Alba DVD Recorder Up to 4 hours of recording
Silver. DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD playback compatibility. DVD+R, DVD+RW recording capability. Up to 4 hours of recording. 2 channel stereo output. Supports region 2 coding. Multi-Angle feature. Zoom feature. 1 SCART socket. Remote control requires 2 x AAA batteries (not included). Size (H)4.8, (W)42, (D)25.4cm
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Multi format record and playback of all DVD formats.
Amazon Price: ?149.99
Customer Review: Excellent
I’ve had the Panasonic EZ27 for a week now and i’m well pleased with it. Definitely worth having the HDMI output option as it really does give a great picture when you connect it to a HD tv using a HDMI cable. Found it easy enough to use, mainly cos recording a programme is just a matter of finding it in the EPG (tv guide) and pressing ‘ok’. would definitely recommend getting some DVD-RAM discs as they are faster to read and more versatile (you can delete parts of a recording, eg. adverts and you can watch a recording from a disc at the same time as recording something else). the freeview tuner responds quickly though the EPG can look a bit unattractive with its blocks of primary colours. overall, so far so good.
Customer Review: DMR-EZ27
This DVD player does exactly and more than we had hoped for. It is easy to use and the picture quality when linked by HDMI to our TV is exceptional. What else is there to say?
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Customer Review: a disaster for any advanced user
Don’t buy this! Here is why: - non-intuitive remote - choice between HDD,DVD and Tuner should have been placed together, instead Tuner button is micro-small placed on completely different side than the first two - never seen such a bad software - typing a name to each of the recordings takes ages - unbeleivable but true - you have to press 25 times to get to the letter Z f.e., if you press and hold nothing happens; count yourself how many times you need to press the button to add a name The Silence of the Lambs??? - info bar does not go away - after any action you will have to press i+ button to make it go away - you can not rewind to the start of the recording, but you have to go in 5 min steps - that’s 60 actions on your button for 5 hour recording - you have only 8 timers for recording setup - timers can only be repeated “Monday-Friday” and “Weekly”, so if you want to record a show every day at preset time you will have to burn 3 timers, one will cover Monday to Friday, second one will do Saturday, and 3th Sunday. And if you want to record Football World Cup which has 3 games every day, you will need 9 timers set in this peculiar way. Disaster. - when I press Record button I get the choice 00:30, then 01:00, 01:30, etc, 06:00 then again 00:30 01:00 etc in circles, so there is no way to change your mind and abandon recording. - rewinding one chapter back requires pressing 2 times on the back button, and you have to do it quickly! This is basic function and yet it does not work! - pressing fast and repeatedly rewind button sends you to the slow-playback mode!!! - million other things Philips? Never again…
Customer Review: Wot am I watching!!
There is just one thing about this machine that is puzzling me and that is why on the title menu is there a ‘thumbnail’ picture facility but yet you cannot change it, only the first frame of the recording can be seen which will probably be blank or a tv company logo. If you cannot unlike other recorders choose the thumbnail then why bother having one at all. It is a minor niggle but when you have been used to this, my usual ‘trick’ was to make the thumbnail the shows title, it seems a shame for it not to be incorporated when there are other features that are available but just not used!
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