Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-K DVD Recorder (MULTIREGION PLAYBACK) with Freeview HDD and 500 GB HDD Inc. Maxell P-11

Brilliant dvd player. Before I got this, I was renting a panasonic player with twin recorder but it started to pack up, and when the rental company couldn't replace it with a new one (they offered me one that was 5-years old!) I decided to buy my own new one. This is basically the same as the one I was renting, but you can transfer programmes to disc with this one, which is a real bonus (I didn't think they made them anymore) so, very pleased.

This is a great DVD and HDD recorder. It is able to record on the HDD and then you are able to delete the adverts from the programme and copy it on to a disc free from adverts. It is very easy to use and to set up. I would recommend this DVD recorder to anyone.

This is an excellent HD and DVD recorder, easy to set up (if you are reasonably confident with gadgets) and with some useful features. But I still have my DMR-EX77 which had a SCART socket and could therefore record from a Sky box and liberate some of the space on your Sky hard disk. That functionality has been lost. There seems to be no way of recording from a Sky box or from a VCR. The DMR-EX77 was also able to record direct to DVD but this one always records to hard disk and lets you copy your recordings to a DVD later. I don't totally trust recordings that are kept only on a hard disk, because my DMR-EX77 was damaged by what I think was a power spike and I had to buy a replacement internal power supply (a small circuit board) on ebay. Since then, I have always used a surge protection device with my TV and connected devices. This model can record two programmes at the same time (which is similar functionality to my Sky Plus HD box though without as many channels) and the picture quality is better than on the earlier DVD recorders. Apparently it can also copy video files from a USB stick onto its hard disk but I haven't tried that and would probably not have any use for that. The remote is able to operate non-Panasonic televisions which is also an improvement over earlier models.

Great machine

I bought this to replace a DVD/video recorder combi I had had for many years which had stopped recording. This machine is also Panasonic so the handset is similar. I find it easy to use and have recorded and watched and deleted many programmes in the 2 weeks I have owed it. You can save up to 32 programmes to the hard drive so plenty of room if you are going away. You can record 1 show or a series. I especially like that you can record 2 things at once and watch a DVD while recording to the hard drive.

Having had our previous dvd recorder for 15 years it finally gave up on us. I saw this one and read the reviews and made the purchase...what a difference. Less cables to set up, better picture and sound quality. When you make a change after so many years you really spot what you have been missing. We had it setup and working fully within 10 mins. Add to this and the fact it arrived a day earlier than expected. It was like a second Christmas day. Can't recommend enough.

Good enough for recording but not too sure about copying. I had bought a pansonic recorder but it broke 2 years lated. When I bought this one and tried playing recorded discs from the previous recorder they would not play as it showed that they were only 90% formatted. All discs were Maxwell so I have bought a different brand now. I formatted a blank disc on it and to make sure if it was fully formatted I formatted a second time - guess what, it showed that it also was only 90% formatted. On the previous recorder anything copied did not have to be finalized. Hopefully this one will last longed, and there will be not spoiled films etc.

Easy to set up, even for a technophobe like me. Just plug in and play. The rest of the set-up (channel tuning) it does itself, automatically, in a matter of minutes. I bought it because my previous Panasonic home theatre system lasted for 13 years of daily use before the hard disk recorder failed (the rest, including the speakers, were still working fine). It's good to have ability to copy DVDs (even though I haven't used that particular function yet). The Freeview facility has given me the perfect excuse to get rid of my Sky + box and those expensive monthly payments. If anything, the HD picture quality on my Sony TV is better than I got from Sky. It's a no-brainer, really. Thoroughly recommended.

QUESTA è LA DESCRIZIONE DEL VENDITORE : Registratore DVD Panasonic DMR-EX97EB-k (riproduzione multiregione) con Freeview HDD e 500 GB HDD Inc. Maxell p-11 di panasonic. Panasonic Twin DVB-T2 con la flessibilità di registrare Freeview HD TV su DVD o sul suo hard disk HDD, il Panasonic DMREX97 è un registratore versatile. Questa unità è anche in grado di riprodurre i dischi DVD multiregione, provenienti da tutto il mondo. Un registratore DVD flessibile che non riproduce solo una grande varietà di dischi DVD da qualsiasi regione e molti formati ma registra anche su tutti i formati DVD. Il registratore è compatibile sia con i formati single e dual layer (DL) DVD-R e DVD+R. Registra anche sui dischi DVD-RW e DVD + RW ri-registrabili o anche utilizzando il raro sistema DVD-RAM. QUESTA è LA RISPOSTA DELL'ASSISTENZA PANASONIC : Gentile sig. Petrocelli, Grazie di aver contattato il Supporto Panasonic. In riferimento alla sua richiesta, le riferisco che il modello indicato non e compatibile con il nuovo segnale DVB-T2, non e possibile aggiungere altre nazioni, il modello e distribuito per il mercato inglese. Non esiti a contattarci nuovamente se avesse bisogno di ulteriore informazioni o assistenza. Distinti Saluti, Calin Supporto Panasonic Italia