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Panasonic DMR-EX77EB-K - 160GB Hard Drive DVD Recorder - With 1080P Up-Conversion & Freeview - Black
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(5 out of 5) by Mark in Yorkshire on Jul 26, 2008 (Huddersfield, Yorks)Just to add my thoughts to other reviews - I simply wanted a DVD Recorder with HDD as I work away from home a lot - Recently bought this and it is BRILLIANT - I am not a DVD/HDD/Freeview Genius/Expert but I didn't NEED it to make a cup of tea too plus record 10 channels at once !! As a past reviewer said it clearly STATES what it can do and it delivers in spades. I have never had such clear Freeview reception (in fact can get extra channels that I couldn't before with better frequency) and you CAN plug in Skybox on AV2 - it does it all.. Playback is crystal clear on HDD even on LP - Past recorded DVDs (completed and RWs left open) all play perfectly - Very happy - would not hesitate to recommend AAA+ - Cheers Mark.
Some niggles with this product.
(3 out of 5) by R. G. Bowles on Jun 8, 2008 (Bexleyheath, Kent)Had this machine about a month now as a replacement upgrade for a Lite-on HDD/DVD. The machine while perfectly workable has some niggles that should have been addressed by a company of the quality of Panasonic.
1. The manual is pretty incomprehensible which means it is possible some of the following can be solved.
2. The 'one touch record' button does just that. You can start recording, but you cannot set the end period (the Lite-on allowed recording in half hour steps). To do a timed recording you must use the Function Menu and set the times from there. This cannot be done while already recording as it ends the current recording (see point 3). Also the record button is tiny and a real pain to find in a hurry or in a darkened room.
3. You cannot splice two recordings together. This means any form of creative editing is impossible. It is possible to edit out ads from a recording and then rejoin the parts, so why couldn't Panasonic allow this.You can set up 'playlists' but that is not the same.
4.When copying from HDD to DVD this is done via the 'to others button'then 'advanced copying' not the 'to copy' one. Also an error message about source not found that just means you need to set the source to HDD (it defaults to DVD).
5. The 'skip' functions move you to the next chapter or recording, It would have been nice if you could skip (say) 10 minutes of a recording rather than having to fast forward through it.
If none of the above worry you then the Panasonic would probably rate a 4 star.
1. The manual is pretty incomprehensible which means it is possible some of the following can be solved.
2. The 'one touch record' button does just that. You can start recording, but you cannot set the end period (the Lite-on allowed recording in half hour steps). To do a timed recording you must use the Function Menu and set the times from there. This cannot be done while already recording as it ends the current recording (see point 3). Also the record button is tiny and a real pain to find in a hurry or in a darkened room.
3. You cannot splice two recordings together. This means any form of creative editing is impossible. It is possible to edit out ads from a recording and then rejoin the parts, so why couldn't Panasonic allow this.You can set up 'playlists' but that is not the same.
4.When copying from HDD to DVD this is done via the 'to others button'then 'advanced copying' not the 'to copy' one. Also an error message about source not found that just means you need to set the source to HDD (it defaults to DVD).
5. The 'skip' functions move you to the next chapter or recording, It would have been nice if you could skip (say) 10 minutes of a recording rather than having to fast forward through it.
If none of the above worry you then the Panasonic would probably rate a 4 star.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
PLAYING COLOURISED DVD's AS BLACK AND WHITE
(4 out of 5) by R. Pearson on Apr 28, 2008I am very pleased with the Panasonic DMREX77. My problem is playing a colourised DVD as monochrome. My Panasonic CRT Television PL28 will not allow me to change colour when playing material from HDD or DVD. I can change contrast and brightness but the colour seems to be set. If I watch television through the recorder then the colour control works, but not when playing the HDD or DVD. Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?
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SD card function is HIGHLY limited
(1 out of 5) by R. Carr on Feb 20, 2008 (Scotland)You can only copy Jpegs to your SD card.
You cannot copy video to it.
Effectively the SD card is one way, from the card to the Panasonic device.
This makes it pretty much useless for my purposes, which was recording playing video games and copying them over to the PC.
The reviews and manual skip around this and doesn't state explicitly it cannot do it.
If copying to the SD card is something you were wanting to do, then don't buy this product. It CANNOT do it.
You cannot copy video to it.
Effectively the SD card is one way, from the card to the Panasonic device.
This makes it pretty much useless for my purposes, which was recording playing video games and copying them over to the PC.
The reviews and manual skip around this and doesn't state explicitly it cannot do it.
If copying to the SD card is something you were wanting to do, then don't buy this product. It CANNOT do it.