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Cons

It's incapable of bookmarking a dvd, unlike say a humble xbox. Every time you switch it on, it claims to have detected new channels. Lately, it's taken to dumping all stored channels randomly and inexplicably.

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Quality


It is easy to use and the quality is superb!


Excellent recorder, works quietly, easy to follow instructions.


Wake up panasonic, you give us the feature to cut adverts from recordings but slap one in our face as part of your software


Doesn't auto-detect ntsc recorded discs - my previous disc-only unit would happily accept ntsc discs without any problem.

Price


I recently purchased this product from amazon, and i am fully satisfied with it, it is fully worth the price paid.


This has been a fantastic addition to our home, hubby wanted a dvd recorder, wifey wanted a hdd recorder - this is both and at ...  Read More


They don't make them like this anymore-if you see a good one for sale-buy it!


My mistake, i should have paid £20 more and purcahsed the panasonic unit that supports multi region dvds.

Shipping


Great delivery came when advised and the recorder was exactly as described i particularly liked the ability to ask questions be...  Read More


The dmr arrived 4 days after ordering it; it was well packed and very straightforward to set up.


I opted for the panasonic dmr-ex769eb-k freeview + 160 hard disc drive dvd recorder and it arrived a couple of days after ordering.


I was also impressed with the speed of deliverey, from ordering on a friday evening to taking reciept on monday midday, you can...  Read More

Competitiveness


We are very glad we choose this model and would recommend it to anyone - only thing i would say is that the more expensive twin...  Read More


Again, i would have to go via computerbut to be fair, this model is a little over half the price of the original model, and per...  Read More


I purchased this recorder to replace a similar panasonic model which i had owned for about two and a half years.


Also, they don't consider loyal panasonic customers.

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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 25.0% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 106 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 24 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Bought to replace my old recorder same model which had started to loose its tuner


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The instruction manual is somewhat daunting and could do with a simplified idiots guide for nontechies or even some user instructions on a dvd


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Viera link setup needs some careful reading of manual and hdmi and scart leads


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Having previously owned a panny i was looking to replace my previous disconly recorder with a hdd version


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Having looked at several brands i was tempted to go with something other than a panny but in the end i decided to stick with panasonic simply because of previous good experience with the brand


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I notice that from some other reviews that the freeview tv guide is causing some gripes


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Frankly i dont know what the fuss is about


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Recording quality is predictably good even on the lowest quality setting

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