Panasonic DVD-RV31

My important DVD is stuck. I called Panasonic and received absolutely so support on how to retrieve my DVD inside.

The Panasonic DVD-RV31 is solid and reliable since 2001 and still going strong. A shame it can't play DivX is all i see wrong with it. Trouble free DVD'ing for 8 years. The thing set us back about $450 AUD back then but has payed for itself with hassle free opeartion.

The Panasonic DVD-RV31 is great, although there is a slight humm, but it's kept in a unit, so it's not really heard unless the doors are open.

Mine is just about a year old, so I wouldn't be too surprised seeing H02/H03 soon like the previous guys. In which case I'd try the suggestion of a squirt of compressed 02. That's what it's probably crying out for in the error message! Anyway, my fingers are crossed that doesn't happen to mine!

People have tried air compressor to clean the insides of the Panasonic DVD-RV31. After Google searching this, I finally found a way to fix the so-called "deadly" H02 problem. A thanks to "Miguel_Cerca" who posted this message on videohelp but this dude pretty much opened the cover while it was on, popped in a disc and pressed play..("then manually gave the disk a little push in the clockwise direction and bingo, no more H02 error"). I tried it and IT WORKS!!! Thanks Miguel!

To sum it up. If your looking for a good player that will play everthing from regular DVDs to Burnt DVDS in both formats. This is the one for you. If you love Music. This is the one for you too. It plays CD,CD-R,CD-RW & MP3s

I've owned my (not so cheap) DVD for 3 years BUT I haven't used it much. So I am very disapointed to get the H02 message which I understand from reading reviews on this and other sites basically means that the machine is knackered. Panasonic - never again!

My Panasonic RV31 DVD player was made in March of 2002 and it still works great and so does my sisters which was made in February 2002. I believe, after reading all of these reviews, that this is a great product with a grimlin. I think that after reading your reviews and with my experience, you will be perfectly fine with this product if you take care of it. Keep it away from all heat producing units like a receiver of any type; and also trying to stay away from stacking the units. All products from any brand have their good and their bad sides. On the other hand, my Sony products have had a life of only one year. I take care of my products so if I can make my Panasonic last this long (if it is as bad as you say) then don't buy Sony.

I too, had the H02 problem with the Panasonic RV31 but found that a heavy dose of compressed air works wonders. Since my warranty had expired I removed the four screws on each side and the three in back (do all of this with all connections disconnected - power too). You then have to slide the top slightly back then lift the rear area up and off. There is a cover top that guards the CD that you insert. I then reapplied power, turned it on, inserted a CD, and while it was pulling it in, I applied a massive amount of compressed canned air under the cover area. Either some foreign material was over the laser pickup or maybe even a tiny insect will reside in that area sometimes. I've found all kinds of tiny spiders living in Fire Detectors that would set them off randomly. As far as using the "Reverse Skip - Pause - and Open/Close" reset to Initialize, it's important that you turn the power on first, then push and hold the following buttons one at a time, "Reverse Skip then Pause then Open/Close". The first two buttons may be pushed in reverse order, but the last to push and hold is the Open/Close. Since the whatever CD you use has to be "seen" by the internal laser pickup, there's always a possibility of "hairs - dust - strings - or other microscopic materials to cover the pickup. Nothings perfect folks. I personally have a few other Panasonic goodies and believe that they try to build equipment that will be worthy of their name. I DO NOT work for them, do not have any stock in the company, nor am I acquainted with any of their employees.

The Panasonic RV31 worked great for about 1 year, then died and swallowed the DVD. It tries to read for about 1 minute, then gives an "H03" on the display, then "Stop". It won't let me open the door to remove my DVD. Initializing with panel switches, pulling the wall cord, etc., don't work either. Guess this will be my last Panasonic product!

I was very pleased with this Panasonic RV31 when I first bought it - it seemed to be excellent value for money. However it has recently fallen victim to the dreaded H03 error and from what I've read elsewhere on the web I'm pretty sure it won't last much longer - all this at the tender age of 20 months. Try a web search on "panasonic" plus either "H02" or "H03" to see more sorry tales like mine.