Panasonic DMR-ES20K DVD Recorder
Great product but some incompatibility issues
Overall I'm very happy with this product, but some of my previously recorded DVD-R turned out to be incompatible. I've been using Memorex DVD-R for years now, and never had any issues, whether on my PC or on DVD players. However, this DVD recorder rejects Memorex DVD-R 1x and DVD-R 8x, BUT it will accept 4x and 16x. This applies ONLY to Memorex DVD-R media. It's a bummer, because I've recorded most of my home-videos on Memorex 4x media, so I can't watch them on this unit. Hopefully a firmware update will be available soon. I thought about returning it, but from what I read in other reviews, these DVD-recorders are never 100% compatible, so there are probably similar issues on all models. Other than that, the unit is excellent.