Consider the new model, Panasonic DMR-ES10 | Panasonic DMR-E55K Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/Player , Black

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	• Panasonic DMR-E55K Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/Player , Black Panasonic Panasonic average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

EXCELLENT RECORDER IF USING THE RIGHT BLANK DISCS

I have had this player for several months and had nothing but good experiences uses it. I used Sony, TDK, and Panasonic blank DVD-Rs. Recently I purchased some new TDK blank DVD-Rs and had my first problems. The unit was flaky and would not record most of the time, while giving the Self Check indicator for several minutes. I read a review below and it mentions that 8x discs are not recommended for this recorder. The TDKs I bought are 1x-8x speed, so that appears to explain my problems.

I had used the Sony DVD-Rs mostly for the past several months and went back to them for this reason. However, a couple of days ago, I inadvertently bought a box of 1x-8x again, as I never really even paid attention to the record speed. The great news is that these new 1x-8x Sony DVD-Rs are every bit as stable and viewable as the older 1x-4x version of the same Sony DVD-Rs I was previously using. Therefore, I highly recommend going with the Sonys, as I have never had one lockup on dozens of DVD recordings using them, whether the speed of them is 1x to 4x or 1x to 8x. If you can find Panasonic DVD-Rs, I would assume they would be safe also. When the discs are compatible, the player is the best $250 investment I have ever made. For the money, there is no better performing DVD recorder out there.

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Consider the new model, Panasonic DMR-ES10

If you're considering the DMR-E55, you might look at the just-on-the-shelves Panasonic DMR-ES10. As far as I can tell, though don't take this as Gospel, it does everything the E55 does (nifty DVD-RAM stuff like time slip; variable compression to make full use of the disc to record just exactly, say, a 1hr 23 minute program; etc) and probably has some new features as well. But most of all, Panasonic seems to have actually listened to people's comments and fixed a few things --

-- the ES10 uses not just 4X DVD-R discs, but both +/- and 4X/8X write-once discs (so a year from now you won't be vainly searching for media), and also re-writeable DVD-RW. Since most computers won't read DVD-RAM without extra hardware, this lets you, for instance, record TV shows and edit them on the computer without creating a bunch of unusable coasters.

-- many people found the E55 manual and operations obscure/difficult. The ES10's manual is clearly written, and the operation is almost intuitive (at least what I've tested so far).

And best of all, the going price of the ES10 is about $200 :-). At least that's what I payed for mine - after much research I had intended to buy an E55 in spite of its limitations, but this model had just come in, and I've been very pleased in the few days I've had it.

[I rated the E55K 4* to avoid skewing the rating; I haven't actually used it, but felt compelled to give this heads up.]

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Best price/value

I needed a DVD recorder as entry level and this one is th perfect for my needs. I am now able to record directly from Premiere instead of rendering and authoring, I can do both steps on one.

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Work fine for me but must use Verbatim DVD-R 1X-8X only

I had taped all my VHS into DVD using this recorder. It works great! The only problem is that it only works on Verbatim DVD-R 8X Disks only, actually (1X to 8X)disks. Some times it does work with Verbatim DVD-R 16X (1X to 16X) but few disc would not "read". If you only use Verbatim discs it works fantastic.

Easy to Use

This is my first DVD recorder. I have made copies of many VHS tapes and have recorded a few TV shows. The DVDs I made look and sound great. This unit also plays DVD Audio discs in stereo. DVD Audio discs put CDs to shame. I have had my Hafler preamp and power amp and my Boston Acoustics tower speakers for almost twenty years, but they never have sounded as good as they did when I played some DVD Audio over them. I am very pleased with my Panasonic.

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Panasonic DMR-E55 DVD Recorder and Player - Now you can make digital recordings on DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs and Panasonic makes it really easy. Progressive-Scan One-touch record and play function Yime Slip functions Plays DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, CD, CDR and CDRW - also plays CD with prerecorded MP3 files Playlist Playback 3D Y/C Separation/3D Noise Reduction/Block Noise Reduction/Mosquito Noise Reduction A/V and S-Video inputs and outputs Optical Digital Audio output to Dolby-Digital and DTS Includes Remote Control Size - 3.5 H x 16-15/16 W x 11 D Weighs 7.2 pounds

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