Panasonic DMR-EZ27 DVD Recorder

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Average User Rating

(2.80 out of 5) from 9 reviews

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More frustration than it is worth

(2.00 out of 5) by bepilot on Jun 25, 2009

Pros: Panasonic customer support is friendly and sent me a software upgrade CD at no charge.
Cons: Recorder is to tempermental to be useful.

I bought this unit just to record DVD's from my old VHS tape library. It has a digital tuner w ...
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QUIT WORKING ENTIRELY after 1 year 2 months.

(1.00 out of 5) by black_n_white on Apr 22, 2009

Pros: Worked great for first 12 months in all respects.
Cons: After 12 months, its dead; NO sound quality or picture quality at ALL.
The Bottom Line: Avoid Panasonic brand name for DVD recorders, until they prove themselves again by making ones lasting more than 12 months.

QUIT WORKING ENTIRELY after 1 year 2 months. It worked GREAT for the first 1 year and 1 month. It on ...
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Flaky

(3.00 out of 5) by cummingsr on Jan 10, 2009

Pros: Good recording quality
Cons: Flaky firmware, not intuitive

When it works, it works well. However it frequently freezes up on manual recording and DVD finalizin ...
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DMREZ27 could be better

(3.00 out of 5) by samcrut on Nov 14, 2007

Pros: Cheap at auction. Free Digital TV programming with 5.1 surround. Records like a VCR.
Cons: Confusing navigation. Tuner glitches when channel surfing. No 5.1 recording.
The Bottom Line: If you can get a bargain, it's a good DTV tuner and DVD recorder, but you will have to deal with frustrating navigation. It was cheap. It works.

I picked up this DVD burner in an auction for $75. At that price it's a fantastic deal. =) What drew ...
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Does the job, could use a few improvements

(3.00 out of 5) by sashazur2 on Oct 16, 2007

Pros: Good picture quality, even when playing back recorded HD (but it's not "true" HD quality)
Cons: Noisy drive
The Bottom Line: Bottom line, this is a good choice for anyone who needs a basic DVD recorder that can record digital channels but doesn't need HD quality.

I replaced my older Panasonic DVD recorder with this model, because I wanted to be able to record HD ...
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