Panasonic DMR-E55K Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/Player (Black)

Manufacturer:	Panasonic
List price:	~~$349.99~~
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Panasonic DMR-E55K Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/Player (Black)

Average rating: Stars

Doesn't hold up

This should say it all: I just came back from the repair shop. When they saw me walk in with the unit the clerk said, "I can't believe how many of these units come in." This very model. I used it for a few months, made 20 or 30 recordings, then it just failed. I called tech report, told them the error message I was getting and they told me to bring it in. I have a feeling I'll be returning it often till the warranty expires and then I'll throw it out.

For what it's worth it worked well till its demise.

Panasonic DMR-E55K Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/Player (Black) - Panasonic

Watch the shipping date!

I bet this is a good unit, but I'll never really know. I ordered it and it never came. Delayed once, twice then cancelled.

I got it in silver instead. It's inside a cabinet, so it didn't really matter about the color. The silver was cheaper, it was in stock, and it's a good quality unit. I am please with my silver one!

Panasonic - Panasonic DMR-E55K Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/Player (Black)

EXCELLENT RECORDER IF USING THE RIGHT BLANK DISCS

I have had this player for several months and had nothing but good experiences uses it. I used Sony, TDK, and Panasonic blank DVD-Rs. Recently I purchased some new TDK blank DVD-Rs and had my first problems. The unit was flaky and would not record most of the time, while giving the Self Check indicator for several minutes. I read a review below and it mentions that 8x discs are not recommended for this recorder. The TDKs I bought are 1x-8x speed, so that appears to explain my problems.

I had used the Sony DVD-Rs mostly for the past several months and went back to them for this reason. However, a couple of days ago, I inadvertently bought a box of 1x-8x again, as I never really even paid attention to the record speed. The great news is that these new 1x-8x Sony DVD-Rs are every bit as stable and viewable as the older 1x-4x version of the same Sony DVD-Rs I was previously using. Therefore, I highly recommend going with the Sonys, as I have never had one lockup on dozens of DVD recordings using them, whether the speed of them is 1x to 4x or 1x to 8x. If you can find Panasonic DVD-Rs, I would assume they would be safe also. When the discs are compatible, the player is the best $250 investment I have ever made. For the money, there is no better performing DVD recorder out there.

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