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2.5 stars
"Lots of features, shame about the playback picture"
Pros: Very neat, sylish, features
Cons: Low res screen, poor control over contrast, missleading battery life
Summary: I purchased this player as an upgrade to a very cheap Goodmans unit that has recently worn out. Unfortunatly despite the array of features, this player falls far short of what I expected regarding minimum picture quality. The 8.5 inch display has fairly low resolution, (dont be fooled by Panasonics specification claims of high quality!!), even the characters of the players own screen menus are very fuzzy and hard to read. The biggest issue is the lack of any effective contrast control, and a poor dynamic picture range which means that picture highlight are bright but darker areas have little or no detail. The viewing angle is rather poor and the display flickers slightly during playback. BUILD QUALITY is only average considering the £200 list price and there is no remote control or carry case supplied, all of which were included with my Goodmans player for half the cost (and far superior playback Picture). The quoted 6 hours playback is unrealistic, this is only possible with LCD brightness set to minimum, and given the high contrast picture this is not an enjoyable experience. The real battery life in normal use is around 3 hours. All in all this player was a big dissapointment.
Where to buy
Panasonic DVD LS80 - DVD player:
$269.99
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