Panasonic DMR-HS2 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/PVR with 40 GB Hard Drive (Silver)
Panasonic DMR-HS2 review
I was overwhelmed by the features and functionality of this machine - on paper anyway. It had all the features I was looking for, HDD, DVD-Ram, Time Slip and chasing modes. Perfect also for capturing thode cherished moments from DV Camera to DVD-R. Unfortunately, here in Ireland, our stations are transmitted in both UHF and VHF. This machine only recognises UHF. This meant (1) I would have to use a slave video for receiving the signal on the machine, (2) the video would have to be on the staion I wanted to record from, (3) My video was defunct as a recording device on it's own. Although I could set the timer recording on the DMR for multi recording, I would also have to set my video to come on at the same time and stations for the DMR to record my selection. I felt seriously let down by both the dealer for not informing me properly and Panasonic for not allowing VHF signals to be received. Also, the lack of DVD-RW functionality was a bad omittance. Maybe Sony's new DVR machine can do the trick!