Product Features:

• 5-disc super-slim DVD changer supports DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3/WMA CDs
• Progressive-scan video output for seamless, flicker-free picture on high-definition and HD-ready televisions
• Cinema Mode diminishes glare and improves the visibility of details in dark scenes; Depth Enhancer reduces image background noise
• Digital re-mastering enhances CD playback
• Dialogue Enhancer boosts center-channel volume during Dolby Digital 5.1-channel presentations

Product Description:

Early Adopters Pick: April 2003 The world's slimmest 5-disc DVD changer. Turn an entertainment room into a multi-disc, multi-format paradise with Panasonic's super-slim DVD-F65K five-disc DVD changer. The player offers incredible format handling, from standard DVD-Video to DVD-R and DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW, and even support for MP3 and WMA CDs. You also get high-tech features like digital re-mastering, which infuses CD music playback with interpolated high-frequency harmonics that wouldn't otherwise be present, and HighMAT (High-Performance Media Access Technology), a technology developed by Panasonic and Microsoft to ensure digital media compatibility between PCs and consumer electronics. The deck features a progressive-scan video processor that doubles the scan lines of an interlaced signal (from 480i to 480p) by scanning all 525 lines in 1/60 of a second for each pass. The higher-density video signal (designed for high-definition and HD-ready TVs) brings a film-like quality to DVD images. Other video enhancements include Cinema Mode (which diminishes glare and improves the visibility of details in dark scenes by automatically adjusting picture contrast), Depth Enhancer (which reduces image background noise), and Hi-Speed Smooth-Motion Scan (which enables fast-forward/reverse at up to 200 times normal speed, offering a quick way to access desired scenes). The DVD-F65K also boasts audio features like Dialogue Enhancer (which boosts the volume of the center channel during Dolby Digital 5.1-channel presentations) and an optical digital-audio output for channeling DTS and Dolby Digital surround sound to a surround-decoding audio/video receiver.

Description from Manufacturer:Early Adopters Pick: April 2003 The world's slimmest 5-disc DVD changer.

Turn an entertainment room into a multi-disc, multi-format paradise with Panasonic's super-slim DVD-F65K five-disc DVD changer. The player offers incredible format handling, from standard DVD-Video to DVD-R and DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW, and even support for MP3 and WMA CDs. You also get high-tech features like digital re-mastering, which infuses CD music playback with interpolated high-frequency harmonics that wouldn't otherwise be present, and HighMAT (High-Performance Media Access Technology), a technology developed by Panasonic and Microsoft to ensure digital media compatibility between PCs and consumer electronics.

The deck features a progressive-scan video processor that doubles the scan lines of an interlaced signal (from 480i to 480p) by scanning all 525 lines in 1/60 of a second for each pass. The higher-density video signal (designed for high-definition and HD-ready TVs) brings a film-like quality to DVD images. Other video enhancements include Cinema Mode (which diminishes glare and improves the visibility of details in dark scenes by automatically adjusting picture contrast), Depth Enhancer (which reduces image background noise), and Hi-Speed Smooth-Motion Scan (which enables fast-forward/reverse at up to 200 times normal speed, offering a quick way to access desired scenes).

The DVD-F65K also boasts audio features like Dialogue Enhancer (which boosts the volume of the center channel during Dolby Digital 5.1-channel presentations) and an optical digital-audio output for channeling DTS and Dolby Digital surround sound to a surround-decoding audio/video receiver.Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Great DVD Player! Lousy Cd Player.... Rating:
Well, were do I start? After a fair amount of research I decided that this was the unit. Hook up was straight forward, but the instructions are like reading a chapter in your high school trigonometry book. DVD picture and play back qualities are trememdous! I can't give enough praise! Better than my JVC unit. I initially bought this player to kill two birds with one stone. My first generation DVD player(5yrs old) was starting to have issues, so I thought why not replace it along with my 5 disc CD carousel This would eliminate one too many components. While in itself a good idea, the capabilities of the Panasonic unit have much to be desired for CD format. First off you cannot shuffle songs at random on a fully or partially loaded tray, nor can you program specifc songs for a play list. Because the Panasonic unit plays CD's through your DVD channel, the only options for sound playback are Dolby surround, and or stereo. A CD player that plays through its Cd channel on your tuner can allow many more options, such as concert, stereo, hall, jazz, Surround simulated, etc. This of course only applies if you have a Stereo tuner with a 5.1 surround system. I also want to mention that the message window on this unit is so small you have to squint to see which track is playing. I want to love this unit, but if not for it's short commings on CD playback and options, I'm left lamenting for a better versatile unit. In conclusion I would have to rate this unit 3 und 3/4 stars out of 5. I am considering trading it for the Panasonic S35K, which is a single disc tray with the same stuff. ...

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Comment: Nice look even better play! Rating:
Great Dvd player best picture and a great amount of little things you can tweak to your own liking. I researched Dvd players for a week until a came to this dicision and Im very glad I did,a friend bought a 5-disc player the same time I did but a diffrent brand(I woun't say which or this review may not show. I'll just say it is a large company that starts with an S) Sometimes we go to his house and watch THe Man Show on Dvd and it's always skipping all his movies do alot of skipping with his player and I try them at my house on this Panasonic and they work fine.Usually when his player starts skipping I give him a smartbut kinda laugh just to tease him and all he can say is that his player is easier to use than mine,I always laugh much harder when he says that,it may be true But keep this in mind,A Dodge Viper may be harder to drive than a Nissan Altima but give me the Viper anyday.This may sound a litttle blown out of proportion but to me my Home Theatre and Dvd player are my Dodge Viper!

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Comment: Very good player Rating:
It plays everything I've put in it - DVD, DVD+R, CD-R, CD-RW, CDs with MP3s on them, and does a much better job of it than my old Toshiba 2200. The picture is better than the older Toshiba, sharper and smoother with much better color. Try the enhanced black level setting in the setup menu - it makes things look better on my Trinitron. It's also very slim, as the name suggests, if you care about that kind of thing. You can probably get better performance out of a more expensive player, but I haven't seen anything better at this price.

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