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Panasonic DMR-EZ28K 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder with Built In Tuner | 
 enlarge | Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $159.99
You Save: $70.00 (30%)
New (5) Used (5) from $134.95
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 4058
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 17 x 2
MPN: DMR-EZ28K
Model: DMR-EZ28K
UPC: 037988256624
EAN: 0037988256624
ASIN: B0014F7Z94
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: New Open Box this item has been tested and is working 100% it is in perfect condition. This Recorder has a Digital Tuner. Comes with manual and all factory accessories. We back our product 100%.
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| Features:
| • | 1080p Upconversion via HDMI | | • | Multi Format playback: DVD, DivX, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW | | • | Viera Link to Panasonic Televisions | | • | Built In ATSC Tuner | | • | SD card slot |
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Product Description
The Panasonic DMR-EA28K DVD recorder is capable of receiving both digital and analog broadcasts. Even when digital signals drop out because of interference with direct signal access, which makes the picture either disappear or become filled with block noise, the Digital Tuner still produces a beautiful picture. Just slip the SD card into the slot or use the cable to connect the camera to the USB terminal, and you're ready to enjoy a spectacular big-screen slideshow with family and friends. You can even listen to music recorded onto a USB device while viewing your photos. Connect your Panasonic DVD recorder to a flat-panel HDTV via an HDMI cable and the TV channel setting information is automatically downloaded to the recorder. Once the Auto Preset Download is complete, the DVD recorder will keep whichever TV channel you're watching as its receiving channel. This means you can record the program you're watching by just pressing the Record button on the VIERA remote. With VIERALink, you don't have to worry about setting the recorder to the right channel every time you want to record something. Frequently used buttons, such as Power and Open/Close, are located at the top of the main unit (this makes them easier to see when the unit is placed in a rack, where you need to look down when operating it). SD Image File Format - JPEG conforming DCF Image File Number of Pixels - 34 x 34 to 6,144 x 4096 Inputs and Outputs - 2x LINE (pin jack) Analog Audio (2 Ch) Input, 2x Line (pin jack) Video In, DV Input Terminal, 2x S Connector S-Video In, Built-in SD Card Slot, 1x LINE (pin jack) 2ch Audio Out, Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR), and 1x S Connector S-Video Outputs Dimensions - Height 2-3/8 x Width 16-15/16 x Depth 9-13/16 Weight - 6.16 pounds
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Bad unit. June 21, 2008
Mine broke after only a few weeks. Slow and unfriendly user interface and remote control. Cheap stuff from China, what can I say? I wish things were different.
 Good recording ability, though not always reliable June 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a very good product. No DVD Recorder is perfect, but this one records high quality video. It upconverts the picture, which is not as good as true HD, but it's good when viewed on DVD-RAM. The DVD-RAM is able to play in the full widescreen capacity of my HDTV, but DVD-R or DVD+R, etc. can only record in the 4:3 aspect, so I set the picture to letterbox and zoom in to watch it. The DVD+R is a pretty good picture, but a step down from DVD-RAM.
The unreliabilty comment in my title refers to when the machine needs to frequently be reset. It freezes up and might miss a timer recording if it isn't reset.
Maddening June 7, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This unit barely manages to provide the services for which it is engineered. This isn't unusual for DVD-recorders. They are all absolutely awful. This, at one star, is one of the best of class, principally because you can, with patience, record shows onto DVDs. The problem is that the unit locks up in a never-ending variety of situations. If the engineers set out to make a totally undependable machine, they succeeded wildly.
The other "recorders" in the class are just slightly worse, which is to say, they are as useful for making recordings as you would be with a stick and a clay tablet.
If you purchase this unit, you're a fool. If this doesn't bother you, I suggest you lay in a store of long, narrow pointy things; it is only by pressing a teensy-weensy button through a tiny hole that you can reset the machine and snap it out of its paralyzed stupor. You'll be doing this several times a day. Have fun.
 Ok, but has its problems May 31, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This recorder has many great features, including good picture quality, the ability to pause a recording (many older DVRs could not do this), and it is easy to use. The menu is fantastic; I have worked with older DVRs that had confusing and difficult menus. However, it also has its flaws. First of all, sometimes after you record a program and press "record" again to record something else it won't record. You have to completely re-start the machine in order to start recording a program. You have two options for powering the machine on as well. There is a "quick start" option and a regular one. The regular re-starting takes 2 full minutes before you can record. The "quick start" doesn't work properly. After trying the quick start I realized I couldn't use it. It would sometimes turn on, sometimes it wouldn't. It would sometimes turn on only to say the disc wasn't properly formatted, when it obviously was (as I've been successfully using the same discs since I bought the machine). Other times it wouldn't pick up the cable signal at all, saying "no signal found." This became very frustrating. I would have to unplug and re-plug the machine in and sometimes this wouldn't even work. Eventually I realized the "quick start" function was the main problem, which means you have to use the 2 minute regular start up, which is annoying when the machine won't record and you have to constantly re-start it.
It is also troublesome that the machine says it is 1080p, but is not Hi-Def and will not pick up Hi-Def signals. I believe that Panasonic purposefully marketed the player as "1080p" to trick people into thinking it works with Hi-Def. The picture quality of the DVDs is great due to this feature, however. The digital tuner is also useful because it is the only way you can record off of TV if you have a regular cable plug in and not a cable box (as in my case).
While this DVR has many good features, it also has some bugs that Panasonic should have worked harder to eliminate.
I bought the recorder to record new programs off of TV, but to also copy tapes I have onto DVD. It works, but it's a slow process, especially because it the DVR's inability to record over and over again without re-starting.
 Great DVD Recorder! April 27, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is the best DVD Recorder I found on the market so far. I tested several of them, and this one worked the best for me. Highly recommended!
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