Editorial Review:Item Description:free TV Guide® On Screen 8-day program guide (listings for local broadcast and cable TV) * built-in 160GB hard drive for recording/playback * digital video (IEEE 1394) input for use with compatible camcorders * records to DVD-RAM and DVD-R * plays DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, Video CD, DVD-Audio (stereo only), CD, audio CD-R & CD-RW, and MP3 CD-R & CD-RW *
Amazon.com Item Description:The Panasonic DMR-E95HS progressive-scan DVD player/recorder features a built-in 160 GB hard drive and PC Card slot, making it the hardest-working home entertainment device around. Now you have the option of recording to DVD-RAM and DVD-R media, recording your favorite programs to hard disk, or recording from an external digital video camera to DVD media--all in one unit. The DMR-E95HS is also a progressive-scan DVD player, which means that you can experience extra clear images and higher resolutions on your high-definition or HD-ready television.
The DMR-E95HS can play back DVD-Video, DVD-Audio (2-channel), DVD-RAM, DVD-R (recorded on Panasonic units), Video CD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, and JPEG/TIFF discs, and can record to DVD-RAM and DVD-R media. It features selectable recording modes including XP, SP, LP, EP, and FR, and you can get 284 hours maximum recording time in EP mode. There is also the option for bilingual recording (to DVD-RAM only). The player has a playlist playback function, and also features aspect ratio control, dialog enhancer, frame advance and reverse frame step, slow motion playback, and a cinema mode for more cinema-like colors and improved resolution and contrast. Other features include two-channel Dolby Digital audio recording, and Advanced Surround (simulated surround sound from two speakers).
Recording to hard disk is easy with a multitude of special features, including a Time Slip Roller, simultaneous record and play, and a direct navigator. The Time Slip Roller (or Time Slip Button on the remote control) allows you to press just one button during recording to start playing back the scene recorded 30 seconds earlier, and you can search for scenes in units of one minute within the recorded section while you're watching the scene on a small onscreen window. Simultaneous record and play lets you record an episode of one program while you're watching another episode at the same. The direct navigator displays the list of programs recorded to disk so you can quickly see what's available, erase recorded programs, or select programs to watch.
A bevy of inputs and outputs lets you connect the DMR-E95HS to nearly any external home entertainment device you can think of. It sports three composite video, three S-video, and one RF input, along with one switchable component video, two S-video, and two composite video outputs. Audio outputs include two L/R outputs plus an optical digital out for DTS and Dolby Digital output. It also features a FireWire input for connecting to a compatible digital video camera (via an IEEE 1394 cable) for playback on your television, and also gives you the convenience of transferring your home movies to DVD media. A special PC Card slot is included for viewing of digital photos, and is compatible with most formats including PC Card, Memory Card, CompactFlash Card, MultiMediaCard, Smart Media Card, and Memory Stick.
What's in the Box DVD video recorder with built-in hard disk drive, universal remote control, DVD-RAM disc, RCA cables, user's manual, and warranty information.
Customer Reviews
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* Works great ...
It is terrifying reading the reviews on here, but there are no problems with mine (other than the TV guide silliness).
Record shows to the HD, then you can edit out commercials etc and burn to DVD-R, which you can finalize to play on other DVD players. We have had ours for 9 months. We have filled the hard drive a few times (left it recording by mistake), divided and shortened scores of recordings, burned about 10 DVD-Rs, taken power hits, no problems.
The U99 bugs seems to be fixed and there are websites out there to help fix you box if you need to.
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* My Panasonic DMR-E95H is a winner! ...
Recordings on DVD seemed like a smart step forward from my trusty but tired JVC Editing deck, which still works fine after some 5 years of daily use. Panasonic E95H looked great with plenty space on the hard disc and loads of features. I studied user reviews(mostly horror stories users were experiencing)but I took a chance when venders were selling for less than half price. (Paid $399. delivered, from J&R.) WOW! WHAT A MACHINE! All that I try works great. I have copied about 50 tapes to DVD-R, even copied a few high rated rental movies, put three TV movie broadway shows on a single DVD-R disc (over 6 hours!), about 100 TV great movies, even FM Stereo broadcasts. No problems ever. I pray that I stay lucky. Hours of back and forth with the manual, but I had the same problem when I first got my editing VCR. I have not tried all the features available on this machine, but everyting I tried so far works fine (with the help of the not so great manual which infernally bounces one from page to page, inasmuch as this piece has tremendous brains and capability.) A close lightening hit "crashed" it once but it just rebooted and continued what it was doing without losing anything in memory or the hard disc. In over half a century of buying high end gear, this has been the best deal & the most fun and satisfying. Great pictures & decent digital sound. WOW! WHAT A MACHINE!
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* No Problems Here ...
Well I have had this unit now for almost a year and I love it! I did have some problems with the TV guide for a while but it has been working great lately. The HDD stores many hours of programs and burns them onto DVD -R and DVD- RAM discs that turn out great. I burn a lot of material for my classes to show in school. Yes you do have to study the manual for a while to learn all the features but once you get it its pretty easy. Lets face it, any new device these days take a while to figure out. So far I have not had any of the problems faced by other reviewers, so I'll keep my fingers crossed and keep enjoying this unit.
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* Panasonic's big loser ...
I've had my DMR-E95H since March and it continues to have problems. I have spent hours on the phone with Panasonics tech support (what a waste of time that is), and even had to send the unit in for repair. I was getting the dreaded U99 error. Well, I got the unit back about two weeks ago and now I get absolutely no TV guide listings and every hour or so while I am watching something, the unit just shuts itself off. Panasonic really needs to rethink it's engineering of this product and should apologize to all the folks that already wasted good money on this piece of crap. Don't buy this one, look at the other manufacturers.
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* the panasonic dmr-e95h is useless ...
The panasonic dmr-e95h is useless.So is the tech support from Panasonic.
I will NEVER buy ANY panasonic product again.
Tech cannot supply answers.
To any questions.
At all.
They are at best barely fuctioning dopes without the slightest interest in helping.
This is after waiting 45 minutes.
The firmware updates do not work.
The item does not work as described.
It has more bugs than a swamp in Floridia.
It is more sensitive than a movie stars ego.
There should be a website devoted to how useless all of these panasonic dvd recorders.
What a waste of money WATCH OUT!!!!!
