Panasonic DMR-E50K DVD Player/Recorder
Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
The machine was easy to set up but did not respond to included remote control, which differed from the manual illustration and instructions. Certain functions were not available on remote. Machine will not work with anything but Panasonic disks which happen to cost 2-6 times most other brands. Since I am planning to transfer literally hundreds of VHS tapes to CD-R, this just did not meet my needs. Finally, no matter which output on the machine I used, it never did show up on the TV except when the VHS was playing a tape through the DVD. So I am returning it and may try the Phillips which, even though it is more expensive, might be more what I want.