Panasonic DVD-S53

Panasonic DVD-S53

The Panasonic DVD-S53 is a tabletop DVD player that is available in black and silver enclosure colors. It measures 16.9 x 1.7 x 9.4 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 4.4 pounds.

The player supports playback of DVD+R, CD, Video CD, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, CD-RW, SVCD, CD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD, and DVD-R media types. It also supports MPEG-1, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and DivX digital video standards as well as WMA and MP3 digital audio standards. Apart from these, it supports playback of still images in JPEG format.

The DVD-S53 comes with a 1-disc capacity tray media load type. Its search speed is at 64x and its output resolution is at 1080p, 1080i, or 720p. It is equipped with a 12bit / 108MHz video digital-to-analog converter and a 24bit / 192kHz audio digital-to-analog converter.

The audio system of the Panasonic DVD-S53 includes a Dolby Digital and DTS digital output. It has a dynamic range of 100 dB, a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) or 115 dB, and a total harmonic distortion of 0.003%. It also has settings for advanced virtual surround sound (VSS).

The player comes with a wide variety of terminals which are all located at its rear panel. These include a 4-pin mini-DIN S-Video output, a 19-pin Type A HDMI output, an RCA phono SPDIF output, three RCA phono composite video/audio outputs, and three RCA phono component video outputs.

Other features of the Panasonic DVD-S53 include a dual laser optical pick-up system, a digital video noise reduction feature, progressive scanning, and a dialogue enhancer.