Panasonic DVD-CP67S 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD Player Silver

This was a complete waste of my money and I will never purchase used produces again. The best thing this DVD change did was forced me to look for a new one Read more

I bought this to replace my old 5-CD changer, and thought I'd get DVD as a bonus. Unfortunately, its design as a multifunction device makes it a poor choice for playing CDs. A bad UI and frustrating useability finally caused me to return it. * Too long to startup: you must wait through a 30+ second "boot up" cycle while it scans all discs, ignoring the Play button until a small cryptic indicator on the front panel indicates it's ready. Only then can you press Play. * No auto-play: unlike my old CD changer, you cannot program it to start playing a CD at power up. You are forced to wait through the entire boot cycle in order to manually press the Play button. * No automatic sequential disc play: after the boot sequence, you must press the dedicated Sequential play button on the front panel - you cannot set Sequential play from the remote! * No "Disc Skip" button on the remote: you must know which disk is currently playing, and specifically select the next one. * Remote is too small, too many buttons, clearly DVD-centric On the plus side, the CD audio quality was good, and the picture out of the S-video port was great, although on the 3 DVDs I rented there were always some sections on the "Extra Features" tracks that glitched during playback. In short, I could only recommend this product if you don't have enough room for 2 dedicated devices and need multifunctionality - otherwise, take the same $...and buy a...DVD and a...CD changer. Read more

This is an overall excellent DVD/CD player with a microthin profile. Picture is tight on my 27" WEGA with RCA out. The 5 disc changer is easy to understand and change. There's plenty of audiophile stats and reviews to see the plus/minuses of this unit. My biggest issue is that it lags in the eject and switch discs; there are some buffer overruns making some movie watching pause. But mostly, I'm dumbfounded with the ridiculously small remote control layout. I guess Panasonic assumes you have a unviersal remote. Read more

I was shopping for the Panasonic DVD RP-62 player because it has the Sage/Faroudja video chip and then I saw this changer with a $30 rebate (until 31 March, 2003). With the rebate, the RP-67 is currently less expensive than the RP-62. So I thought to myself, "What is the chance Panasonic designed and builds a different video board for this player?" Being an engineer, I realized the answer was "Slim to none." I ordered this player with the idea that I'd return it if it didn't have the FLI2200 chip. After taking the player apart, (Note to Panasonic: I didn't really open up my player; why would I do a silly thing like that and void my warranty?) I found the Sage/Faroudja FLI2200 chipset on the underside of the video board. Just like the RP-62, you won't find any indication on the box, brochures or player that they use the FLI2200 chip, but they both use it. As far as video quality goes, AT THIS TIME the RP-67 has to be the best value in DVD players. Buy it before the rebate ends on 31 March, 2003. Of course, in a year this player will probably be obsolete, but that is just the nature of electronics. Read more

This unit replaced an older Panasonic DVD player, and the brand name influenced my decision to purchase this model. I had also read a good review on a similar model by Panasonic and decided to take the plunge when the price dropped below $150. To summarize, the colors are fantastic, and the unit played all the discs I tried (mp3, VCD, CDR, etc). Also, the remote control does indeed have small buttons, but it really doesn't bother me at all. The only complaint I have is that the model cannot determine the type of disc (i.e., DVD, VCD, etc) in the tray position until it actually plays it. Also, there's no way to tell which DVD is in which position (which may be a common complaint for all multi-disc DVD players). But, when all is said and done, I have no regrets! Read more