Panasonic DMR-EX85

Excellent – Machine does agreat job clear picture, The HD inbuilt tuner has done a great job of getting channel 31 which was very hazy on the analogue tuner. The timer programming is very user freindly and you can set up a variety of options using timeslip funtions or record same show same time every week, etc. Panasonic has done a great job on this machine. Only thing I really want added is to link with a PC. Plenty of input/outputs . Overall very happy with machine. Oh and don't forget it is HDMI ready. great looking unit stylish, low profile heavy, does not have usb connector in only SD connector

Excellent – Excellent DVD Recorder. We have owned it for over 2 years without any problems and it gets plenty of use. It has many user friendly features and I am very pleased with it. We now have 3 Panasonic DVD recorders and they are all good. This model includes a standard definition digital tuner which is good. All features are easy to use and Panasonic have improved these from a previous Panasonic DVD recorder we own.Easy to edit programmes and I like the feature of storing title names in the system for future use.The instruction booklet is well written and easy to follow. Cannot fault this machine at this stage.

Excellent – I love this machine - when I combined this with AUSTAR, I can record dozens of programs, edit them and then transfer them to DVD. This is an awesome thing. It is seriously flexible (though I have never used the SD function) and the timer settings are a piece of cake to use. highly recommend Panasonic over the two others I have owned, which were Hitachi and Pioneer. Extremely well priced, when compared to other units with the same capabilities. none really, except there is absolutely NO recovery if something is deleted in error.....in this world of digital technology, surely they could build a safeguard into them for idiots like me