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Panasonic DMR-E80H (80 GB) DVD Recorder
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This is a great little DVD recorder
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
What i love: 1. It has a built in editing program that allows you to cut out the commercials for your tv programs. 2. When the tv show is how you like it, then you can burn it to a disk, erase the content on your hard drive, making room for your next project. 3. With 80 GB, it will take a lot of recording to fill up the hard drive. As long as you don't have it on the XP mode all the time, there will be room for a lot of tv episodes or a few football games in their entirety.
Drawbacks: 1. The unit is a little complicated and I recommend reading the instruction manual. However, when you understand some of the functions, the rest will be easier to pick up. I don't need all the functions it offers so it becomes less complicated to use. 2. The front display is hard to read even from a short distance. Once you get used to what the unit does, the front display becomes a non-issue. 3. I have had the unit since July 2003 and in March 2007 am now having problems with it refusing to recognize blank DVD-R disks when i want to record shows from the Hard Drive to the disk. I have to let a Panasonic authorized repair shop take a look at it.
In closing, this is the only DVD recorder i have ever owned and would like to keep it until it blows up. I'm hesitant to buy another brands' recorder, worried that I will have to relearn a whole new electronic system. I'm comfortable with what I have and don't know if the features i now enjoy would be on another DVD recorder system.
Email me if you have any questions @ briankprice@yahoo.com.
Drawbacks: 1. The unit is a little complicated and I recommend reading the instruction manual. However, when you understand some of the functions, the rest will be easier to pick up. I don't need all the functions it offers so it becomes less complicated to use. 2. The front display is hard to read even from a short distance. Once you get used to what the unit does, the front display becomes a non-issue. 3. I have had the unit since July 2003 and in March 2007 am now having problems with it refusing to recognize blank DVD-R disks when i want to record shows from the Hard Drive to the disk. I have to let a Panasonic authorized repair shop take a look at it.
In closing, this is the only DVD recorder i have ever owned and would like to keep it until it blows up. I'm hesitant to buy another brands' recorder, worried that I will have to relearn a whole new electronic system. I'm comfortable with what I have and don't know if the features i now enjoy would be on another DVD recorder system.
Email me if you have any questions @ briankprice@yahoo.com.
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Great dvr !!I already own one. It is basically the perfect dvr. The only bad thing is the hard drive is too enclosed and tends to overheat. But, there is an easy fix for that.
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Panasonic DMR-80H DVD Recorder Excellent!I like all Panasonic Brand DVD Recorders for their user friendly operation. They are the best!! Wayne
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Panasonic DVD Hard Drive RecorderPros: The E80H Hard Drive DVD recorder is excelllent. It really shines in its ability to record to either the HD or to a DVD, allowing great flexibility. This is my second machine. This was their first recorder, and like the latter 100H, it was one of the best. Others have reportedly been problematic.
Cons: These machines can be temperamental as to the brand of DVD-R the machine will accept. My first one only would recognize Memorex, while this machine seems to do betterin accepting other brands. This was a widely reported issue. Unfortunately, in their infinite corporate wisdom, Panasonic discontinued all HD recorders, and service is locally difficult or impossible to find if you have a problem. This is a complex product: I would use caution when buying used.
Cons: These machines can be temperamental as to the brand of DVD-R the machine will accept. My first one only would recognize Memorex, while this machine seems to do betterin accepting other brands. This was a widely reported issue. Unfortunately, in their infinite corporate wisdom, Panasonic discontinued all HD recorders, and service is locally difficult or impossible to find if you have a problem. This is a complex product: I would use caution when buying used.
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Panasonic DMR-E80H (80 GB) DVD RecorderReview created: 03/01/08
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ponchito1933 ( 1 )
This is a replacement for the same model DVD recorder I used for
five years until I simply wore it out with daily use. The recorder
is a work-horse from Panasonic and the editing features are
unique. I was lucky to find a replacement on e-Bay.
five years until I simply wore it out with daily use. The recorder
is a work-horse from Panasonic and the editing features are
unique. I was lucky to find a replacement on e-Bay.
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Panasonic DMR-E80H (80GB) DVD RecorderReview created: 02/10/08
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oldgator50 ( 5 )
I was already familiar with this product since I have had one for 4 years. I bought this for my son. It incorporates a hard drive (80 GB) along with a DVD recorder/player drive. This allows very long recording time onto the hard drive that you cannot get on a DVD drive alone. You can then edit the recording from the hard drive and only save what you really want to the DVD. I like to record my old VHS home movies onto the hard drive and then edit them. Then I save them onto DVD's in different categories (by year, by Holidays, special events, etc.) Also, great to record right from TV broadcast like a Tivo, but with the ability to save and record onto DVD. I don't know why Panasonic has stopped making the dual combination. It is a great product.
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Panasonic DMR-E80H (80 GB) DVD RecorderReview created: 02/09/08
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This product does make it easy to edit. Since they don't have it on the market anymore, used is the only option. Probably goes for the new price or more. I don't know much about it, but Phillips has a similar product still available. It also has a larger Hard Drive.
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panasonic recordersReview created: 01/09/08
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I had one in the past and loved it very much it is easy to use and set up it recordes show lets you edit and watch shows it is a very friendly recorder larry
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this is great, but Dealtree is a nightmare!! 1/6 worksReview created: 12/10/07
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this item is okay, but Dealtree is a joke, they should be kicked off for false advertising. "Tested as working"...they must have tested with their eyes closed. I spent big bucks there knowing Best Buy is a great store, but whoever Dealtree is that runs it for them should be embarrassed. I did most of my Christmas shopping on there for deals on electronics. I thought it would be a great place for a college person, but of the things actually works, and a 5 in one card reader only came with a wire and an install cd, no reader!!! If I wanted to buy a wire, I would go to Radioshack.
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Panasonic DMR-E80H RemoteReview created: 12/04/07
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Exact duplicate of the original remote. Highly recommended. Product was shipped promptly. Quality was high.
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Great buy!Review created: 06/04/07
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gerrysherman ( 3 )
I have used an identical DVD HDD DVD Recorder for years but it was getting to be a little fiesty. Didn't want to pay big bucks to have it repaired so I looked on Ebay and spotted two units being sold as refurbished by a seller that is does warranty repair for Panasonic. Since a new unit costs in excess of $500, I figured for $100 I could take a chance. Communicating with the seller, I learned that the problem with my own machine was probably a drive that was going bad and that both items they had on Ebay had new drives. I bought it; it works perfectly and I'm very happy with it.
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