Panasonic DMR-EX88 review

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May 16, 2009

Posted by: len1207

"I want to like it, but I don't"

What I like:

The storage capacity of 400GB

What I don't like:

Very basic remote - Not very user friendly - difficult to operate

Review:

The Panasonic DVD Recorders are not user friendly. The remote is very basic and If for example you want to do an OTR recording, you can’t do it from the remote, but have to go the recorder and press record for 30min, 60min, 90min etc. The remote does not have a one touch copy facility to copy from a DVD to the HDD. When you press chapter mark, instead of showing a mark you loose the picture for about a second or two & you are asked OK, which is a waste of time & affects your enjoyment.

I tried to copy a finalised DVD on VR Mode & also on Video mode recorded from a Pioneer DVD recorder & the Panasonic could play it but could not copy it. The navigation screen does not show how long the recording is. The remote does not have a one touch copy facility to copy from a DVD to the HDD. When you press chapter mark, instead of showing a mark you loose the picture for about a second or two & you are asked OK, which is a waste of time & affects your enjoyment. If for example you want to do an OTR recording, you can’t do it from the remote, but have to go the recorder and press record for 30min, 60min, 90min etc. I tried to copy a finalised DVD on VR Mode & also on Video mode recorded from a Pioneer DVD recorder & the Panasonic could play it but could not copy it. The navigation screen does not show how long the recording is.

I managed to exchange this for a Pioneer 250GB HDD with SD tuner which is extremely user friendly, except that the remote does not have a chapter mark facility. However, it does remember on the HD where you stopped watching a recording - For the Pioneer probably the only DVD HDD Recorder that does not have a chapter mark or bookmark facility!!