Panasonic DVD-S48 All Multi-Region PAL/NTSC Progressive Scan DVD Player

I purchased this item so that I could play DVDs from all Regions (particularly Region 2 in PAL format) and it works like a dream. I can now order DVDs of my favorite UK shows from Amazon UK that are (1) at a much less expensive price than what's being asked for the same product in the US or (2) not yet released in the US. It also plays all of my Region 1 formatted DVDs without any problems. I did order an HDMI hook-up with it. I'm delighted that I have it and am stunned that I only had to invest $49 for it. For the reviewer who cannot get the player to work with DVDs from other Regions, maybe it's a defect in your player. Mine works just fine.

UPDATE: If this helps anyone, here are the DVD settings on my DVD machine (which you can access by pressing the "SETUP" button on your Remote):

SYSTEM TV System NTSC

Screen Saver ON

Video Interlace

TV Type 16:9 Full (Note: this may vary based on your tv)

LANGUAGE Display English

Audio English

Subtitle Off

Menu English

AUDIO Dynamic Range 8

VIDEO Brightness (These are all self-explanatory set them yourself)

Contrast

Hue

Saturation

Sharpness

OTHER Rating 8 No Limit

Password (I didn't set one)

Black Level (Also self-explanatory)

Default Restore DON'T PRESS UNLESS YOU WANT TO RESTORE

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Supposedly a region free player, this not only played selectively only a few foreign dvds, rejecting the others as unplayable, it then started rejecting about 80-90% of all the dvds put into it. Unusable.

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As other reviewers have said, I bought this to play DVDs from other regions. In the first month it actually played a Region 2 movie that I had been dying to get. Now it is three weeks later and today a regular DVD that has played several times before will not play, getting the "incompatible with the region marking of the disc" message. I tried several other commercial DVDs but nothing plays. I contacted Panasonic support and the tech told me to unplug the unit for 3 minutes. I did so and still got the same message. He had me check the disc for fingerprints and scratches, which I did. There were none but the disc still would not play. He then told me the disc was damaged. Hardly since it plays in my laptop DVD player. He then told me to return it or have it repaired. I asked if anyone had heard of this error and he said it was a new one on him. Judging by the experience of the other reviewers I have to conclude that Panasonic released a dud without proper testing. I still trust Panasonic and have many of their products, but this one is a failure.

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I bought this player specifically because the item description says it will play MPEG-4 (MPG4) and DivX (AVI) files.

It will not play either of these formats, nor will it play MOV, MPG, or AVI, which are common movie formats.

I see that several others commented on the same problem not meeting the item description capabilities.

I am returning mine for a refund.

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so often i find myself wanting a film, particularly when i'm travelling, and used to have to pass it by because i couldn't watch it on our american equipment. now i can! and this particular model is so simple to operate even a complete mechanical ignoramus like me can handle it. i was even able to hook it up into my already existing tangle of wiring and substitute it for my old dvd. there are, however, the occasional dvds that will not play because of special features. i have encountered only 2, plus one that isn't behaving the same way as it did in my computer, but i'll figure that one out yet! the only real problem i've encountered is that i'm now juggling 3 remotes! and invariably picking up the wrong one!

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