Panasonic DMR-E55S Progressive Scan DVD Recorder / Player , Silver
Thought I had investigated enough
I agree with the reviewers that this is a great machine that is easy to use and does a great job with all kinds of recording.  MY problem is that I didn't buy this machine as my DVD player.  In retrospect I think other reviewers did.  I have a Pioneer DVD player hooked to my HDTV and I have TIVO so there is no need for me to copy anything (including TV show and movies) with this machine.  It sits attached to a small TV and VCR. I have 400 VHS tapes that I want to copy for family and friends.  Nobody can play the DVDs that it copies. Panasonic seems to be the only company going with the DVD-RAM so nobody else can view the DVD's.  Yes, I should have looked more into what would play the disks, but I went by these reviews and Panasonic's claim that Disks will play on \\"most machines\\".  Nobody in the reviews I read said anything about this (because this was going to be their DVD player - my guess). <br />So anyway just a heads up .... and I guess I'll be buying another one that plays the other DVDs