Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording
from: Panasonic
Product Description:
Panasonic DMR-E85HS is a progressive-scan DVD video recorder with built-in 120 GB hard disk and TV Guide On Screen. It records to DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs.
Amazon.com Product Description:
Panasonic's top-of-the line, fifth-generation DMR-E85HS DVD recorder packs a built-in 120 GB hard drive capable of storing up to 213 hours--more than 11 straight days--of audio/video programming in EP mode. So whether you're seeking the time-shifted TV viewing abilities of a VCR-like DVR or you want to archive your home movies to long-lasting DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs, this is the recorder for you.
But it doesn't just slice and dice. The DMR-E85HS is also a progressive-scan DVD player for use with standard and high-definition or HD-ready TVs. It handles your DVDs, CDs, and homemade MP3 discs, as well as high-resolution DVD-Audio discs, which specialize in multichannel music mixes with quality surpassing that found on commercial CDs.
One touch of a button is all it takes to record data from the DMR-E85HS's hard disk drive to a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc at high speeds. You can blaze along at a quick 12x normal speed when writing to DVD-RAM, or 24x normal speed when going from the hard disk to DVD-R (in EP mode, both cases). For example, you can burn a one-hour program to DVD-RAM in just 5 minutes, or to DVD-R in just 2.5 minutes.
Panasonic's Time Slip feature lets you use your DVD recorder like a personal video recorder, or PVR. Because of DVD-RAM's extremely fast transfer rate, you can view the recorded portion of an ongoing program from the beginning, while still recording the program in progress.
In addition to recording new video content, the DMR-E85HS lets you transfer your favorite VHS recordings to durable, space-saving discs. You can archive, preserve, and easily catalog and accessed your personal movie libraries and family videos.
Panasonic DMR-E85HS is a progressive-scan DVD video recorder with built-in 120 GB hard disk and TV Guide On Screen. It records to DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs.
Amazon.com Product Description:
Panasonic's top-of-the line, fifth-generation DMR-E85HS DVD recorder packs a built-in 120 GB hard drive capable of storing up to 213 hours--more than 11 straight days--of audio/video programming in EP mode. So whether you're seeking the time-shifted TV viewing abilities of a VCR-like DVR or you want to archive your home movies to long-lasting DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs, this is the recorder for you.
But it doesn't just slice and dice. The DMR-E85HS is also a progressive-scan DVD player for use with standard and high-definition or HD-ready TVs. It handles your DVDs, CDs, and homemade MP3 discs, as well as high-resolution DVD-Audio discs, which specialize in multichannel music mixes with quality surpassing that found on commercial CDs.
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| The DMR-E85HS offers the flexibility of recording on both DVD-RAM--perfect for instant chapter access and for multiple rerecordings--as well as DVD-R, generally regarded as the most widely compatible of the many DVD formats. DVD-RAM offers high storage capacity, high-speed data transmission, exceptional picture and sound quality, fast random-access memory, and rewritability up to 100,000 times. DVD-RAM recording time extends to 16 hours per disc in EP mode on 9.4 GB double-sided media. You can program the recorder for daily or one-time broadcasts much as you would a VCR. To simplify programming, the DMR-E85HS includes the TV Guide On Screen Electronic Programming Guide. With DVD-RAM, you can even perform simple nonlinear video editing, such as rearranging the order of scenes, skipping over unwanted scenes, and creating custom play lists of favorite scenes on a disc. |
One touch of a button is all it takes to record data from the DMR-E85HS's hard disk drive to a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc at high speeds. You can blaze along at a quick 12x normal speed when writing to DVD-RAM, or 24x normal speed when going from the hard disk to DVD-R (in EP mode, both cases). For example, you can burn a one-hour program to DVD-RAM in just 5 minutes, or to DVD-R in just 2.5 minutes.
Panasonic's Time Slip feature lets you use your DVD recorder like a personal video recorder, or PVR. Because of DVD-RAM's extremely fast transfer rate, you can view the recorded portion of an ongoing program from the beginning, while still recording the program in progress.
| With Chasing Playback, you can view the recorded portion of a live program, from the beginning, while continuing to record that program until its completion. Simultaneous record & play lets you view a previously recorded program on either a DVD-RAM disc or the hard disk drive while simultaneously recording a different program. Relief Recording automatically checks the remaining disc space when recording to DVD-RAM or DVD-R. If there's not enough space, the video recorder shifts the balance of the recording to the hard drive. |
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In addition to recording new video content, the DMR-E85HS lets you transfer your favorite VHS recordings to durable, space-saving discs. You can archive, preserve, and easily catalog and accessed your personal movie libraries and family videos.
 | The recorder comes with a new Direct Navigator that simplifies the process of previewing recorded programs, letting you access recorded material from an onscreen menu that lists recording dates, times, channels, and titles. Finding and viewing recorded material is simple because there's no need to search, fast-forward, or rewind. |
Features:
- DVD-RAM/DVD-R recorder with built-in 120 GB hard drive and TV Guide On Screen electronic program guide
- Time Slip lets you watch from the beginning of a program whose recording is still in progress
- Plays DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, VCD, music CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and MP3 CDs
- 32x high-speed recording from hard drive to DVD-R; 24x high-speed recording from hard disk to RAM
- Progressive-scan video output for filmlike images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Are you unhappy with E85H?
Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording
If you are unhappy with your Panasonic DMR-E85H, email me.I might buy it from you.dennis2000@centurytel.net
I have had reasonable success with this item.I have had it for over a year and no problems so far.I really like it.But because of the reviews like those I see here, I'm in fear that it will fail me.
I would like to have a "backup" DMR-E85H so that when mine fails, ... Read More
Rating: 
- Nice machine....when it worked
We bought this dvd/dvr recorder E85H about 3 years ago. I would call it a lemon basically.
At one point we had to reformat the hard drive (losing all our recordings), as it was stuck. Sometimes you'd hit play or open on the dvd tray and it would not comply. It took long to boot up also. I liked it when it worked overall however - I stress when.
The final straws came when two capacitors failed and the machine was stuck on "Please Wait". I researched and found that others had ... Read More
Rating: - DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!!!
I purchased this product in Dec 2004.Hard to operate.The TV guide feature did not work.Slow to startup.It locked up in March of this year.The display showed "PLEASE WAIT", and the machine did not respond to any buttons on the box or remote.Resetting the box did not work.Leaving it unplugged for days and plugging it back in again did not work.
I finally called Panasonic because I had about 50 hrs of programs recorded on the hard drive that I wanted to retain.This included ... Read More
Rating: 
- Excellent choice
I bought my unit over 3 years ago when my vcr died.Did some research and liked what I read about this unit.
The DMR E85H is not as difficult to learn to use as some reviews state, and it's not as troublesome either.Mine has operated nearly flawlessly the entire 3 years I owned it.Earlier this year, I bought a second dvr,and went with the Phillips DVDR 3575H, since more Panasonic DMR E85s were not available at that time.The Phillips is a fine unit, but I definitely like the Panasonic ... Read More
Rating: - biggest waste of money EVER
This DVR was the biggest waste of money EVER. I wouldn't even give it one star, but I had to in order to save this review.
During the first year we owned it, it was in the repair shop for more than half the year.They repaired it once, we brought it home and it still froze up and wouldn't work. So we had to take it back and they ended up replacing the hard drive (which is what we told them was the problem the FIRST time we took it in).Of course both times it was in the repair shop they kept ... Read More
- Are you unhappy with E85H?Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording
If you are unhappy with your Panasonic DMR-E85H, email me.I might buy it from you.dennis2000@centurytel.net
I have had reasonable success with this item.I have had it for over a year and no problems so far.I really like it.But because of the reviews like those I see here, I'm in fear that it will fail me.
I would like to have a "backup" DMR-E85H so that when mine fails, ... Read More
- Nice machine....when it workedWe bought this dvd/dvr recorder E85H about 3 years ago. I would call it a lemon basically.
At one point we had to reformat the hard drive (losing all our recordings), as it was stuck. Sometimes you'd hit play or open on the dvd tray and it would not comply. It took long to boot up also. I liked it when it worked overall however - I stress when.
The final straws came when two capacitors failed and the machine was stuck on "Please Wait". I researched and found that others had ... Read More
- DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!!!I purchased this product in Dec 2004.Hard to operate.The TV guide feature did not work.Slow to startup.It locked up in March of this year.The display showed "PLEASE WAIT", and the machine did not respond to any buttons on the box or remote.Resetting the box did not work.Leaving it unplugged for days and plugging it back in again did not work.
I finally called Panasonic because I had about 50 hrs of programs recorded on the hard drive that I wanted to retain.This included ... Read More
- Excellent choiceI bought my unit over 3 years ago when my vcr died.Did some research and liked what I read about this unit.
The DMR E85H is not as difficult to learn to use as some reviews state, and it's not as troublesome either.Mine has operated nearly flawlessly the entire 3 years I owned it.Earlier this year, I bought a second dvr,and went with the Phillips DVDR 3575H, since more Panasonic DMR E85s were not available at that time.The Phillips is a fine unit, but I definitely like the Panasonic ... Read More
- biggest waste of money EVERThis DVR was the biggest waste of money EVER. I wouldn't even give it one star, but I had to in order to save this review.
During the first year we owned it, it was in the repair shop for more than half the year.They repaired it once, we brought it home and it still froze up and wouldn't work. So we had to take it back and they ended up replacing the hard drive (which is what we told them was the problem the FIRST time we took it in).Of course both times it was in the repair shop they kept ... Read More
