UK / Euro spec. Panasonic DVD-S35 owners - Help please!

External Since: Feb 28, 2004 Posts: 2

Hi,
I'm based in Oz, but looking to buy a UK/Euro spec. Panasonic DVD player as
I'm after a unit with RGB via SCART capability to plug into my Thomson TV.
Aussie spec. DVD players follow the US / Asian trend of not having SCART
sockets fitted.

My question relates to the Euro version(s) of the DVD-S35. I've been
browsing the web and managed to get myself thoroughly confused as to what
features are or aren't available on this model.

Hopefully someone out there who owns one of these could clear up a few of
things for me:

1. Are there two models or just one? I've seen references made to DVD-S35
and DVD-S35EBS

2. Which of these features are supported on this machine:
- NTSC progressive scan
- MPEG digital noise reduction
- DVD Audio
- Depth enhancer

3. (The big one) Does this unit support the 4:3 letterbox zoom function?
The Aussie manual calls this function as "4:3 Aspect" and it's described as
"select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9 aspect
television".

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

External Since: Feb 28, 2004 Posts: 2

"Brian Croy" <Brian.Croy RemoveThis @bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:70T%b.79431$Wa.44399@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Hi,
> I'm based in Oz, but looking to buy a UK/Euro spec. Panasonic DVD player
as
> I'm after a unit with RGB via SCART capability to plug into my Thomson TV.
> Aussie spec. DVD players follow the US / Asian trend of not having SCART
> sockets fitted.
>
> My question relates to the Euro version(s) of the DVD-S35. I've been
> browsing the web and managed to get myself thoroughly confused as to what
> features are or aren't available on this model.
>
> Hopefully someone out there who owns one of these could clear up a few of
> things for me:
>
> 1. Are there two models or just one? I've seen references made to
DVD-S35
> and DVD-S35EBS
>
> 2. Which of these features are supported on this machine:
> - NTSC progressive scan
> - MPEG digital noise reduction
> - DVD Audio
> - Depth enhancer
>
> 3. (The big one) Does this unit support the 4:3 letterbox zoom function?
> The Aussie manual calls this function as "4:3 Aspect" and it's described
as
> "select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9 aspect
> television".
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
>

By the way I think the 'EBS' bit is just the local spec.......

E = Europe B= UK S= Silver

If that helps

Patrick
UK