Panasonic DMR-EZ48V DVD Recorder - VHS VCR, Digital Tuner, 1080p, HDMI VIERALink™, SD Slot, USB

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 18.2 x 7 inches ; 15.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001GX8NMC
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,940 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 29, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

Panasonic DMR-EZ48V DVD Recorder NEW! Progressive Scan DVD Recorder with VHS VCR, Digital Tuner, 1080p Up-Conversion, HDMI Simple Connection, VIERALink™, SD Memory Card Slot, USB Terminal and Super Multi-Format Recording & Playback

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Top of the Line Again!, November 16, 2009

By	Alien Warrior Woman - See all my reviews

In 1989 I bought what turned out to be Panasonic's top of the line VHS player/recorder. It lasted 20 years before finally reaching a point where they didn't have parts to repair it. But I had kept up my customer care plan (aka extended service plan) and Panasonic sent me this little baby. First of all some of the complaints are legitimate, yes the clock doesn't keep time so I just adjust it as necessary. The main thing most people don't seem to understand is that this doesn't work like conventional dvd/vcr's, IT IS A COMPUTER type mechanism and works as such. What this means it that it takes time, up to a minute to boot-up after being turned on, and it has to shut down. You cannot jab away at the buttons either for this reason, this will cause the device to freeze-up just like a computer. Once you understand this it makes using the player much easier. I haven't learned all of the features yet, but I have recorded tv programs, turned a vhs into a dvd. The manual could be infinitely better, but then it's rare for most instruction manuals, I've discovered, to be written well enough to avoid confusion. Take your time and read all of the sections slowly and carefully then, take a week to play around with things and get familiarized with the different aspects of the player. I hooked into my cable box using component cables, as I have a region free dvd player hooked up with the premium cables, without help from a techie, or a guy. So if I can do this anybody can; as I said--it works like a computer and if you keep that in mind you'll find it's not that hard to use. I'm looking forward to getting 20 years of use out of this little beauty.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but problems, November 8, 2009

By	M. Sabol (Northeastern PA) - See all my reviews

This unit has not worked right since it was purchased. It frequently locks up, the buttons on the unit itself as well as the remote become unresponsive forcing me to have to unplug it for a few minutes to power it down. Find a better unit, don't waste your money on this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too complicated!!!, November 12, 2009

By	Free Spirit (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

I bought this 18 months ago and have only used it about 6 times because it always gets stuck in whatever mode that I DON'T want to use. If I want to play a tape, only the DVD player works. If I want to play a DVD, it will only play tapes. And it is impossible to turn on subtitles - by the time I get them turned on I'm so mad that I don't want to watch the dvd anymore.

The clock always runs fast - within a month it is 10 minutes off, and I cannot figure out how to reset it because it is so complicated. I finally decided that I didn't care since I never use it anyway - relying on my 5 year old tape player and 8 year old dvd player.

But the worst is the whirring noise since the day I brought it home. Doesn't bother me when the TV is on, but late at night it gives me the creeps because it kind of moans. I finally unplugged this machine and the blessed silence was such a joy!

Tomorrow I'm giving it to my friend (who owns this model and showed me how to set it up). The moment she walks through my door this Panasonic behaves like a normal player, and the second she walks out of my house, it is back to it's old tricks. I'm so glad to see it go that I don't even plan to replace it - just rely on my old ones like I have since the day I bought this vindictive machine.