Panasonic DMR-ES15S DVD Recorder with DV Input (2005 Model)

I did a lot of research into a DVD recorder, and there are a lot of negative reviews out there. I have had had this model for about a month, and am very happy with it. I only want it for simple activities, like recording shows both from my TiVo and from an attached VCR, not for complicated editing or titling. So far everything has gone smoothly. There were a couple of things unique to DVD recorders that I needed to learn, but now that I have, I have found this very easy to use. I highly recommend this. - Customer Reviews

Product Description Record your home movies and your favorite TV programs easily to DVD disc with the Panasonic DMR-ES15S progressive scan recorder/player, which provides ultimate flexibility in recording media options. You can choose write-once DVD+R and DVD-R discs or rewritable DVD-RW/+RW and DVD-RAM discs (the latter being a great choice for temporary storage of recorded material as it can be rewritten more than DVD-RW). It's easy to record TV programming with the built-in analog TV tuner with RF pass-through. In addition to standard DVD movie and CD audio discs and its compatible recordable formats, the DMR-ES15S can play back CD-R/RW, dual layer DVD-R/+R, and VCD disc formats as well as JPEG, and MP3 digital formats. Panasonic's Time Slip function consists of two features designed to give you added flexibility and control when making DVD recordings: Chasing Playback and Simultaneous Record & Play. With Chasing Playback, you don't have to wait for an entire program to be recorded before watching it from beginning to end. This feature allows you to watch a program that's currently being recorded from any point that's already been recorded--while continuing to record the live program in progress. Simultaneous Record & Play allows you to record a program onto a disc while simultaneously watching any other program that's previously been recorded on the same disc.

Product Features
• Slim-profile progressive scan DVD player/recorder; measures 16.9 x 2.3 x 9.8 inches
• FireWire port for direct dubbing from camcorder
• Records onto DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM; plays back dual-layer DVD-R/+R and CD-R/RW. Will only record in 16:9 aspect to DVD-RAM. All other media is limited to 4:3 aspect.
• Connections: composite (2 in, 1 out), S-Video (2 in, 1 out), component (1 out), RF (1 in)
• Optical digital audio out for Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound.

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