November 8th, 2010
Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
- DVD/VHS/250GB HD Recording
- SD Memory Card Slot
- Digital Turner
- 1080p Up-Conversion
- 84mm x 430mm x 346mm
DIGA DVD / VHS Recorder with 250GB HDD & Freeview+. By interpolating video data using proprietary algorithms, SD format data is up-converted to 1080 x 1920p HD format video data. This conversion to HD format increases the richness of the original data by approximately six fold, and produces the highest possible image quality when viewing content on a large-screen HDTV. Enjoy watching crisper and sharper video enabled by detailed reproduction of content on DVD and Hard disk drive. Colour reproduc
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Review by MC for Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
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I received my new machine (a replacement for a different product) and it is everything that it says it is – ie, `does what it says on the tin’.
It copies well from VHS-HDD-DVD which was my main purpose for buying this particular model.
I already have the Panasonic DMR-EX78EB-K – 250GB HDD – DVD Recorder and have had for approx. 20 months. It has been a very sturdy machine which records series of programmes – and it links them together so that you don’t have to go all over the HDD to find each episode (something that my sister says she has to do with her machine which is a different brand). This in itself is a very valuable tool.
You can edit the programme, ie. if it is on a commercial channel – you can remove the adverts, which makes the programme shorter (example – a 2 hour programme will condense to about 1 ½ hours) and therefore if later copying onto a DVD it means you can record more onto your disc.
Once recorded, you can then play in any DVD player – something I couldn’t do with the Toshiba that I reviewed earlier.
The reason I wanted this particular model – apart from I like my `toys’ – was that it has a VHS recorder. I can now record my personal videos onto the HDD or onto a DVD.
I have tried doing this and it really was easy to do and the quality very good.
It has an EPG (electronic programme guide) which means that you do not have to worry about inputting your own times etc., and one of the really interesting things it does is that if your programme, as frequently happens, is cancelled or moved to a later time – the intelligent timer knows this and will `find’ it and record when the programme transmits, so not like the days when you set your video and would miss either the beginning or end or indeed a totally different programme than you were expecting. The other thing – along the same lines – that it does is that if say a set of 6 programmes are interrupted by a week because of some event – the machine `holds’ the information and when the next episode airs it will automatically start recording it for you, so no danger of you `forgetting’ and missing an episode.
When I received the machine, the user guide advises that you read it thoroughly. However, when I plugged it in, before I consulted the guide – it started locating the channels and installed itself with no input from me.
I am very happy with all the functions that this product performs and would be confident in recommending it to other users.
Yes it is slightly more expensive than some other similar products on the market, but I feel it is money well spent.
If you are able to stretch to paying a little more, then I feel you would be happy with the cost for the additional functions it affords you.
I have learned from my own mistakes from buying cheaper in the past, and in the end it really boils down to the often uttered comment `you get what you pay for’.
If you choose to opt for this product, I believe that you will not be disappointed. Happy recording!
08.05.2010
Since I wrote my last review, I have subsequently discovered that although I bought this machine to record my own personl VHS tapes, that it will also record pre-recorded tapes either onto your hard disc or directly onto a DVD, so if you have VHS tapes of films/pogrammes that you bought, then you can record these too and keep in your collection on DVD. Please beware of the copyright laws – these are recorded for my sole use and not as a means to distribution.
Review by Peter Welham for Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
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Well constructed machine with excellent quality playback. The only problem I have encountered is with the guide facility. Having set it up to record various formula 1 practices and races it has consistently failed to record the events. the only way to spur it into action is to leave it turned on rather than in standby. In standy it will start at random during the program or not at all. More perplexing is that even when manually programmed with generopus margins around the start and end times it still failed!!
With ‘normal’ series and soaps etc. it works fine. Given the prime function of the machine is to capture programmed events I can not give it more than 3 stars. OK I can compensate for the F1 series but are there other unrepeatable events it will decide not to record in the future?
Minor niggles: 25%of the guide screen is taken up by a useless advert which you can not turn off – its already a busy screen so loss of a quarter of it is a shame.
Not faults but caveats:
– There is no analogue tuner so beware if you are in a poor digital reception area.
– The 1394 firewire interface is not supported so slightly older digital camcorders may have to revert to analogue input.
Overall a good machine but not one that I can rely on 100%.Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
Review by Kittyhawk for Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
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Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
Delivered in good time and well wrapped. Installation was straight forward in spite of the large range of functions. Getting used to the buttons that do the tricks and it does have a thinking capacity of its own to overcome the transmission glitches. The addition of a HDMI cable does seem to give a better picture quality.
Review by Mr. Lee B. Driver for Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
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I BOUGHT THIS MACHINE FOR MYSELF, BECAUSE IT’S WHAT I JUST ALWAYS WANTED. IT HAS EVERYTHING IN ONE UNIT, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN RECORD WHAT EVER YOU WANT FROM VHS TO DVD, HARD DRIVE TO DVD. ALSO, IT HAS A CARD SLOT IN WHICH YOU CAN VIEW YOUR PHOTO’S ON YOUR TV. A BRILLIANT IDEA FROM PANASONIC.
Review by John Asquith for Panasonic DMR-EX99VEBK 250GB HDD DVD/VHS Recorder with Freeview+
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I bought this machine one week ago so a review now may look a little premature. However, I am so enthusiastic about this product that I decided to get my praises for it going straight away.
I have tested all the playback and recording functions for VHS/DVD/HDD formats and the results are excellent. Do not be put off by the size and complexity of the instruction book – just simply look up the particular function which you wish to perform and take it from there.
The machine is expensive but for a product of this class it really is worth the price.