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I've always liked Panasonic DVD players. They are high-quality, easy to use, and always works well, even with dirty DVD discs. The one thing I truly love about Panasonic players is their smooth scan feature: when you fast forward or rewind (there are 4 or 5 speeds), the motion picture is smooth at low speeds and skim gracefully at high speeds. Other players usually "stutter," but not with Panasonic. The RV32S is another solid model at a great price. Highly recommended.

Hi,
I have had good luck with this dvd player, except for what has turned out to be a minor problem. Read on, though, because this seems to be a COMMON problem with this unit.
How to Fix the H07 error code
Like so many others, after 7 mths with this dvd player, the panasonic DVD-RV32S, I got the "dreaded" H07 error code. I checked the manual, followed the reset instructions, and could not get rid of the code. Upstairs, then, to do a google search: 294 hits for "panasonic" "h07", mostly comments to the effect that it's time for a new DVD player.
There were 2 glimmers of hope: one person stated that he sent the player to panasonic and for $45, shipping incl, they repaired the player.
The other was a fellow who took apart his player (very easy: 6 screws), and figured out that H07 means that the motor won't run. He blew in some compressed air and manually spun the motor and got it to work for 2 more movies.
Well, figuring I had nothing to lose and reasoning that maybe all the motor needed was some lubrication, I squirted a couple of drops of oil at the base of the motor spindle.
I did this last Thursday (11-13). My wife and I watched Dvd's all weekend. So, if you've got one of these players, and you've getting this code, with a minimum of mechanical ability, some oil, and a philips screw driver, I think you can resolve this annoying problem.
Note: At first, I oiled the wrong part,the piece that the Dvd rests on. So, the first time I tried it, I got a message that the dvd couldn't be read. If you do this, not to worry. I removed the dvd,wiped off the dvd, wiped out the excess oil out of the player, and both player and dvd are fine.

Overall, I am quite happy with my DVD-RV32. Very nice feature set, component outputs, etc. Even though I do not have an HD monitor, and therefore do not require progressive outputs, it still does a great job.

I do not understand a previous reviewer who returned it because it was not progressive. Well, duh. It was not advertised as such, and unless he has an HD monitor, it is pointless to have a progressive player. And considering the prices dropping on progressive players, by the time an HD monitor is gotten a better progressive DVD player can be had for very little. There is no need to "buy ahead" now with DVD players.

So, if you still have a standard 4:3 interlaced set and want a nice DVD player to go with it, check this one out. It can be found quite inexpensively.

Can't believe Panasonic didn't do a recall on this item.

1 year and 24 days later.. H07 error.

It's now ready for the garbage bin.

Thanks Panasonic I hate you!

This DVD player is amazing, the picture quality is better than most machines 5 times the price. It's solid, looks expensive and it's price is happily not. Buy this if you like movies, or buy a more expensive unknown brand of you don't really want to see great films the way they should look. This machine does it all!