Panasonic DMR-E75VS Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/VCR Combo
Great product but be forwarned..
This is a truly great product with easy to use features. However, it will only record to 4X DVD-R or 1X-8X DVD-R (and 3X DVD-RAM, but that costs $4 to $5 per disc!). It will not record to 8X DVD-R. I was amazed how difficult it was to find 4X media. All stores in my area (Fred Meyer, Ciduit City, Best Buy) stock only 8X, which causes this machine to crash into self-check mode. Even worse, all store employees said the 8X media would work. Panasonic was not help. They never answered my customer support e-mails and their site says nothing about this. I finally figured out that I could use 8X multi-speed media (usually labeled 1X-8X or sometimes 2X/4X/8X) although this is not mentioned in the manual. Once I figured out what media to use, the machine works flawlessly. This is confusing, since most computer DVD 4X drives will write to 8X media just fine. This needs to be clearly spelled out on the box and in the manual.