Panasonic DMR-E30K Progressive Scan DVD Recorder
DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME
I bought a dmr-e30 on 4/15/03 and initially I could not have <BR>been more pleased. I was copying years of video tape onto DVD<BR>and everything was right in my world. But on the evening of <BR>5/03/03 I started to record and realized I was on the wrong <BR>channel and hit stop within 1 minute, THAT dmr-e30 never worked<BR>again. I hit stop, the unit basically powered itself off and when<BR>I turned it back on it displayed \\"RECOVER\\" and after a few moments displayed the normal screen. I pressed the open button and the unit powered itself back off again... the \\"RECOVER\\" <BR>sequence started again when I powered back on. I called Panasonic<BR>support and I think in the overall scheme of things I am dumber<BR>than I was before I called.  I was not able to<BR>find anyone who could tell me what \\"RECOVER\\" meant? Wha... it's<BR>a message programmed to display on a product you sell??? <BR>Anyway in my diminished state I took the unit back  on<BR>5/04/03 and recieved a shiny new dmr-e30 to replace the broken<BR>one I had. This unit worked until tonight... Again I started a<BR>recording but stopped it within 1 minute. Now I'm in the same <BR>HELL I was previously, I can't eject the disc, I can't do anything with this unit. I have ZERO faith in the dmr-e30, it's<BR>failed on me twice within 45 days. I only hope that I can return<BR>this and get a credit so I can buy a DVD recorder from another manufacturer.