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product_id: 48077800
title: "Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-K DVD Recorder with Freeview HD, Black"
brand: "panasonic"
price: "4195 Lei"
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reviews_count: 8
category: "Panasonic"
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# Instant EPG & disc tray response Direct external HDD media access Dual tuner for simultaneous recording Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-K DVD Recorder with Freeview HD, Black

**Brand:** panasonic
**Price:** 4195 Lei
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-K DVD Recorder with Freeview HD, Black by panasonic
- **How much does it cost?** 4195 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- panasonic enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted panasonic brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Never Miss a Moment:** Record two live programs at once with dual tuners—perfect for overlapping schedules.
- • **Plug & Play Media Hub:** Access music, photos, and videos directly from external hard drives—no PC needed.
- • **Pause & Rewind Live TV:** Take control of your viewing with Freeview+ compatibility, pausing and rewinding live broadcasts effortlessly.
- • **Lightning-Fast Navigation:** Experience near-instant access to the electronic program guide and disc tray for seamless control.
- • **Set & Forget Series Recording:** Automatically capture entire TV series without lifting a finger, ensuring binge-worthy marathons.

## Overview

The Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-K is a sleek black DVD recorder with Freeview HD, featuring dual tuners for simultaneous recording, fast electronic program guide access, and direct playback from external hard drives. Designed for the modern viewer, it supports 1080p HD output, 3D streaming, and offers intuitive series recording to keep your entertainment uninterrupted.

## Description

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Review: Does a good job - Excellent machine, near perfect. One minor niggle is that the surprising good series record feature does not cope perfectly with episodes that are transmitted back-to-back... it records the first, and then looks at the schedule to find the next episode which started a few seconds earlier and so you miss the first 10 seconds or so (for broadcasts that start exactly on time). You can of course do a manual recording of the pair, or a single recording of each (it will record two programmes simultaneously), but you have to remember to set it up again every week. You can copy recorded programmes to a DVD, but only those recorded off air. It will play external HDDs or flash memory sticks recorded off other set top boxes, but it won't allow them to be transferred to DVD. Copying to DVD takes about as long as the original programme, but you have to remember that whilst doing this it will not record anything, so you might miss a recording (it's OK once the DVD is written, you don't have to do anything for it to continue recording as normal). The first time I did this, it found and recorded a repeat episode automatically, but the second time, it completed the DVD part way through the episode set for recording, and it just recorded the last half. Things I like about it... You can edit a programme title (I use this to add the episode number to the title); it groups all episodes of a series in one "folder"; you can manually group episodes too; it will record radio programmes (I recently set it up to record 12 hours, and it split it into an 8 hour and a 4 hour file - I haven't tried a long TV recording yet); The remote has buttons for controlling my (Sony) TV (on/off, volume, channel and source); It is very easy to set up a recording from the epg screen (and it checks for HD and series options).
Review: Excellent product with some limitations - I bought this to replace an earlier Panasonic DVD recorder which failed. I can play back all the discs recorded earlier, including ones not finalised. As others have noted, you can't record from an external device onto DVD as there are no suitable inputs. There are quite a lot of copy operations which it won't let you do. (My old Panasonic had about four times as many sockets, and could copy from the inputs to DVD.) The only sockets are: Back Figure-of-eight socket for the mains cable RF in and out (RF link cable for TV provided) HDMI (2 metre cable provided) Ethernet - only of use to update the firmware over the Internet AFAIK Front USB 2.0 This is useful to transfer files to the HDD from a USB stick or USB HDD. You can also 'register' the HDD with the box, enabling you to extend the internal HDD space, but, since you have to leave the front flap down, this is rather inconvenient. Files copied from USB to the HDD can't be burnt to DVD, apart from some camcorder files (AVCD format), and those may not be playable on other DVD players. The manual is rather 'techy' which has the advantage that all the functionality is covered, but it's rather difficult to understand. The PVR functionality is excellent, with two tuners supporting Freeview HD. Programmes can be edited to remove the adverts and then burnt to DVD. There are "manual skip" buttons, forward 60 seconds and back 10 seconds to skip adverts of recordings, but response is very slow, as is returning to play from pause.

## Features

- Since it has two tuners, the EX97 can record two different programmed at once, so there's no need to worry about missing anything when two programmed overlap
- By registering TV programmed in the series recording function, They can be automatically recorded and stored each time they are broadcast. This eliminates the possibility of forgetting to record each programme
- Fast processing speeds mean that traditionally slow operations like calling up the electronic programme guide (EPG) and direct navigator or opening the disc tray now happen almost instantly
- Panasonic DVD recorders and home theatre systems are able to directly access Content stored on external hard disc drives, without the need for an intermediary PC. This Content can be Music, photo or video files
- This Freeview+ compatible recorder can pause and rewind live programmed. Discs that cannot be played- Blu-ray Disc- DVD-RAM in a cartridge- 2.6 and 5.2 GB DVD-RAM, 12 cm- DVD-Audio- Super Video CD, Super Audio CD, Video CD

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B015341TLG |
| Analog Video Format | PAL |
| Audio Output Mode | Surround |
| Best Sellers Rank | 5,731 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 1 in DVD Recorders |
| Box Contents | Manual, Player, Remote |
| Brand | Panasonic |
| Brand Name | Panasonic |
| Colour | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Monitor, Projector, Television |
| Connectivity Technology | Super-Video, SCART |
| Connectivity technology | Super-Video, SCART |
| Connector Type | HDMI |
| Connector type | HDMI |
| Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 670 Reviews |
| File Format | ISO, JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVCHD |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 21L x 43W x 6H centimetres |
| Item Type Name | DVD recorder with Freeview |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic |
| Media Type | DVD |
| Media type | DVD |
| Model Name | DMR-EX97EB-K |
| Number of Channels | 10 |
| Other Special Features of the Product | 3D Streaming |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Special feature | 3D Streaming |
| Supported Audio Format | MP3 |
| Surround Sound Channel Configuration | 2.0 |
| Total HDMI Port | 1 |
| Video Encoding | MPEG-2 |
| Video Output Resolution | 1080p |

## Product Details

- **Audio output mode:** Surround
- **Brand:** Panasonic
- **Colour:** Black
- **Connectivity technology:** Super-Video, SCART
- **Connector type:** HDMI
- **Media type:** DVD
- **Model name:** DMR-EX97EB-K
- **Product dimensions:** 21L x 43W x 6H centimetres
- **Resolution:** 1920x1080
- **Special feature:** 3D Streaming

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: can it record to dvd+r and dvd+RW**
A: Yes, but programs have to be titled and recorded onto the Hard Disc before "Copying" to the DVD. The Machine will not record direct to the DVD disc.

**Q: Does it allow you to copy material recorded on the recorder to a usb or external harddrive?**
A: I am not sure but it plays recordings on my USB stick on the machine but will not copy them to HDD to copy later to disc. If you have a machine you could try, and if not I am sorry I cannot advise further. Some tv programs are introducing copyright so you cannot record onto discs, but the manufacturers are not telling the customers this.

**Q: Does this unit enable you to copy back to the hdd from a dvd you have written to previously and have not 'finalised'?**
A: Hey guys I ditched the manual the easiest way to find your way around this unit is sit use the remote control & explore it.
IE The instructions are mostly displayed on screen anyway for ease of use

**Q: What inputs does it have, Can it be used to record directly from my video camera? (using the lead with red, white + red plugs)**
A: NO !. This is one of my complaints with this product. It has a USB port on the front which is very selective as to what can be played through it, and one HDMI socket only. No "Phono Plugs" with white yellow red connections for cameras, and no scart lead. A great disappointment, but it's the only DVD Recorder available now unless you by secondhand or refurbished.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does a good job
*by A***E on 31 March 2016*

Excellent machine, near perfect. One minor niggle is that the surprising good series record feature does not cope perfectly with episodes that are transmitted back-to-back... it records the first, and then looks at the schedule to find the next episode which started a few seconds earlier and so you miss the first 10 seconds or so (for broadcasts that start exactly on time). You can of course do a manual recording of the pair, or a single recording of each (it will record two programmes simultaneously), but you have to remember to set it up again every week. You can copy recorded programmes to a DVD, but only those recorded off air. It will play external HDDs or flash memory sticks recorded off other set top boxes, but it won't allow them to be transferred to DVD. Copying to DVD takes about as long as the original programme, but you have to remember that whilst doing this it will not record anything, so you might miss a recording (it's OK once the DVD is written, you don't have to do anything for it to continue recording as normal). The first time I did this, it found and recorded a repeat episode automatically, but the second time, it completed the DVD part way through the episode set for recording, and it just recorded the last half. Things I like about it... You can edit a programme title (I use this to add the episode number to the title); it groups all episodes of a series in one "folder"; you can manually group episodes too; it will record radio programmes (I recently set it up to record 12 hours, and it split it into an 8 hour and a 4 hour file - I haven't tried a long TV recording yet); The remote has buttons for controlling my (Sony) TV (on/off, volume, channel and source); It is very easy to set up a recording from the epg screen (and it checks for HD and series options).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent product with some limitations
*by P***Y on 18 October 2017*

I bought this to replace an earlier Panasonic DVD recorder which failed. I can play back all the discs recorded earlier, including ones not finalised. As others have noted, you can't record from an external device onto DVD as there are no suitable inputs. There are quite a lot of copy operations which it won't let you do. (My old Panasonic had about four times as many sockets, and could copy from the inputs to DVD.) The only sockets are: Back Figure-of-eight socket for the mains cable RF in and out (RF link cable for TV provided) HDMI (2 metre cable provided) Ethernet - only of use to update the firmware over the Internet AFAIK Front USB 2.0 This is useful to transfer files to the HDD from a USB stick or USB HDD. You can also 'register' the HDD with the box, enabling you to extend the internal HDD space, but, since you have to leave the front flap down, this is rather inconvenient. Files copied from USB to the HDD can't be burnt to DVD, apart from some camcorder files (AVCD format), and those may not be playable on other DVD players. The manual is rather 'techy' which has the advantage that all the functionality is covered, but it's rather difficult to understand. The PVR functionality is excellent, with two tuners supporting Freeview HD. Programmes can be edited to remove the adverts and then burnt to DVD. There are "manual skip" buttons, forward 60 seconds and back 10 seconds to skip adverts of recordings, but response is very slow, as is returning to play from pause.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great piece of kit
*by C***O on 27 January 2026*

It works perfectly. I had to get an expert to show me how to work it as the instructions are oblique but it is excellent.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-05*