Combined AV Devices > Panasonic Combined AV Devices > DVD recorder / HDD recorder

Advantages: Convenience and longevity of recording medium
Disadvantages: Price and more time to spend on the lazyboy recliner

...grey when you've used a Panasonic DMR-EH85. The DMR-EH85 is a stylish silver box that houses a TV tuner, a DVD recorder and a hard disk drive (HDD). And you might ask: "What's the point of a HDD if it's not in a pc?" A fair question which I'll answer in a moment. The DMR-EH85 was invented to make the process of watching and recording the telly more convenient. It takes the heartache out of fiddling around to find a spare video tape and then having ...
...the last program you've recorded. And it saves anyone from recording over the Royal Wedding or, perhaps more importantly, ER. It's a digital device so it's compatible with digital sources such as cable TV, Sky and Freeview set top boxes but it is also compatible with analogue sources such as VCRs and TV aerials. But your picture quality will be improved if you plug a digital source into the DMR-EH85. The DMR-EH85's HDD (hard disk drive) is used ... Read review

Advantages: records onto DVD and Hard Drive, stores photos, timeslip
Disadvantages: Only 40GB Hard Drive

...DVD player. But it's a Panasonic so picture quality is assured. The DVD Player plays DVD-R disks and also plays a Panasonic proprietary format called DVD-RAM. DVD Ram is simply a Panasonic alternative to -RW format. It only plays in other Panasonic equipment so it's not worth talking too much about it. Suffice to say that the RAM discs allow you to repeatedly record/erase recordings. (Don't forget the -R disks can only be recorded to once). The single ...
...- XP 2 hrs - SP 4 hrs - LP 6 hrs - EP There's also a Flexible Recording mode that calculates a recording quality that is based on the amount of available disk space. At the back of the machine is an optical output socket which allows you to connect to a Home Theatre system to give you True 5.1 Surround Sound. (Scart sockets aren't enough to ensure quality). Because I don't like extra wires/cables etc at the back of my TV, when I bought my TV I ... Read review

Advantages: Screen quality, navigation,
Disadvantages: slight hum from HDD when loding data

i purchased the Archos 605 Wifi 160Gb model last christmas and there is only one word that could describe this player AMAZING, the wide range of features that the palyer offers to the user is unbileavable, the ability to drag and drop files from pc or mac directly o to the player without the need for any third party software makes it quick and easy to to load data, the player supports a wide range of file formats including some HD formats but additional ...
...through a pc from the archos website, the image quality of the display is far supirior to others that are on the market the navigation is simple and easy to follow with the large screen it makes it a dream to use. to use the web browser additional plugins are required to acces the net, but it acts like a personal internet cafe where ever there is a wifi connection, perfect for students at university or business users. the device can also be used ... Read review

Advantages: ease of use
Disadvantages: bulky

This product compares favorably to all other mp3 players. It holds an amazing amount of information from photos to video's to music of course. Its is also easy to copy and paste files directly onto the player with out the arkward set up of a music library and having to follow restrictive guidelines.Photos can be transferred from other programs with a simple "send to". It has an excellent battery life even when watching videos. You can also get accessories ... Read review

Advantages: picture quality, large hard disk, can copy DVD to hard disk
Disadvantages: menus are confusing

The picture from this box is great. It has the benefit of upscaling not only DVD's but also the Freeview signal. So it will upscale the programme you are watching or any you record. The Standard recording quality is pretty much perfect, I cannot really see much difference from this to the XP (high quality) recording mode and for day to day use it works really well. There are some handy features like being able to move DVDs (which are not copy protected ...
...This is really handy for building a library of home movies at your finger tips if you want it. The menu and ease of use is a little poor. It is confusing what buttons do what sometimes because the remote has to handle DVD playback and also HDD playback and navigation. However once you get used to it, its ok. The lack of dual tuner is a problem and makes some things a pain. For instance you cannot look at the guide whilst a programme is recording. ... Read review