[MacDV] Re: MacDV Digest, Vol 10, Issue 22 - Panasonic DVD Recorders

[tucker ian]

I confirm Ted's advices here.   I have a Panasonic DVD Recorder , Model 
DMR-E85H  and I find the partial erase extremely useful.

Ian T.


On 16/05/2005, at 3:30 AM, macdv-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
wrote:

> Considering the time and hassle involved running things through the
> computer in order to burn a DVD of your tapes, have you looked at
> standalone DVD recorders?
>
> I have a Panasonic DMR HS-2 that I got a heck of a deal on from Best
> Buy because it was a customer return.
>
> I got a $1K+ machine (at the time) for $499, which was even less than
> the price they'd stuck on the box. Only the manual was missing, and I
> downloaded it from the Panasonic website as a PDF, then printed it.
>
> The major benefit of this device is that I don't need to spend a whole
> day tying up the computer just to schlep a 2 hour VHS tape to DVD.
>
> I can burn directly to DVD in real time, or go to the hard-drive if I
> need to do some trimming or whacking.  A playlist feature lets me burn
> to DVD files (recorded programs) that stored on the hard drive in the
> order I want.