Panasonic DVD-RA 61

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Panasonic
• Model: DVD-RA 61
• Type: DVD player
• Years of manufacture: 2001 - 2003
• Made in: Japan
• Colors: Black, Silver
• Remote control: yes, N2QAJB000018
• Power consumption: 15 W (4 W in standby)
• Dimensions: 430 x 248 x 82 mm (WxDxH)
• Weight: 2.6 kg
• Original price approx.: 998 DM, 499 Euro

Connections

• Outputs:
  • 1 x RGB (AV1)
  • 1 x S-Video (AV1)

1 x Hosiden (S-Video) 1 x FBAS video (Cinch, AV1, AV2)

• • 2 x Audio (Stereo)
  • 1 x Audio (6 discrete channels)
  • 1 x Audio Digital (optical)
  • 1 x Phones socket (6.3 mm jack)
• Number of inputs: none

Specifications

• Supported media (8 & 12 cm):
  • DVD-Video: yes
  • DVD-Audio / CD-Audio: yes / yes

HDCD: no

• • SACD Stereo / Multichannel: no
  • CD-R / CD-RW: yes / yes
  • DVD-R / DVD-RW: yes / yes
  • DVD+R / DVD+RW: yes / yes
  • DVD-RAM: no
  • VCD / SVCD: yes / no

• Supported formats
  • MP3 / WMA: yes (32 kB/s - 320 kB/s) / no

JPEG: no

• • Text: no
  • DVD / CD / SACD text: no / no / no
  • Cardreader: no
  • Hard disk: no
  • Child lock: yes
  • last firmware version: n.a.
  • Firmware upgrade by end user possible: no

Video

• TV standard:
  • PAL 625/50

PAL 525/60

• • NTSC
  • Progressive Scan: no
  • Video processor: 54 MHz
  • Signal to noise ratio: n.a.
  • Dynamic range: n.a.
  • 10-bit video signal processing: yes

Audio

• • D/A converter: 192 kHz / 24 bit
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: CD 115 dB
• Dynamic range:
  • DVD (linear PCM audio): 102 dB
  • Audio CD: 98 dB
• Frequency response:
  • DVD (Linear PCM): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (sampling frequency 48 kHz).
  • DVD (Linear PCM): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (sampling frequency 96 kHz)
  • DVD Audio Disc: 4 Hz to 88 kHz (sampling frequency 192 kHz)

CD: 4 Hz to 20 kHz

• • DVD Audio: 4 Hz to 88 kHz
• Audio CD distortion factor: 0.0025%

Audio CD: 0.0017% * Bass management: no

• Bass management: no
• Delay adjustment (Lip Sync): no
• Decoder:
  • Dolby ProLogic: yes
  • Dolby Digital (AC-3): yes

Digital Theatre Systems (DTS): yes

• • Virtual Surround Sound (V.S.S.): yes

Playback Functions

• Direct title selection: yes

repeat: yes

• shuffle: yes
• programming: yes
• slow motion: yes
• time lapse: no
• Zoom: no

Special Features

• Audio Only button to turn off the video signals

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• DVD players:
• Panasonic DVD-A 7
• Panasonic DVD-A 100
• Panasonic DVD-A 160
• Panasonic DVD-A 350
• Panasonic DVD-A 360
• Panasonic DVD-L 10
• Panasonic DVD-RA 60
• Panasonic DVD-RA 61
• Panasonic DVD-RA 71
• Panasonic DVD-RA 82
• Panasonic DVD-RV 31
• Panasonic DVD-RV 41
• Panasonic DVD-RV 60
• Panasonic DVD-RV 62
• Panasonic DVD-S 31
• Panasonic DVD-S 35
• Panasonic DVD-S 75
• Panasonic DVD-XV 10

• A/V receiver
• Panasonic SA-XR 10

Pictures

• Picture: Panasonic DVD-RA 61

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Reviews

• First DVD-Audio Player under 500,-€
• Contrary to the manual, the device plays DVD+R / +RW.
• Picture parameter adjustment also with RGB!
• Centerspeaker volume increase