Panasonic DMR-EX78 250GB Storage, Upscaling DVD Recorder Reviews

+ Quick and easy to set up. Simple interface. Fast response. Good EPG. Complex manual but it's a complex machine, however 90% of what you need is either intuative or easily learned.

- Very slow startup from power save mode, without which the power consumption in standby is high.

+ Easy to setup and use, particularly like the editing facilities.

- No real bad points

+ simple and easy to use

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+ Looks good and is slim line connects easily via Viera Link
Freeview and 7 day program information, easy to set a recording and link to a series at the click of a button.
5.1 digital output to allow link to a surround sound amp.
HDMI upscaling to 1082 from DVD's
Good size HD recorder, also has usb input for showing photos via TV.

- Slow to turn on possibly due to the HDD having to initilise.

+ exellent product

- instructions like reading war and piece or am i just thick

+ Complements my Panasonic TV

- Difficult to use

+ Nice quality looking unit with a noticeably better picture quality than the standard DVD player that I had previously owing to the 'upscale' feature.

- Nothing really although the unit was a little tricky to set up with the matching Panasonic Viesa Plasma TV

+ very easy to use and set up, no problems when working out how to put sky box through it and linking it to the tv love it.

- None

+ Good picture, neat appliance

- None found so far

+ Series link
Ease of recording programs

- None

+ easy to use

- none

+ Good product, easy setup.

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+ Very easy to use and excellent value for money.

- So far none.

+ Easy to record programmes. So easy to record programmes. So very easy to record programmes. I did copy a programme to disc last night so that my daughter could watch it upstairs. It took only minutes and was superb quality.

- The manual needs tidying. I cannot find important items. Like I am still unsure if I can record whilst watching a different channel.

+ Great picture quality with HDMI upscaling and dead-easy recording from DVB menu selection.

- Non-logical config and operation menu locations, slow startup from standby.

+ Good Picture Quality, and the ease of recording programmes from the on-board Digital Tuner. Set-up was quick and easy.

- When you turn it on it is slow to start-up.

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- Unable to watch another cable channel when recording one.

+ Good slim design and very easy to set up.

- Should have a second tuner build in.

+ easy to set up

- slow starting up

+ Easy to see the films you have stored on the hard drive and to set the timer. Lots of storage and so much easier than old VHS tapes. The signal improved on our old telly straight away and now we have a new panasonic television too the picture and sound are amazing. The handset works the television too.

- Switching between television and DVD sometimes takes a while and it can take time as a computer to load and switch on.

+ stores video music pictures easy one touch recording even for a techno phobe

- complicated manuel

+ just an overall good dvd recorder, no problems with it, easy to use etc.,

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+ I was very umpressed by the neatness of the product and it's size and how easy it is to use. Thankyou and yes I would recomend it.

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+ Timer recordings are activated regardless of whether the unit is turned on or off.
With the Power Save Option activated, power consumption is reduced to 2W when in stand-by mode.

- Yet to find any.

+ easy to use better than I expected

- Found none

+ Easy to install and use

- Nothing that springs to mind

+ compact size, plenty of features, easy to use, fantastic quality of picture

- none

+ Once you know how to use it great piece of kit.

- Reading the mass of instructions.

+ terrific picture

- setting it up was a nightmare. instructions far too complicated

+ Instructions seem easy enough but have had interminable problems sorting out HDMI. The recorded programmes are well represented and easy to access and it doesnt let you try to record two programmes when u have forgottten u r trying to record full series already.The factr you are able control all actions tv and recorder from one controller evnen if different makers to DVD recorder is very big plus mark for us

- The guide forward viewing is too small and fiddly.
it seems hard to gewt from saved programmes to actual viewing at times and delay in reacting to instructions via the controls

+ Easy to record
Easy to playback
You can edit out the bits you don't want (such as adverts) before saving to DVDR or viewing
You can set it up to record from an external device (eg Satelite Receiver)
Large storage capacity on hard disk.

- Takes a while to understand the instructions and controls
Slow start and shut down

+ great recordings

- no sd card

+ ease of set up,just plug in and go. excellent recording and playback with upscaling to 1080 . a great piece of kit.

- The use of all the functions performed by this recorder take a little getting use to,but if you follow the extensive accompanying instructions all becomes clear.

+ fantastic machine, even the wife can use it

- no bad points yet