Panasonic DMR-EX78

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Excellent performance and spread of features

Lack of analogue TV tuner or additional digital tuner may bother some

You won't be disappointed with this feature-laden DVD recorder

Easy to use, great picture quality, ability to play and record on HDD at the same time

flicks back to other TV source (analogue) but may be due to set up rather than the product itself.

A good looking product packed with features. Simple to use basic functions. I'm still scratching the surface on what I can do with it

None on the unit itself. The manual though comprehensive doesn't seem to cover all possibilities and I've not done anything complicated yet. Annoyingly when I use the remote it also operate my Panasonic Bluray player which I could do without.

fantastic machine, even the wife can use it

no bad points yet

ease of set up,just plug in and go. excellent recording and playback with upscaling to 1080 . a great piece of kit.

The use of all the functions performed by this recorder take a little getting use to,but if you follow the extensive accompanying instructions all becomes clear.

easy set-up, simple to program, put cds onto hard disk, plays mp3 files on usb memory

fliddly switch to open/close dvd tray, remote control has limited range/angle - it doesnt seem sensitive enuff

great recordings

no sd card

Easy to record Easy to playback You can edit out the bits you don't want (such as adverts) before saving to DVDR or viewing You can set it up to record from an external device (eg Satelite Receiver) Large storage capacity on hard disk.

Takes a while to understand the instructions and controls Slow start and shut down

Easy to see the films you have stored on the hard drive and to set the timer. Lots of storage and so much easier than old VHS tapes. The signal improved on our old telly straight away and now we have a new panasonic television too the picture and sound...

Switching between television and DVD sometimes takes a while and it can take time as a computer to load and switch on.

Instructions seem easy enough but have had interminable problems sorting out HDMI. The recorded programmes are well represented and easy to access and it doesnt let you try to record two programmes when u have forgottten u r trying to record full...

The guide forward viewing is too small and fiddly. it seems hard to gewt from saved programmes to actual viewing at times and delay in reacting to instructions via the controls