Panasonic DMR-E50K DVD Player/Recorder
Low Price, High Value.
When I finally decided to get the Panasonic DMR-E50K DVD Player/Recorder, I hoped it would be able to record all our analog camcorder videos and allow editing. No, it wouldn't, but the recordings off digital cable and our camcorder have been excellent, even at the EP speed. At first, I crammed 3 movies on each DVD-r disk, but sometimes I noticed pixelation and jagged edges to curved objects, so I now record the first movie in LP mode, and the second in FP mode for maximum clarity.<br />Using the cheaper DVD-r media produced mixed results. It's better to stick with Panasonic, Memorex, or Verbatim media. My wife loves to record their dances on the DVD-RAM disks, then I discovered that I couldn't copy chapters from her RAM disks on my computer to make masters. However, redchevyman, another reviewer had the solution I needed. Get a cheap Panasonic DVD player capable of playing DVD-RAM disks and record them to DVD-r disks. Then take them to your computer for final editing and production of high quality home-produced DVDs. I found DVD Wizard Pro and Pinnacle/Sonic the answer to most of my needs for making and copying DVDs.<br />But, my growing library of DVD movies recorded from digital cable is my greatest video joy. The results compare to the professionally produced DVDs. The Panasonic recorder is up to the task, and thanks to redchevyman, I know how to remove commercials from those great SCIFI channel productions and elsewhere. However, the commercial skip button works well, or fast forward on the player.<br />For its price, this recorder cannot be beat. I only wish there were any easier way to enter titles of movies recorded than the telephone keypad method.