Panasonic DMR-E75VS Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/VCR Combo
Transfer from VHS to DVD With Confidence
This product does for me what it was intended to do. It easily makes DVD's from old videotapes. Pretty much you put a recorded tape in, a blank DVD in, and you press \\"DUB.\\" It's that simple. The only trick is to remember to finalize the discs, and this does take a little investigating through a somewhat confusing manual in order to do so. Once done, I'm sure they will play on most machines. I have yet to have a problem playing the DVD's on either of my two computers or my tv. I am using Memorex 16X DVD-R discs. In order to use 16X discs, you have to go to the Panasonic website to download a firmware upgrade for the machine(easy to do). <br /> <br />The VCR and DVD play smoothly and work quickly. I have owned Sharp, Magnavox and JVC, and the Panasonic easily outdoes any of them in the quality department. <br /> <br />The only minus is the inability to create thumbnail chapters on the DVDs when using a DVD-R disc. You can skip 5 minutes up to the next \\"chapter,\\" but you won't find that chapter in a thumbnail. <br /> <br />Overall, for the price, it is hands-down a good recorder. For what you pay someone else to do, you can have your recorded discs AND the machine that recorded them.