Panasonic DMR-EZ475VK DVD Recorder

Pros: Seems to function quit well, smooth operation, menus easy to navigate, helpful product support

Cons: None encountered yet, have never tried to use timer to record

Review: Bought this unit at COSTCO for $300, previously had cheap Liteon unit but it would not play ,many discs. This Panasonic unit functions quit well. I record VHS to DVD. Menus are straight forward, and Discs play well. One snafu so far is recording Sony ...

Pros: Excellent picture quality and sound; self-contained tuner allows recording while watching different channel

Cons: Unreliable scheduled DVR recording

The Bottom Line: Had a Panny VCR for a decade before this that NEVER had a problem. Never even cleaned it once! Panasonic flubbed fusing analog VCR together with digital DVR.

Review: We bought a Panasonic DMR-EZ475 DVR/VCR combo about three months ago, and if asked whether we'd do it again, we'd have to say "no." The main problem involves scheduled recordings on the DVR side -- it sometimes decides it's not in the mood, and it ...

Pros: Makes good copies.

Cons: Difficult to use, problems with the unit.

Review: After recording a program the unit started cycling into a loop in which the unit went into a recovery process. First it displayed a C22 code and then a U61 code and then a series of 000000 000000. Then it said BYE the date and after a minute it repeats ...

Pros: I like the VHS to DVD and the SD to DVD combo idea.

Cons: The machine is constantly breaking and performing self-checks.

The Bottom Line: Nothing but headaches. Avoid it!

Review: This is the 3rd Panasonic DVD Recorders that I have used. My previous two Panasonic DVD recorders died after 14 months each. I do use them hard, but less than 18 months for a new recorder is bad. I sure do miss them, at least they worked. This unit ...

Pros: When it works it's OK. I enjoy the ability to use different source material.

Cons: Buggy and unreliable. Often scheduled recordings do not record.

Review: The headaches this device causes has made write my first product review. I'm glad the engineers had the foresight to put a reset button on the front panel.  It's a shame they didn't correct the issues that make it necessary.  Sometimes I'll put ...

Pros: Picture quality upscaling is surprising.

Cons: Slow reading disc but no problem once you know about it.

Review: I have had it for about a week. After setting it up for TV I have, I have watched various DVD some old. Picture quality does improve surprisingly to their claim. I don't feel like needing BlueRay with this unit performing so good. I have few other brands ...