Panasonic DMR-BWT460GN

Panasonic DMR-BWT460GN hotter than my toaster – I recently purchased a Panasonic DMR-BWT460GN to replace my Panasonic Blu-Ray pvr DMR-BWT800 which performed perfectly for 10 years, but finally stopped working. All the Panasonic devices I have previously purchased have been brilliant and the DMR-BWT460GN which has most of the same functions of my old unit, looked like a good replacement choice.… Read more

However, after operating the DMR-BWT460 for a few hours the outer case of the unit gets too hot to touch. Not sure if this is normal or maybe the fan is not working. I live in an apartment, and to be safe as the pvr has no legs, I have placed temporary spacers underneath to allow ventilation and I manually turn the unit off before I leave the apartment or retire for the night. Not exactly convenient. Does anyone have the same experience or can give me some advice on how to adjust the DMR-BWT460GN to resolve the heating problem.

Customer Service were not able to resolve so I decided to leave it turned off ♨️

Panasonic DMR-BWT460 - Not as advertised – I purchased a Panasonic DMR-BWT460 which was advertised as Region Free and capable of connecting to Freeview Plus. This unit is not capable of either of these claims. It is difficult to manage the settings. I find it a very basic and disappointing unit.

Disgusted with Panasonic – Since invented I have always purchased Panasonic DVD player/recorders. Worked well until this model purchased Sep 2019. Panasonic has lost the plot & is plain lieing. Lie 1 - Box says Twin Tuner - it is not - post purchase found out only twin tune records if 2 channels are same frequency unacceptable. Lie 2 - Box says "Optional" HDMI not provided… Read more

get home & find HDMI is not optional it is a must or you can't connect the unit to TV. Unacceptable. More out money required - unacceptable. No RCA outlets to connect audio to amplifier unacceptable. EPG does not move back/forward 24 hours anymore it goes to the start of the next day Dos not have option anymore of 24 hour clock try to phone 13 and other landline numbers - "Not in service" get your act together Panasonic. I am fed up with manufacturers changing equipment/parts so drastically just to force consumers to having to spend more. I am done with you all. Not everyone can or wants to "stream", interesting to hear recent talk in north hemisphere people are getting fed up with streaming services.

Very happy with this unit – I bought this unit to replace a Samsung pvr, which was the pits, and a complete waste of money. Samsung weren't interested in helping with the multiple problems I encountered, so I decided to cut my losses and bought this Panasonic instead. Sooooooo much better in terms of ease of operation and reliability. It has a larger memory, and records with… Read more

precision. This only issue for me is placement of the buttons on the remote, and the fact that they are a little small for my chunky fingers. Apart from that, highly recommended!!

Convenience and don't have to watch Adds on TV – I had the DMR-EX77 which has just stopped working but was great, I still have a DMR-XW390 which is also great this new one, bought last week have had a few VERY handy things removed such as the --Chapter and Timeslip which I used all the time. It also now has VERY small print when setting programs and looking up the guide, plus they have… Read more

changed the colour from bright contrasting colours to dull grey and white which makes it much harder to read from the viewing distance.

There is still NO mute button.

They have also changed the position of the buttons and many of the buttons also do different things than they once did.so it is all a new learning.

It still does the job of recording which has to be better than watching adds.

IMO they have gone backwards.