Panasonic DMR-E10 Progressive-Scan DVD-RAM Recorder and Player

by Panasonic

Product Details

Product Manual [5.07mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005R867
• Item model number: OUTLET-DMR-E10D-N
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,996 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The future is here. CD recording, once only a dream twinkling in the eyes of audiocassette buffs, is now commonplace. Likewise, VCR lovers can now rejoice at the advent of DVD recording--a consumer reality for more than a year, but only a remotely affordable one since the advent of Panasonic's DMR-E10 DVD-RAM recorder-player.

The unit encodes and stores video information in the MPEG2 encoding format using hybrid VBR (Variable Bit Rate), which ensures superb picture quality by merging two earlier encoding technologies: Real Time VBR and Visibility Modulation Technology.

What it means for you is cool features like video noise reduction for actually improving upon the images coming off your VHS tapes. You get three record modes: XP (60 min.), SP (120 min.), and LP (240 min.); recording quality diminishes slightly as compression levels rise with the longer record times. Chapter search eliminates blind, tedious tape scanning.

If you're playing a finished recording, Direct Navigator lets you find a desired program quickly, and even if you're playing a disc in progress, the DMR-E10 will find blank recording space in a snap and play your most recent recording immediately.

The DMR-E10 functions as a full-featured DVD player, as well, with high-end progressive-scan video outputs and Dolby Digital and DTS surround-sound output (for use with a surround-decoding receiver) and Dolby Digital decoding (for use with a receiver with 5.1-channel analog inputs).

Progressive scanning (480P) output renders seamless, true-to-film picture playback of DVD movie discs (from discs with 24-frame-rate film source material), and virtual-battery operation uses an internal rechargeable battery to power the DMR-E10 during use, eliminating video- and audio-degrading AC power "noise" and recharging itself after hours.

A headphone jack is a welcome touch, and V.S.S. virtual surround provides enveloping sound even through headphones. Advanced V.S.S. also delivers a remarkable surround-sound effect while using only your front two speakers.

Chapter search helps you refresh your memory when you have only watched part of a movie and are viewing it again at a later time, and high-speed smooth-motion scan allows crystal-clear scan quality while locating desired locations on a disc.

Other features include a backlit universal remote control, a jog/shuttle dial, timer recording with VCR Plus+, five-year clock backup, one-touch recording, and compatibility with video CDs.

Two potential drawbacks to note: 1) the unit is not designed to play CD-R or CD-RW discs, whether audio- or MP3-encoded; and 2) the machine compresses all audio recordings with Dolby Digital 2.0 (which is MP3-like in nature). CD-quality PCM audio recording is not possible on this unit. You do get an audio meter, however, to help you maximize the bits allotted.

Video recording and home-theater-quality DVD playback are the priorities here, and that's where this piece excels.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

199 of 206 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE - PLAYBACK IS NOT AS IT SEEMS, November 30, 2001

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Kevin Connors - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic DMR-E10 Progressive-Scan DVD-RAM Recorder and Player (Electronics)

Please note this vitally important information that you can only know AFTER you purchase this DVD player and read Page 6 of the Operating Instructions: "DVD-RAM discs recorded using this unit cannot be played on other DVD players (including units made by Panasonic except specific players having DVD-RAM playback capability). The only type of blank disc which the unit can record (and play back) is a DVD-RAM/RAM 4.7 (type 2 cartridge recommended but type 1 can also be used)."

Therefore, when you tape on this machine, you CAN ONLY playback on this machine or other SPECIAL Panasonic machines (that have only just been released with DVD-RAM functionality) and you have to use special DVD's as well. Be careful, this is far less useful when you cannot give a taped DVD's to your friends and family to watch without giving them your DVD player as well !!

Good luck,

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars does what it was designed to do nothing more/or less., December 6, 2001

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Mr Nobody. (springfield, virginia USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic DMR-E10 Progressive-Scan DVD-RAM Recorder and Player (Electronics)

Having purchased this item,it seems to do exactly what it was designed to do,which is recording and editing of tape and broadcast material.Although this item does not play its recorded media on most other manufacturers DVD players,it posseses powerful editing features,which allow for creation of a master which is capable of being overwritten and used again.If your looking for something to copy camcorder tapes and send them to friends,this isnt what you need,go to ebay and buy a VCD burner,Video CD recorder:ie OX-DVA 2000, which copies media to a regular 74 minute CDR.If you like collecting and editing old out of print movies and tapes,and plan on buying two units,use this one for making a master and purchase a DMR-E20 or a Panasonic DMR-T2020D and make your final copy on a DVDR.note:DVD RAM discs are expensive and this unit uses specific types.DVDR discs are not cheap,but they are cheaper then dvd ram,but to my knowledge the cheap ones are write once only,and if you spoil the recording your out a disc.this unit also requires some getting used to,my only regret is that if i had waited a few days,I could have paid alot less.hope this helped you on making a purchase decision.
best regards,
ST
NOTE:if you want a unit that records on both types of media the Panasonis DMR-E20,and the Panasonic DMR-T2020D(pro version)are compatable with both DVDRAM and DVDR.

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars bad move, i'm sending it back. READ THIS BEFORE BUYING., July 10, 2002

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ralph gottlieb (los angeles, ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic DMR-E10 Progressive-Scan DVD-RAM Recorder and Player (Electronics)

I didn't read the previous reviews carefully enough. DVD's recorded on this unit can only be played back on this unit. I bought it so I could record DVD's and watch them elsewhere. Since I can't do that, I am sending the unit back. It is too bad that this feature--or lack of feature--wasn't mentioned in the item's description. That would have saved me considerable time and trouble.