Panasonic DMR-EX75EB-S - DVD Recorder with 160GB Hard Disk - Freeview Tuner - and HDMI With 1080i Upscaling

Panasonic DMR-EX75EB-S - DVD Recorder with 160GB Hard Disk - Freeview Tuner - and HDMI With 1080i Upscaling
With the DMREX75 DVD player you can save up to 248 hours of TV or video programmes on its hard disk that has an internal capacity of 160 GB.The DMREX75 has a built-in digital tuner so that you can receive digital television programmes as well.If you wish to file on DVD support, the DMREX75 has a multistandard writer that accepts all writable standards.You could also view images from your digital camera as the DMREX75 has an SD memory card slot as well as a camcorder DV input.The DMREX75 has a TimeSlip function on hard disk and incorporates a progressive PAL mode for better picture quality.In order to give you exceptional picture quality, it has High Definition images thanks to the digital HDMI connection.The DMREX75 DVD writer player is your complete digital entertainment partner.
Used Price: ?195.00
Customer Review: Over-rated and very annoying to use
This is my 5th dvd player having previously used 2 Pioneer DVD-Rs, a Mitsubishi Black Diamond and a Chinese generic brand. All the ratings and mags rave about Panasonics, but this machine has been disappointing. I use this side-by-side with a Pioneer DVD-R and am consistently unimpressedd. The upscaled picture is not what I expected - I run DVDs through my old Pioneer using component cables and it is better than the Panasonic though the HDMI. The on-screen menus are horrible - very hard to follow and not intuitive at all. It takes forever to do anything like editing a recording, or trying to record from HDD to DVD. The Pioneer is much clearer and easier to use - a real delight of sensible design. The controller is also awful - very clunky and stiff. Buttons often do not respond until they have been depressed firmly for the 10th time. It takes ages to do anything using the controller as it is so poor. It is also very badly set out and requires constant reference to the guide book to know what to do. It is also unattractive to look at, though this is a minor point, but is consistent with the poor design throughout.
Customer Review: Remember playback
I love many features on this recorder the hard drive is brill, I have a few problems though but a no one has mentioned them so am not sure if it is just me not able to find them. This machine always starts a DVD from the beginning it does not remember where I was up to some machines remember the last 20 DVDs that were played so when you put them in it starts where you left off and gives you the option to go to the start if you wanted to. I can’t find how to turn on the VPS/PDC, I find the manual not very good not as good as the recorder.

Ellion DVR-960E 250GB HDD DVD Recorder with HDMI output & USB input
Amazon Price: ?184.99
Customer Review: Shoddy
This is a very poor piece of kit - outwardly it looks the business, but in every other respect it is poor. As with most AV boxes it is entirely controlled from the remote. The buttons are tiny, and stick under the edge of the casing. There are far too many of them. They are too close together. The case of the remote feels very thin, and is unlikely to survive being dropped. The menus are far too complex, with an apparently random mix of graphics and text. Set up is time consuming and only after VERY close examination of the manual did it become clear that some functions only worked when the disk drawer is open. The recorder itself doesn’t. Once you have navigated the over complex and unforgiving menu - one mistake and you have to start from scratch and there are approximately 15 items to set to record a single programme - the success rate is poor. I only managed to record 1 programme…… on more than one occasion the recording stopped part way through, and only a full reset of the machine would enable any progress. As has been stated elsewhere, it would not record from DVD to HDD. The machine is cheap in every sense of the word, and nasty in that it does not do what it says on the tin. Avoid.
Customer Review: Easy to use and Excellent picture quality thru HDMI
The set-up menu is quite user-friendly with region free code setting and many features can be accessed thru one touch remote buttons. Picture quality of DVD films thru HDMI is excellent and even recorded contents thru Scart from my cable box look more sharp when watching thru HDMI. I can definitely see the difference from watching thru Scart connection. I’d love to use Time-shift while watching live TV. Although I have got a vergin media box with HDD, I would use this unit for recording as I can copy recorded contents to DVDs when the HDD is getting full but the Virgin box does not allow me to. Good value as well and highly recommended