Panasonic DMR-E50M DVD Recorder

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Average User Rating

(3.50 out of 5) from 39 reviews

Epinions User Reviews

Decent recorder

(5.00 out of 5) by murgatroyd007 on Aug 18, 2007

Pros: Solid product, very reliable, good quality recordings
Cons: Slow to finalize disks and also to get out of certain menus

I have been using this recorder for about 1 year. It has generally been a good experience. The recor ...
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Panasonic does it right again

(5.00 out of 5) by daam2340 on May 9, 2007

Pros: Good menu navigation, 99% dependable dubbing, 100% hard drive recording and scheduling.
Cons: The newer models have firewire input.
The Bottom Line: A very dependable workhorse, worth every penny I paid.

So I've had this recorder for over a year and a half. I use it every day to record for later viewing ...
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Hearty machine

(5.00 out of 5) by jenericbook on Dec 16, 2006

Pros: Produces discs that work in all machines; produces an excellent produce; hearty
Cons: Doesn't produce an excellent product beyond the 3 hour mode.

I'm on my second DMR-E50. The first one finally died after a year's hard labor (daily, nonstop use). ...
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Worth the extra money.

(5.00 out of 5) by telledgar on Nov 28, 2006

Pros: Very reliable & easy to use.
Cons: Creating & naming chapters is tedious & produce delays during playback.

The Panasonic DMR-EH50 is a great product for the beginner to intermediate DVD user. Transferring vi ...
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What's wrong with the E50

(4.00 out of 5) by ranger168 on Sep 19, 2006

Pros: Records on almost any "popular" brand DVD-R Disc. LP recordings are 640x480 size like SP!
Cons: Can't change the chapter settings from 5 mins. Premature cooling fan failures!
The Bottom Line: Very good unit, Made in Japan.(1 of the last ones) Just has a cooling problem that's easily fixed!

I purchased my Panasonic DMR-E50K (black model) in July of 2004. I don't no why some people are havi ...
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