Typical price: £540
What is it: A combi DVD, hard drive and VCR recorder
What we think: At the dawn of high definition it seems long in the tooth, but the EH80V offers a powerful solution for those yet to ditch their tapes
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Panasonic DMR-EH80V compared to other DVD/hard drive recorders
 Panasonic DMR-EH80V |
 Panasonic DMR-BS750 |
 Panasonic DMR-EX85 |
 Toshiba RD-XS34 |
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| Review date | 7 Feb 06 | 19 May 09 | 20 Nov 06 | 14 May 05 |
| Editor's rating |
6.7
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9.0
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8.6
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8.3
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| Price range | £540 |
£529.00 - £786.78
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| Review summary | Old meets new with the EH80V -- you can transfer your antiquated VHS tapes to DVD if you can bear the image quality, yet the machine also has a large 200GB hard drive and progressive scan video. It's missing a few key features and is expensive, but if you want to keep using your VHS tapes without having to compromise on modern features, the EH80V is a unique product Read full review |
We've given this excellent machine a score of 9, but it comes with the obvious 'but', which is simply that it's far too expensive. £900 is more than enough to buy a £300 freesat PVR and a £200 Blu-ray player and still have pots of cash left over. Sure, the Blu-ray recording is unique, but is it really that valuable to you? Read full review |
Panasonic's DMR-EX85 is crammed with more recording and playback features than you can imagine, including an enormous 250GB hard drive, universal disc compatibility and integrated video scaling. The impressive on-paper specification is supported by quality performance in practice Read full review |
Toshiba's previous model, the RD-XS32, set the template for the combined DVD/HDD recorder. Now, with a bigger hard drive and enhanced editing facilities, the RD-XS34 is the power user's recorder of choice. If it had Freeview integrated into the box it would be approaching perfection, but the hard drive size, ease of editing/recording, and image quality mean this should be at the centre of your AV setup Read full review |
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