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5 Reviews for Panasonic DMR-ES20DEBS DVD RAM Disc Recorder
6 months then bang - 01 Jan 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful.
I purchased the Panasonic recorder because it had good reviews and also did all the things I wanted - play DVDs' ,record plus freeview all in one neat box. But all I had is trouble.
From the start the machine would not keep any preferences when it is turned off, so it has to remain on all the time unless the machine decided to turn it self off - for a self check - which it does, often.
Now 7 months since purchase it no longer records or plays any disk!
DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE - YOU WILL WASTE YOUR MONEY!
Clever but complicated - 30 Nov 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful.
This is a very clever machine with all these recording options but it takes a while to understand how to do things. I don't find the remote or the menus very intuitive and had to read the manual several times to find out how to do things.
Panasonic's bumph convinced me that RAM disks were a great idea so I bought loads but then found out they don't work in other DVD players! Am I expecting too much? If Apple can make computers easy to use why can't someone make DVD recorders easy to use?
Still it works fine and it's great to have Freeview built in.
Very Good Recorder - 19 Nov 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful.
I have just read the review by I Lavery and there are a couple of things I would like to correct. If you have set the recorder and you want to keep on watching something, I have found that it gives you a warning to tell you a recording is about to start and if you ignore the warning it automatically starts to record so you don't really have to switch the machine off if you are watching something on freeview. Also if you want to tape a two hour and ten minute film, try using the flexi record function. The machine detacts how much time is left on the disc and adjusts itself automatically. I think the things he finds annoying very trivial personally and I still think it is a very good DVD recorder.
DMR-ES20DEBS - Disappointed - 26 Aug 2006
20 out of 25 found this review helpful.
Bought as 2nd recorder to allow some recording/playing of DVD's & freeview in the bedroom. This seemed to be the ideal solution for my needs, picture quality and recording quality are both excellent, however, the following issues mean that I am very dissapointed with this purchase
1. Freeview guide is very slow to respond and frustrating to use. The lag in the response means that you often 'overshoot' the station you are looking for.
2. Cannot see additional info for programs on the freeview guide so need a TV guide to find out what an interestingly titled programme actually is.
3. Cannot unfinalise a disk once finalised, which would allow additional programs to be recorded. Have to re-initialise the whole disk to record on it.
4. Takes a long time to start up when a disk is already in the machine.
5. Takes a long time to read disks.
6. Have to use a timer-record button to put the recorder into timer mode (which switches the machine off). Having a record request programmed will not on it's own mean the programme will be recorded. This is frustrating and inconsitent with the manner in which other recorders work.
7. Can only record in certain modes, FINE/SP/LP/XLP. This means that a 2hour 10 min film can only be recorded using LP quality.
8. Switches itself on to update the program guide at 3 am, when a disk is in the machine this is read when the unit turns on, which makes enough noise to wake me. As using in bedroom this means I don't leave disks in the machine overnight and I don't record overnight.
9. Can't dim the display, annoying when using this is the bedroom, but wouldn't be a problem elsewhere in the house.
Quality doesn't usually come this cheap - 19 Apr 2006
19 out of 19 found this review helpful.
I can't add much to the previous reviews other than confirm that it does indeed record in very high quality from freeview onto DVD - and for less than half the price of any equivalent product (that I can find). It costs about the same as a GOOD freeview recorder and DVD writer combined, but don't under estimate the value of having the two integrated like this - timer recordings from the freeview channel listings are a doddle. There is a lot of duff freeview equipment swirling around at the moment, but this is streets ahead and fantastic value for money.