Nice but frustrating
Written: Mar 17 '07
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Pros: Picture quality, copy old family tapes to disk, TV Guide
Cons: Can't record TV for viewing later because of copyright restrictions.
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| mdallmann's Full Review: Panasonic DMR-EH75VS (80 GB) DVD Recorder / VCR / ... |
Outside of channels 4 (NBC) & 5 (CBC) TV schedule showing the same lineup, I haven't had much problem with the TV Guide. Because the screen is so small it is hard to use and find things, but I can still use cable's guide to find what I want. Copying some old family VHS to DVD worked very well, but it’s the TV Guide recording I find most frustrating. I was under the impression this would make a nice Tivo replacement (although I have never used one) with the build in hard drive, but I have yet to find anything I can record from the TV. What is the point of being able to schedule recordings via the TV Guide if the machine won't record them because their copyrighted? I could see not being able to record them to disk or tape, but I don't see why I can't record them to the hard drive for viewing later. I guess I am left wondering what the purpose of this machine is if you can't record anything off the TV. For $500 it maybe a nice feature rich machine, but if you can’t record for later viewing what the point?
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Amount Paid (US$): 450
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