Typical price: £139
What is it: Affordable universal DVD recorder
What we think: Limited specification but affordable, easy-to-use and both the recording and playback performance is impressive
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Panasonic DMR-ES15 compared to other DVD recorders
 Panasonic DMR-ES15 |
 Panasonic DMR-ES10 |
 Philips DVDR3305 |
 Hitachi DV-RX7000E |
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| Review date | 25 May 06 | 17 Jun 05 | 28 Feb 06 | 14 May 05 |
| Editor's rating |
7.3
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8.7
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8.1
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8.0
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| Price range | £139 | |||
| Review summary | Panasonic's DMR-ES15 is an ideal entry-level recorder for anyone looking to upgrade their old VCR. The absence of a Freeview tuner will discourage digital TV users -- but compatibility, usability, recording and playback performance are otherwise excellent Read full review |
Panasonic's budget DVD recorder shows the manufacturer at the top of its game, reaping the benefits of the company's history in the market. It can record to various -R/+R/RAM DVD media and is one of the few models that can offer quality recordings at the 4-hours-per-disc setting. And with component outputs providing a very good AV performance to a flat-screen TV, this is the budget DVD recorder of the future Read full review |
This is the best budget DVD recorder on the market by some margin. It offers excellent quality recordings straight from TV, impressive playback of shop-bought discs and is incredibly easy to use Read full review |
Hitachi's DVRX-7000E may be the company's first DVD recorder, but it's the best value model on the market. Sitting way above the raft of cheap recorders from the no-name brands, it rewards you with stellar picture quality and useful features, such as the ability to remove advert breaks in programmes Read full review |
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