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Panasonic DMR-EX78EB-K - 250GB HDD - DVD Recorder with Freeview Black | 
| Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
Buy New: £263.53
New (11) Used (2) from £217.08
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 413
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.4
Dimensions (in): 20.4 x 17.3 x 6.7
MPN: DMR-EX78EB-K
Model: DMR-EX78EB-K
EAN: 5025232457779
ASIN: B0015M0MXM
Release Date: March 16, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Region - Zone 2 | | • | DivX/MPEG4 compatible - Yes | | • | Compatible Media - DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-VR, DVD-R/DVD+R / DL JPEG, MP3, CD-DA, Video CD, SVCD | | • | Removable recording supports - DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R, +R DL, +RW | | • | Integrated Audio Decoder - Dolby Digital (2 channels), Linear PCM (XP mode) |
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Product Description
The Panasonic DMR-EX78 stores over 400 hours of programmes in EP mode. It?s equipped with a 250 GB hard drive and is compatible with DivX, meaning you can enjoy your favourite multimedia and get rid of bulky recording equipment. In addition to a 1080p upscaling function, the DMR-EX78 renders videos in Full HD quality using its HDMI connection, while its Juke Box function and USB port keep you entertained with sound and images. The DMR-EX78 also displays ID3 tag information and comes with a DV input that makes archiving data to a DVD extremely easy. Thanks to its Pause Live programme, you can even record an episode of your favourite TV series while watching the beginning of it. The Home Cinema experience is made accessible to all, thanks to the DMR-EX78!
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| Customer Reviews:
 It's good but not perfect May 24, 2008
52 out of 53 found this review helpful
As a DVD player and Recorder it is excellent, if we stopped here it may be a 5/5. I feel a real opportunity has been missed to make this device a superb media centre, the way it manages music files and connects to alternative devices really limits what it can achieve.
The USB connector is a let down - it won't recognise an external hard-drive which is a shame because I had hoped to plug mine in and benefit from the music and movies/TV shows I have on my computer without either burning to disk or copying to a USB pen drive. Flash-pen drives work fine, my product even came with a 1gb pen drive in the box including some sample files.
The option to save .jpg and .mp3 file to the HD is good but again the device isn't perfect - when listening to your saved .mp3s or a CD the screen displays the song name/album info, it does not have an option to turn the screen black or to display clouds or a swirly image or something. Attention to this rather than the gracenote database (which seems alright) would have been a benefit. Also as you navigate around menus the music stops.
The above may well be unfair as I don't think other products by alternative manufacturers offer these functions.
The size of the hard disk is good and the quality of the recordings I have made so far (on the highest setting) are better than expected. You have options for changing the quality of the recoring you want to make - so you could extend the hours of programmes you can fit to the Harddrive if you don't mind lower quality for certain programmes.
Recording to a DVD from the hard disk is straight forward, not lightning quick though - I couldn't say how it compares to other devices in this respect. The upscaling picture quality of DVDs, so that they look better on an HDTV is also better than I expected.
The next thing to say is that this device can ONLY deal with digital signals, if you are in an area where the only signal you can currently get is analogue - this product may not be for you...
If you can't get freeview and don't have a satellite dish this product will only really be any good for upscaling your current DVDs to look better on your HDTV while you wait for the digital switchover.
Having said that I can't receive a digital signal - no freeview at all - but I do have freesat (the sky one not the new BBC/ITV HD one). My Sky box plugs into this device which plugs into the telly. This machine records the signal from my Sky box and I don't have any problems.
Without digital reception the pause live TV function doesn't work and neither do the TV guide functions (now and next, etc), I can see what's on next from the sky box anyway.
Because my analogue reception is so poor anyway none of this is really a concern to me - whatever product I bought I was going to have to rely on my satellite reception.
Amazon chose City link to deliver my item, they left it with a neighbour I don't even know and didn't even ask him for a signature. Unless you know and trust your neighbours you should pay for delivery that will arrive on a specified day and will require a signature.
 ONE STEP BELOW HI-DEFINITION May 14, 2008
52 out of 53 found this review helpful
This is a versatile and intuitive DVD player with a superb 1080p upscaling digital tuner and hefty 250GB hard drive. The whole package is well built, looks cool in black, and is simplicity itself to set up. When you get around to the more advanced features, check out the jukebox facility (the recording of albums onto the hard drive), which comes with a nifty database listing every track - easily updated via the memory stick included as part of the package. Flexibilty is also second-to-none if you like archiving material to disc as all formats are covered and partial editing in DVD-RAM is especially useful for knocking out commercials or any non-relevant material. But to get the very best out of the DMR-EX78E-K you need to use the HDMI output and attach a compatible LCD or Plasma TV, 5.1 amp and surround speaker system - the resulting audio-visual feast will guarantee in an instant that this beauty won't be up for replacement in a hurry. I've got three DVD/HDD units on the go at present - one is a home cinema in a box which I now use solely as my amp and speaker setup, the second is a multi-region player for imported DVDs, and the above is my pole-position kit. All Panasonic.
Put simply, this is unpretentious 'high-end' technology - without the accompanying 'high-end' prices. Put even more simply, the DMR-EX78E-K has delivered the goods and therefore exceeded my (unwaveringly) high expectations. The only step up from here is the step up to Hi-Definition.
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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