago on DVD-R. I've unplugged it for 30 seconds & plugged it back in, but it still won't read them. Help!
Many machines reset if you hold down the power button
the DVD came from Australia, but is supposed to play in ALL regions
It doesn't play because Australia uses a different video signal - PAL - and the USA uses the NTSC signal. This is unrelated to DVD regions. Some players in the USA can play PAL DVDs but apparantly not yours. If your computer has a DVD-ROM drive, you will have no trouble watching it there.
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Panasonic Australia managing director Steve Rust says Blu-ray discs are "incredibly important'' to the entertainment industry and are "the missing piece of the mainstream home-entertainment puzzle'' for those with high-definition TV screens.
For this reason, Panasonic this year launched market research into Blu-ray technology to gauge the public's knowledge of the format.
But Rust says consumer wisdom on the two-year-old format was so low, the research had to be halted. "There was just no point continuing it,'' he says.
Panasonic DVD and Blu-ray product manager Sophie Barton says consumers fear their old DVD collections will not play in a Blu-ray player, even though all Blu-ray players will play standard DVDs and many will improve them to near-HD quality.
Other consumers were affected by the bad experiences of early adopters, Barton says, or were scared off by the price of the technology.
"We are coming up to a tipping point for Blu-ray discs and people are starting to recognise the technology. It's just the understanding of what it does that we really need to work on,'' she says.
JB Hi-Fi marketing director Scott Browning says some consumers might be confused and hesitant as a result of the high-definition DVD format war between Blu-ray disc and Toshiba's HD-DVD format in its early years.
Toshiba ceased production of HD-DVD players and discs in February last year, ending a fierce two-year battle.
"I think Blu-ray suffered most from the format war and ... the preoccupation with winners and losers,'' Browning says.
"I think it's still coming out of that stigma.''
Despite this dearth of consumer education, Blu-ray player and movie sales have jumped significantly in Australia this year, vastly outperforming the growth of standard DVDs at the same period in its life cycle.
Panasonic consumer electronic group director Paul Reid says DVD sales jumped 200 per cent between its third and fourth year in the US market, and the same growth can be seen one year early for Blu-ray technology in the US.
"In Australia the rate of growth is even more significant,'' Reid says.
"We expect to see at the end of 2009 a 400 per cent increase in sales (of stand-alone Blu-ray devices) against 2008.''
Reid says several factors are fuelling this increase for Blu-ray, including the cocooning effect seen this year due to tough financial times, and the price of Blu-ray players that has fallen from more than $1500 to less than $400.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment managing director Chris Dunn says the wide availability of Blu-ray movies is also boosting hardware sales, as "no one is going to make a transition to the home-entertainment equipment unless there's a variety of software out there''.
Dunn says the company has now launched 110 Blu-ray in Australia, with several proving more popular than the company expected.
Australians snapped up 17,000 Blu-ray copies of The Dark Knight in its first week of release, for example, while other action-based films such as Quantum of Solace also significantly boosted Blu-ray DVD sales.
Dunn says the sales records have movie studios contemplating a day when films are released on Blu-ray DVD alone.
"At some point in time it might be that the Blu-ray title will be released ahead of the DVD and I see a time when movies will be released in Blu-ray only,'' Dunn says.
In the meantime, Australian cinema buffs are being given plenty of encouragement to upgrade their DVD player to high-definition models.
Panasonic this year released the first portable Blu-ray DVD player and the first Blu-ray DVD recorder in Australia, and recently began offering 12 months of online Blu-ray and DVD rental with some of its Blu-ray home-theatre systems.
Sony is also battling for new Blu-ray users, launching an offer on November 25 for a free Blu-ray player and three Blu-ray DVDs with some LCD televisions.
The company also offered a similar deal giving away PlayStation 3 consoles, which can play Blu-ray discs and games.
Time will tell whether these deals and falling prices making Christmas 2009 Blu-ray's true tipping point, but Harding says Australian TV lovers are likely catch on as they realise they are not getting the most out of their big-screen televisions.
"If you've recently bought a full high-definition plasma or LCD and you're only watching standard-definition content you're missing out,'' he says.
Q I just purchased a 42-inch Panasonic plasma TV and would like to upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray. You have written favorably about Oppo products before but have not mentioned its Blu-ray player. Do you think it would be a good fit for me? It will be connected to the TV with a Wii video game and cable box, but no sound system or anything else.
ADAM P., Minneapolis
A The $499 Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player is regarded by many as the finest on the market. What primarily sets it apart is its performance with regular DVDs. Any Blu-ray player will provide astounding image quality with Blu-ray discs, but DVD picture quality varies widely and is usually mediocre to bad. The Oppo has some of the best DVD image processing available at any price and will make your DVDs look as good as they can. The BDP-83 also plays Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio high resolution audio formats and has high-def audio decoding and multichannel analog outputs.
But the Oppo might not be your best bet because of the price. Most people do not spend nearly as much on their Blu-ray player as they did on their television. If you wanted to squeeze the best possible picture out of a huge DVD collection, if you had a separate sound system, or if you had a much bigger, more expensive TV, it would make more sense.
Consider these alternatives:
Panasonic player: Since you have a Panasonic plasma, a Panasonic Blu-ray player makes the most sense. The TV and Blu-ray player remotes will be compatible, for one. Panasonic is also one of the few brands that provide top-notch image quality with regular DVDs -- even if it's not as good as the Oppo's. The Panasonic DMP-BD60 sells for under $170 and you can get the DMP-BD70 Blu-ray/VHS combo player for under $250. Either of these would make more sense in your system.
Cyber Monday Sales Projected Up
According to a survey conducted for Shop.org by BIGresearch, 96.5 million Americans plan to shop on Cyber Monday this year, up from 85 million in 2008.
A survey released last week found that nearly nine in ten (87.1%) retailers would bow special promotions for Cyber Monday, up from 83.7% last year and 72.2% in 2007. The most popular promotions are expected to be specific deals (42.9%), one-day sales (32.9%), and free shipping on all purchases (15.7%).
Half of retailers (50.0%) distributed promotions and deals to shoppers through a special Cyber Monday e-mail.
“While many companies don’t mind employees shopping online over their lunch hours, high unemployment and concerns over job security may cause more people to shop this Cyber Monday from the comforts of their own home,” said Phil Rist, EVP, Strategic Initiatives, BIGresearch.
According to the survey, 41% of Cyber Monday shoppers planned to hit the web early in the morning, with nearly as many (38%) planning to shop late morning. In addition, one-third of Cyber Monday shoppers (33%) will shop in the early evening or late evening (23%).
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Washington PostCircuit City's Bones Offer Slim Pickings A smaller set with a built-in DVD player, Toshiba's 22-in. 22LV505, was selling for $404.99, which at least wasn't too far out of line compared to other
Time to upgrade to Blu-ray and get a DVR
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Whilst having HD DVD's for a while, now the format war is over Ive got myself a blu-ray player. My first DVD's are Iron Man and Casino Royale, National Treasure 2 was inside the box of my Panasonic BD-35 player which was nice :o)
My AppleTV (Daiky) resting beside my tv and my DVD player.
