Panasonic DMR-ES10K DVD Recorder , Black
Awesome DVD Recorder At Resonable Price.
The actual DVD recorder is awesome.  Solid crisp clear play back on recorded media I tested.  This unit is VERY Easy to program and use once you figure it out.  Instructions on how to use the unit are almost useless making what should have been straight forward simple directions badly writen, overly complicated and pitifully incomplete.  The directions jump, skip, bob and weave from subject to subject explaining nothing in detail.  The directions assume so many things that they are laughable.  Also this unit lacks a quick start guide which is usually better at explaining the unit than ponderous bloated confused instruction manuals like this one.<br /><br />The Grits N Gravy of the issue is how well does the actual DVD recorder work.  I tested it on may DVD types and found the recordings to be solidly good on all DVD types tested.  This recorder makes a better quality recording on EP Extended Play 6 hour mode than any DVD reorder I have seen.  It is a work horse, as I have been recording many of my videos to DVD and this recorder has been nothing less than flawless.<br /><br />I have burned 26 DVD's thus far and not a coaster in the bunch.  This unit takes a long time to finalize a disk but when it is done it Finalized it is done right.  I could care less how much time it takes to Finalize so long as it is done right.  The format for navigating the menus is well thought out and intuitive.  Anyone with 2 brain cells should have this DVD recorder player all figured out in a day.<br /><br />My only negative about this DVD player is its lack of an onscreen indication of the currely selected record speed.  You have to look at the unit itself to figure out what record settings you have really selected.  It is really a dumb system but after you get used to this quirk you can start burning your heart out on this machine because it loves to work well.<br /><br />For the little bit of money this DVD recorder costs it is a steal at this price.  This DVD recorder does not have all the bells and whistles of higher priced units but neither does it have lots of useless crap that can too easily screw up a DVD.  This is a good honest hard working DVD recorder for a good honest low price more things should be this good!<br /><br />I am seriously considering buying another one of these in the near future.t have all the bells and whistles of higher priced units but neither does it have lots of useless crap that can too easily screw up a DVD.  This is a good honest hard working DVD recorder for a good honest low price more things should be this good! <br /> <br />I am seriously considering buying another one of these in the near future.