Panasonic DMR-EZ47 - DVD Recorder & VCR Combination - With 1080P Up-Conversion & Freeview - Silver

May 20, 2008 | By Doug In DVD Recorders |

Panasonic DMR-EZ47 - DVD Recorder & VCR Combination - With 1080P Up-Conversion & Freeview - Silver
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Customer Review: You CAN’T transfer your purchased VHS collection to DVD with this
Good

* The Freeview digital tuner images are great (no analogue tuner at all - unlike the earlier EZ45 model I bought for my Mum).

* Electronic Program Guide (EPG) can be configured to remember programs for quick start-up (unlike my Humax).

* Video and DVD images are crisp.

* DVD records and plays every option imaginable (+R, -R, +RW, -RW, DL & RAM - RAM is most flexible).

* It’s great for copying home video into DVD, either from VHS or direct from your camcorder via a DV socket.

Bad

* Most commercial video is Macrovision encoded and this device deliberately stops you copying them to DVD - even from an external source.

* Menu and Titling options on home burnt DVDs are not as flexible as I’d like.

* No SD Card input which the earlier EZ45 model had.

* Remote control crowded and hard to find all the options.

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Sony RDR-HXD870 - DVD Recorder With 160GB Hard Drive - With Freeview - Black
The RDR-HXD870 player/recorder can record hours of high-definition video in resolutions of up to 1080p! With Sony’s technologies such as Bravia Theatre and Theatre Sync, this player/recorder lets you discover the new face of digital videos, as it incorporates a Freeview tuner that allows you to tune in and record free digital television channels. It can also record high-quality images onto DVD-R and DVD-RW discs or CDs, and is compatible with Pictbridge and other multimedia applications, thanks to its USB port. You can store your JPEG images and MP3 files on its hard drive and make DVD backups of your home videos. You can even increase the quality of your creations by connecting your camcorder to its i.Link input. Also equipped with an HDMI output, the RDR-HXD870 will set off your audio/video system a treat!??
Amazon Price: ?209.99
Used Price: ?159.99
Customer Review: Don’t see why some people have a problem.
Having owned this machine now for 2 weeks I can not understand why some people have problems setting this up. From opening the box to recording programs took me 20 minutes, thats cabling it all up from my Sky HD box and through my surround sound using scarts, hdmi cables and coaxes. The machine is really easy to use with the on screen guides explaining what each function does. I can not comment on the EPG as I don’t use it, I only bought this machine so I can copy programs from my planner on the Sky HD box to the dvd recorders hard drive and then on to dvd if needed. Picture quality on burnt dvd’s is good - depending on the quality used to burn it and sound seems ok, have not noticed any problems. Bought dvd’s do look better thanks to the upscaling capability. Cracking piece of kit, can not argue about the price and the on screen functions are really good, it even alters the quality settings for you if the program you have recorded does not fit on the disc you are trying to burn to - it even gives you a option to ignore this and pick your own setting. Well worth 5 stars - really happy with the product.
Customer Review: Absolutely Brilliant!
Purchased about a month ago and extremely pleased. Brilliant picture quality, good instructions & the machine is very intuitive to use anyway. Copied many of my old video recordings onto DVDs - superb picture. Able to watch a DVD while recording live TV to the hard disk too. Yes, you can only watch the (digital or otherwise) “live” channel which you’re recording & not watch another “live” channel at the same time with this machine - in the same way that you can only watch the channel that you’re recording when using a VCR… if you want to watch 1 digital channel while recording another, then buy a cheap set top box!

DVDR3510V Combined DVD/VHS Player/Recorder DivX, USB 1.1, DV input
Get the best of both worlds with Philips DVDR3510V, featuring Dual Media DVD recorder with integrated VCR functionality. Direct 2-way dubbing, DivX certification and USB Direct ensure unbridled convenience - Power requirements : 50Hz 220-240V,Dimensions W
Used Price: ?152.10