Panasonic DIGA DMR-EA18K

73% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Good DVD media supportLong wait for DVD productionVIERALinkNo standout featuresBasic recorder

Replacing your VCR with an affordable DVD recorder couldn't be easier...

Outstanding recording quality, with a best-in-class LP mode; flexible recording speed; chasing playback with DVD-RAM discs; USB port and SDHC card slot; upscales DVD to 1080p; included IR blaster can control a cable or satellite box.

No built-in tuner to receive analog or digital television broadcasts; cannot play back DivX files.

Outstanding recording quality and tons of features, like flexible recording speed and chasing playback, make the Panasonic DMR-EA18K an excellent all-purpose DVD recorder.

1) Outstanding recording quality ; 2) Flexible record option allows you to set your own user defined disc record length and video quality ; 3) Signal pass through on S-Video/audio when unit it off. Presumably on the other feeds as well, but I haven't...

1) No TV Tuner ; 2) Does not play PAL dvd's ; 3) somewhat technical interface that could give some people difficulty ; 4) a little slow at times ; None of these are a big deal, but might be useful info for somebody

1) Outstanding recording quality. 2) Flexible record option allows you to set your own user defined disc record length and video quality. 3) Signal pass through on S-Video/audio when unit it off. Presumably on the other feeds as well, but I haven't...

1) No TV Tuner. 2) Does not play PAL dvd's 3) somewhat technical interface that could give some people difficulty 4) a little slow at times. None of these are a big deal, but might be useful info for somebody.

Mates with my panasonic hdmi 42" vera link TV perfectly

Slightly complicated instrutions.

Mates with my panasonic hdmi 42" vera link TV perfectly

Slightly complicated instrutions

Excellent product! Upconversion for older DVD's and JPEG's make then look stunning. Recording quality is also ; excellent, especially in 2 hour or less recordings. HDMI cable highly recommended-it makes a big difference. If you can program a VCR, this...

Only complaint so far is very slow to power on. Other than that works great

Excellent product! Upconversion for older DVD's and JPEG's make then look stunning. Recording quality is also excellent, especially in 2 hour or less recordings. HDMI cable highly recommended-it makes a big difference. If you can program a VCR, this...

Only complaint so far is very slow to power on. Other than that works great.

This is an excellent recorder. It puts out stunning color. It is my first DVDR; I almost bought a competing unit for $50 less but noticed that it did not record a full picture in wide screen; plus, some reviewers reported so much trouble with its...

It takes a minute or two for the unit to come up ready to record. It has a fast wake-up mode that I turned off because others reported problems with it. Have a little patience and you will be rewarded.