Editorial Review:Item Description:Panasonic DIGA DVD Recorders offer all the benefits of the DVD-RAM format, like simultaneous recording and playback, random access, chasing playback, on-disc editing, and multi-format data compatibility that lets you record TV programs and still pictures on the same disc.The new Panasonic DMRES10 is the latest edition to the hugely successful DIGA portfolio. With new picture enhancing technology delivering stunning digital video quality, this new DVD recorder is sure to make waves in 2005.The DMRES10 is ready to record just one second after switching on the power - meaning the very first seconds of a program can be caught. Vital scenes will be captured, meaning you will never miss the start of your favorite program again. The vital opening scene of your favorite soap or league match will no longer be a mystery.
Amazon.com Item Description: Why wait? Panasonic's high-tech DIGA series DMR-ES10S DVD recorder has everything you need to archive your old VHS and camcorder tapes while taking over any lingering TV-related duties from your VCR and serving as a home-theater-caliber DVD player to boot. The unit records to your choice of DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R, or rewritable DVD-RW. For playback, it'll handle those formats in addition to DVD+RW, DVD-Audio (high-resolution 2-channel only), video CD, MP3 CD, and recordable CDs brimming with your cherished JPEG digital photos. DVD-Audio media offer super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound and provides unique bonus materials not available on regular audio CDs.
The DMR-ES10S's virtual Multi-Encode System enables LP mode recording with the same 500 lines of horizontal resolution as the deck uses to encode in the higher-quality SP and XP modes. This is twice the 250 lines of resolution used in conventional Long Play recording. Now you can store 4 hours of full-resolution program material on a standard 4.7 GB recordable DVD rather than merely 2 hours.
Panasonic's Time Slip feature lets you use your DVD recorder like a digital video recorder, viewing the recorded portion of an ongoing program from the beginning, while still recording the program in progress. With Chasing Playback, you can view the recorded portion of a live program, from the beginning, while continuing to record that program until its completion. Simultaneous record and play lets you view a previously recorded program on either a DVD-RAM disc or the hard disk drive while recording a different program.
The DMR-ES10S uses a 12-bit video analog-to-digital converter to provide 4 times the number of possible color gradation (shades) offered by 10-bit converters. This preserves your source images with more detail, more definition, and more beauty. Other enhancements include Panasonic's Real-Time Variable Bit Rate Control, integrated noise reduction (NR), and Visibility Modulation technology.
The DMR-ES10S is also a progressive-scan DVD
player for use with both standard- and high-definition or HD-ready TVs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.
Panasonic's Direct Navigator simplifies the process of previewing recorded programs, letting you access recorded material from an onscreen menu that lists recording dates, times, channels, and titles. The DMR-ES10S also offers a feature called high-speed quick start. The unit is ready to record just 1 second after you switch it on, easing your mind on those occasions when you forget (or almost forget) that an important program is airing.
Customer Reviews
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* Wonderful unit until it died shortly out of warranty ...
For a moderately priced DVD recorder it had great features and worked well. That is until it stopped working about 15 months after I purchased it. It has started to "hang", not responding to commands from the remote nor the front panel buttons. A power cycle is needed to restore it to a functioning state and based on other reviews I expect in a short time even that will not work. Knowing something about how these units work internally it's pattern of slowly degrading robustness is unanticipated.
While I was quite happy with the unit and would have given it 4 stars for value, I truly expect a consumer device to last longer than 15 months, what used to seem like great value now looks like very poor value. At this point I would be loathe to purchase another Panasonic DVD recorder despite their initial high marks for features at a low price point. What good is it if it won't last?
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* Here Comes Trouble ...
Worked great for 18 months then died . No power opened it up and capacitor is spread open on top. Seems others have had no power problems. Was nice when it worked but dies to soon.Paid $180 expect more then 18 months.
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* Entry level dvd recorder is great, ...
This is the basic Panasonic dvd recorder. This unit is simple to use with advanced features easily accessed with simple menus. I have purchased several Panasonic units as part of security systems I install. They are reliable and reasonable cost wise. Another great feature is the intuitive remote.
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* Muito confiável e forte ...
Já faz um ano que comprei o aparelho e ele continua funcionando como um novo.
Aqui no Brasil por causa do sistema de cor é necessário fazer uma pequena manutenção para que o aparelho entenda o sistema PAL-M. Quando mandei meu Panasonic para a assistência técnica, estava carregando-o na garupa da moto e sofri um pequeno acidente. O aparelho saiu voando e deslizou pelo asfalto, protegido apenas pelo plástico bolha.
Ao chegar em casa, para minha surpresa, o aparelho funcionou normalmente, utilizo-o diariamente para gravação de alguns programas de TV que não consigo assistir e já converti cerca de 100 filmes que tinha em VHS para DVD.
A programação mostra-se extremamente fácil, o único porém fica por conta da temperatura do aparelho quando em funcionamento, que é bem alta.
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* Gets The Job Done ...
I have been using this recorder for 3 months and am completely satisfied with its preformance. The image remains stable on a lot of tapes that on my Sony recorder they do not. For transfering VHS to DVD you can not go wrong with this Panasonic.
