Pros & Cons
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.
Highlights
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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- This product had a total of 106 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 24 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
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