Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive , Silver
No Complaints, but question meaning of VBR compression!
This player performs excellently, simply put. It is Panasonic afterall, the inventors of DVD, which is why I bought the brand. Although the picture and audio quality is very good indeed in both automated and fixed VBR modes, the accompanying booklet does not elaborate on the difference between the two settings. I don't consider the booklet defining automated VBR &quot;efficient&quot; and fixed VBR &quot;smooth&quot; helpful in this respect at all. As if this weren't vague enough, just what is Hybrid VBR? This is what we get, yet none of these things are explained. Does anyone actually know the answers instead of just &quot;knowing&quot; that fixed VBR is more suited for supposed higher quality images and action movies(due to increased motion)? I'd reeaally appreciate it if anybody could be so kind as to attempt to clear this up not only for me, but that man in the store whom was buying some DVD-Rs for his Panasonic(wise choice)and didn't even know that there was such a thing as VBR. Help! Still, this is a product superior in craftsmanship and performance over any other brand in or near its price range.