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One problem.no controls on the machine. Does pretty much what I wanted. So, if you lose your controller, you're SOL.
I opened the DVR and manually ejected the cassette and it was fine, turned out it was a jammed cassette (I don't know why it couldn't eject it instead of throwing error codes). Just after a year of owning it the unit refused to eject a cassette I had checked out from the library. A week after the cassette problem, the unit failed to eject a DVD.
I searched the internet and found this was a common problem. Same problem, looked on the internet and saw this was a fairly common problem. I have used the DVR daily for just over a year.Pros:DVD RAM format superior to +/- RDigital TunerOverall featuresCons:No HDMI on this model (some have it)Slow (annoyingly so) to change channelsUnreliableProne to lock-ups requiring resetsWho should buy this unit.
This was okay to deal with. Avoid this unit, especially used ones.The unit regularly crashes requiring a reset. It does this about once a month.
No electronic device should be this much fuss, especially one that cost me $280 new.
The unit is solid and sturdy and works fine. Delivery was prompt and quality was like new. You may not get all the bells and whistles, but it gets the job done.
The downconverted video that it records doesn't look like HD, but it is a noise free, ghost free recording, which is what I expected. Just FYI, it will not allow you to record any digital broadcast to VHS.
Just great. I hear they are good.
Panasonic has agreed to fix this one for me. Although I will be without it for a month while it is being fixed, I am hopeful that I will get one that works and will be able to rate it's preformance.
The combo would be great if it didn't come broken. This is my only reason for trying to get one that works.
I have since tried another one and it too is broken and the company that sent this one, Outlet, in L.A., sold this one to me as a brand new one and it also is broken. I cannot reach Outlet as their phone # is NO LONGER IN SERVICE.
I am hoping for the best.
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