Panasonic RP-91 layer changes (1 Viewer)

[Nick V]

I've had my RP-91 for about 6 months and ever since I bought it I have noticed how slow the layer changes on this machine are. It's atrocious. Do all the other RP-91 owners out there experience 1-2 second audio dropouts, every time there's a layer change. All of the circumstances are repeatable as well.

The RP-91 is my 5th dvd-player and my most expensive, and also the worst with layer changes. NONE of my other dvd-players were even noticeable in this regard. Is there someting wrong with my player, or is this normal??

My receiver is a Yamaha RVX-1200 BTW, hooked up via toslink connection.

 

[David Judah]

Of all the DVD players I have owned and currently own(about 8 or so), I'd say it's not the quickest but not the slowest either.

Which version of firmware do you have? I don't know if any of the current ones made the layer change faster or not, but it's worth a shot if you're running an older version.

DJ

 

[Nick V]

I did a firmware upgrade when I bought the unit (demo model) but I can't remember which version it was. How can I check, and which one is the most current??

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Layer changes on my RP-91 are noticable, but still very acceptable (probably less than a second). It's no worse than the two Sonys and one Toshiba that I've owned.

 

[Donnie Eldridge]

Press and hold: open/close, stop and pause on the front of the player. At the same time press the number 7 on the remote.

 

[Patrick Sun]

V 2.50 seems the be the latest firmware that I've heard of, there might be something more recent, though.

 

[Philip Hamm]

I have the predecessor to the 91, the Technics DVD-A10. Layer changes are terrible on this unit as well.

 

[Brajesh Upadhyay]

Most Panny DVD players have slow layer changes, almost 2 seconds.

 

[Carl Mulder]

I had that Panasonic player also.
It's terrible for the layer change, but the picture so good.
I didn't know you could upgrade it, is this true?
How do you upgrade?

 

[Patrick Sun]

I don't think mine has ever been more than a second on my RP91. But my previous one was the Proscan PS-8680Z which was superb on layer changes.

 

[John Geelan]

My Panny RP91 is also slow at times on layer changes.
My Toshiba 2109 was better at changes.

Still the RP91 is a great machine.

 

[Orin Dym]

I owned one, and found the layer change to be slow. I have gone to a Denon 3800--almost no layer change int eruption at all and a picture that betters the RP-91. I have also been playing with a MOVI M2000, a dedicated HTPC/DVD player--absolutely no layer change with this unit.

 

[Ron Alcasid]

The RP91 is slow for just about everything. The pictures great though.

 

[Greg_D_R]

I have a question about layer changes in general: wouldn't it be a simple matter to include enough RAM in a dvd player to cache enough frames that layer changes would be unnoticeable?

 

[Dmitry]

wouldn't it be a simple matter to include enough RAM in a dvd player to cache enough frames that layer changes would be unnoticeable?

That's what Denon does with their players -- they have a 2-4MB (depending on the model) buffer that makes layer change virtually unnoticeable.

 

[Marvin E]

My Panny RP91 is also slow at times on layer changes.

I've noticed the same delay during layer changes. What is the production date for your RP91. I just purchased one from Crutchfield with a date of August 2002.