Panasonic DVD-S53

Pros: Low price, features and performance, HDMI up to 1080p, easy to use, looks nice

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: The Panasonic S53 is a very good and rather inexpensive DVD player with HDMI, progressive scan, upconversion and lots of useful features. It is a great...

Review: I am really glad that the AVIA DVD is available and lets me evaluate the resolution of DVD players objectively. For example, I suspected that one of my DVD players (Craig DVD player) was not up to par with my other DVCD players in terms of resolution, ...

Pros: Low price, slim form factor, nice remote.

Cons: Flimsy DVD tray, Questionable upsampling quality.

The Bottom Line: Not recommended for upsampling task. Plan to spend more if quality is the goal. Poor doc made installatioin difficult.

Review: I purchased this unit as part of a bedroom entertainment solution. The total solution was to be a 37" 1080P LCD, a PS3, and the Panasonic DVD-S53. The AKAI display had one HDMI and one component video input, and my intention was to attach the PS3 as the ...