Panasonic DMR-E50 EBS Review

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Panasonic DMR-E50 EBS
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MadDogX007's Review of Panasonic DMR-E50 EBS DVD Recorder

16th Apr 2004

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Image Quality
    4.5 stars
  • Features
    4.5 stars
  • Time DVD Recorder Owned
    Less than a Week
  • Sound Quality
    4.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
Good Points

Brings back old memories of VHS with SP, EP, LP, etc, but without the hassle of VHS. Setup is real easy. Recording is simple. Play back is immediate! You can time record, Panasonic calculates DVD space and uses best resolution, nice feature. You can pause Tivo, select another show, pause DVD-R, and continue another recording on same DVD-R.


Bad Points

DVD-R's do not play in my clarion auto DVD (or) my PC, or another home DVD that states DVD-R, a bit disappointed. A bit disappointed that the DVD Recorded had NO optical input to record Dolby Digital from Tivo receiver; you have to settle for the old VHS Dolby Surround sound. A bit disappointed that I cannot watch TV while recording, cause I use Satellite Tivo receiver, but that may be a satellite issue.


General Comments

It's the best of all worlds with a TIVO and the Panasonic DMR-E50 EBS. My son said it all, "Dad we have awesome technology". I like recording everything using the Tivo, then recording on DVD selected shows and documentaries, to relieve Tivo of needed HD space. It's the best of all worlds! I also bought the Panasonic 5 DVD/CD Player so everything recorded on the DMR-E50 works well together. I love the feature of the front Panasonic (L2) inputs for my new Sony DVD Handycam. I can now start to save money buying 2 30min DVD-RW's and recording the family information on the DMR-E50, instead of buying many 30min DVD-R's for the camcorder. What can I say, a few minor let downs with the DMR-E50, but for the money, I am a happy camper!

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