Panasonic DVD-S97S DVD Home Player

One Cable Carries High-Quality Digital Audio and Video
If you have even a moderately complicated home theater setup, you probably have a pile of tangled cables on the floor behind it. Imagine replacing all those cables with a single cable that carries both digital video and audio at the same time. With the new HDMI standard, that's exactly what you get. HDMI carries high-quality digital video and audio over the same thin cable, allowing you to run one cable from your DVD player to an HDMI-compatible TV or home theater receiver.

Film-Like Image Quality
The goal of any playback device should be accurate reproduction of the original content. In the case of DVDs, most of that content is film-based. Utilizing advanced progressive scan1 playback techniques and very accurate MPEG video decoders, this DVD player provides an image that faithfully represents the image you see at your favorite movie theater.

Play Many Popular Music Formats
Most people think of their DVD player simply as a movie machine. This DVD player not only plays prerecorded DVDs and DVD-R2/DVD-RAM discs, but also MP3s3, CDs, CD-R/RW4 discs, WMA5, and DVD-Audio discs.

Digital Recordings Sound Like the Original Performance
When compressed digital audio such as MP3s and movie soundtracks is created, higher frequencies are lost due to limited frequency response. Most of these frequencies can't be heard by human ears, but their presence conveys subtle nuances. When they're missing in a digital recording, it doesn't quite sound the same as the live performance. Our multi re-master feature examines the audio signal and helps compensate for these lost frequencies, providing sound quality closer to the original performance.

Multi-Format Playback (Playable Disc Type)  DVD: DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM (including MPEG4 files), DVD-R
CD: CD (CDDA), HDCD, CD-R/RW (including MP3, JPEG, WMA, HighMAT level 2, and MPEG4 files)
DVD-RAM Video Playback Capability  Yes
DVD-R Playback 1 Capability  Yes
CD-R/RW Playback 2  Yes
MP3 Playback 3 Capability  Yes
WMA (Windows Media Audio) Playback Capability  Yes
HighMAT 4 Compatible  Yes (Level 2)
Model Type  Single-Disc Player
5-Disc Rotary Changer  No
VIDEO:  Yes
Video D/A Converter  216MHz/11-bit
Progressive Scanning  Yes
720p/1080i Upconversion  Yes (via HDMI output only)
Zoom  Variable and Auto
Depth Enhancer  Yes
MPEG Digital Noise Reduction (Mosquito/Block/3D)  Yes
Picture Mode Selection  Yes
Picture Control  Brightness, Color, Contrast, Gamma Correction, Sharpness
Monitor Select  Yes
Black Level Control  Yes
AUDIO:  Yes
Audio D/A Converter  192kHz/24-bit
Multi Re-Master  Yes
Channel Balance Control  Yes
Delay Time Control  Yes
Audio Only Function (Video Circuit OFF)  Yes
Built-in DTS® Surround Sound Decoder  Yes
Built-in Dolby Digital® Surround Sound Decoder  Yes
Dolby Surround Pro Logic II®  Yes
Advanced Surround (V.S.S.)  Yes
Dialogue Enhancer  Yes
Headphone Surround (V.S.S.)  Yes
Dynamic Range Compression  Yes
INPUT/OUTPUT:  Yes
HDMI Output  Yes (HDMI-HDCP)
Progressive Video Out (Y, PB, PR)  Yes
Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR)  Switchable (480P/480I)
S-Video Out  Yes
Video Out  Yes
5.1ch Surround Sound Audio Out  Yes
Subwoofer Out  Yes
2ch Audio Out  Yes
Digital Audio Out  Coaxial (1), Optical (1)
OTHER:  Yes
Direct Navigator  Yes
Playlist Playback  Yes
Slow & Fast Audio Playback  Yes
Hi Speed Scan  x100
Progress Indicator  Yes
Audio/JPEG Navigation Menu  Yes
Twin Laser Pickup  Yes
Quick Replay  Yes
Sleep Timer  Yes
Quick Guide Setup  Yes
Horizontal Resolution  More than 500 lines
Video S/N  More than 65dB
Audio S/N  115 dB
Dynamic Range: DVD-Video (LPCM)  100dB
Dynamic Range: CD  98dB
Power Source  AC 120V, 60Hz
Power Consumption  18W
Remote Control  Standard
Energy Star® Compliant  Yes
Gamma Correction  Yes
Color  Silver
Audio Navigation Menu  Yes
Dimensions (H x W x D)  25/16'' x 1615/16'' x 101/16''
Weight  5.3 lbs