Panasonic DMR-EH75VS DVD Recorder / VCR Combo with 80GB Hard Drive, HDMI, SD Card, and DV Input

Average customer rating: 4.0

List price (on Panasonic's website) is $499.95
rip off
Works good with some problems
Unit freezes up after using it four times
Don't buy!

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Panasonic DMR-EH75VS DVD Recorder / VCR Combo with 80GB Hard Drive, HDMI, SD Card, and DV Input

Manufacturer: Panasonic
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000FKKO74

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Product Description

Never be short of entertainment again. The Panasonic DMR-EH75 makes it easy to enjoy your favorite recordings without having to connect several pieces of equipment. Why hook up a separate DVD player, DVD recorder, VCR and DVR when you can have them all together? That's what the DMR-EH75 gives you. Instead of taking up room with a VCR and a DVD player, you've got a single unit that plays both. With TV Guide's on-screen Electronic Programming Guide, you can browse which shows to record to a VHS tape -- or if you prefer, record it directly to the 80GB hard drive for viewing later. If you want instant copies of your homemade video, load your SD card into the built-in slot and transfer it directly to hard drive for big-screen vieiwng, or burn it to a DVD for instant sharing. The HDMI connection and allows you to connect multiple components without the mess of wires. When connected to any HDMI-compatible screen, the DMR-ES25 converts video to 720p or 1080i, for a beautiful image that almost jumps out of your TV. The DV input and multi-drive recording and playback let you record & play back DVD-Audio & Video, CD audio, CD-DA and MP3/JPEG discs. So copy your VHS home movies to DVD and enjoy recording and playing DVD for the future. One-touch 2-way S-VHS dubbing Easy Quick Start for recording Task-oriented GUI menu for easier use and completion of DVDs VCR Refresh Dubbing with advanced DNR DV Auto recording and playlist creation Transfers content from a DV camcorder or SD card in just one step Simultaneous playback and recording (for DVD) Chasing playback tool allows you to watch the start of a program while you're still recording it (for DVD) Auto DVD-R Finalizing Records using MEPG-2 compression, for up to 8 hours of video on one disc VBR recording for optimized bitrate depending on type & length of recording Time base corrector for stable, natural images Front A/V input Built-in SD car

Customer Reviews:

List price (on Panasonic's website) is $499.95.......2007-06-10

Great product - don't understand the pricing here on Amazon - list price on Panasonic's website is $499.95, and it's available from Circuit City for $449.99.

rip off.......2007-06-09

Great unit, but the original list price was $599. A chain has this for $449. Do not pay $999 for this unit!
This combo may be the last of it's kind, as I understand Panasonic will not be replacing it or selling a combo with a hard drive.

Works good with some problems.......2007-06-03

I purchased this unit in November last year. The unit works very well more than I expect.
However, the power on button on the unit and the input connector next to this button did not work from day one. I had to use the remote control instead.
Service department is the worse. The first technician just hung up my phone. The second (after waiting for 15 min.) took my info and promise to send me an UPS label and return authorization by mail (they can not do by email). The mail never came. I called again and this time I was redirected the phone five times with waiting tim of 15 min. each time. Eventually, I was able to talk with a person who promise to send me the label. When talking with their customer service, make sure you ask for the case number. I do not think anyone in this department work with responsibility. Sad story!

Unit freezes up after using it four times.......2007-05-24

Beware! Unit froze up, HDD drive seized, lost all data that I spend days recording and editing. DVD drive freezes as well, inputs work very slowly.

Worked perfectly exactly 4 times before suddenly not working at all anymore, after only a few weeks time.

Panasonic had no answer, they said they discontinued this unit.
Many customers have had the same problem according to Panasonic.
LOTS of money to lose, you have to wait 14 days til they "fix" the unit, and then it does the same thing.
Panasonic refuses to replace the unit and I am out of load of money and much lost images and time.
Thanks for nothing Panasonic!

Don't buy!.......2007-05-24

The unit works great. The problem is that Dish Network can turn off the part of the guide service that triggers the recording. After several months of sucessful recording all I have now is an expensive manual recording device. Panasonic reports that the problem is Dishnetwork service.

The dish network policy is to get you to buy their tivo service at monthly fee.

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