Panasonic DMR-EX99V DVD recorder reviews and price comparison

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+ This DVD recorder scores high on image quality. - It has no outstanding negative points.

£280 – £363 at 5 retailers out of 409 retailers checked

9.0 out of 10 based on 29 reviews.

Panasonic DMR-EX99V: See full product description

Ease of use	8.4
Image quality	9.5
Sound quality	9.3
Design	8.5
Value for money	8.4
Overall rating	9.0

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George, Bridgend, South Wales Bargain hunter

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: It,s marvellous being able to pause live T.V. Even watched a DVD last night whilst recording a film. Really, really pleased!!
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Jan 2012

NORMAN, CHELTENHAM Film lover

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: The instruction book could be much simpler to follow.

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Feb 2012

Paul, Rochester Technophobe

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Does everything required plus lots more.
Bad points:: Extremely complicated instructions. I suppose that it is necessary, but there should be a simple section for carrying out the basic functions.

Ease of use	5.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Dec 2011

Janet, Windsor Bargain hunter

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use with common sense.
Bad points:: Instruction book is to complicated

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Jun 2011

Lynne, Bargain hunter

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Ease of use: plug and play. I have other Panasonic recorders and haven't had to take the instructions out of the wrapping. Have tried out all the copy facilities, no problems
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jun 2012

Philip, Whitstable, Kent Ordinary user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Does everything it says, easy to use and good quality recordings.
Bad points:: Massive instruction manual tends to be offputting and could be clearer BUT there's nothing it doesnt tell you.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jun 2012

Jim, Burgess Hill Father

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Flexibility
Bad points:: Menus take some getting used to

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Feb 2012

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Product Features

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	320
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Playback formats	DVD Plus R
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD Plus RW
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DivX
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD-R
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	Super Video CD
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Recording format	DVD Plus R

Recording format	Double layer

Recording format	DVD Plus RW

Recording format	DVD-R

Recording format	DVD-RW

Recording format	DVD-RAM

Upscaling	Yes
Upscaling DVD players use video processing techniques to improve the quality of a standard definition image from a DVD to a near high definition (HD) image.
Connections	HDMI

Connections	Firewire

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Integrated VCR

Extra functions	Electronic Program Guide

3D	No

Freeview or Freesat tuner	FreeSat
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Weight (g)	6100
The weight of the product in grams.
Release date	2010-03-02
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK, Panasonic DMR-EX99, DMR-EX99V, Panasonic DMR EX 99, PANASONIC DMREX99V

Manufacturer's Description

DIGA DVD / VHS Recorder with 250GB HDD & Freeview+

By interpolating video data using proprietary algorithms, SD format data is up-converted to 1080 × 1920p HD format video data. This conversion to HD format increases the richness of the original data by approximately six fold, and produces the highest possible image quality when viewing content on a large-screen HDTV.

Enjoy watching crisper and sharper video enabled by detailed reproduction of content on DVD and Hard disk drive. Colour reproduction that is faithful to the original picture, produces colourful in details

Auto Preset Down Load Connect a DIGA DVD recorder to your VIERA TV via an HDMI cable, and the TV channel setting information is automatically downloaded to the DIGA recorder. Direct TV Rec. If you want to record the program you’re watching, you can start immediately by pressing the VIERA Link button on the VIERA remote control and selecting “Direct TV Rec.” on the VIERA Link menu screen. Pause Live TV Pause Live TV lets you freeze TV programmes just like pausing a DVD, by selecting “Pause Live TV” on the VIERA Link Menu.

Data from music CDs and USB devices can be easily transferred to DIGA’s hard disk drive. It supports gracenote®, so titles and artist names are automatically saved together with the music CD data. It also supports the ID3Tag and WMA-Tag title information that is embedded in music data. The DIGA is like a jukebox filled with your favourite music.

Enjoy watching memorable photos (JPEG 1080×1920 pixels) recorded on to various medias (SD memory card, HDD, CD-R/-RW, DVD-R/-RW, USB) in a slideshow with your favourite music.

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