Panasonic DMR-E85HS DVD Recorder

Panasonic DMR-E85HS DVD Recorder
alaScore 61

125 reviews

May, 2013

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the Panasonic DMR-E85HS DVD Recorder is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 61/100 = Good quality.

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Dont waste your time or money

 

Hard Drive, TV Guide, functions

1X-4X DVD-R compatible only, lack of Manufacture support

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Frustrating error.

 

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Amazon review summary for the Panasonic DMR-E85HS DVD Recorder

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 114 user reviews of the Panasonic DMR-E85HS DVD Recorder from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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49% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Great DVR with high speed burn to DVD capability

 

Great DVR with high speed burn to DVD capability

I absolutely love this unit. I got it a number of years ago and it is still in service. It records to the internal hard drive with a touch of a button, and if you have the high speed setting turned on - then later you can copy the program to a DVD very...

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Worked well enough. Burned out. Got a second life.

 

Worked well enough. Burned out. Got a second life.

I cannot emphasize how much I loved this machine when I first purchased it. I didn't think that it was by any means perfect but, at the time, it's capabilities far outweighed it's shortcomings. I used it to save television programs I wanted to watch...

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Are you unhappy with E85H?

 

Are you unhappy with E85H?

Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording \nIf you are unhappy with your Panasonic DMR-E85H, email me. I might buy it from you. dennis2000@centurytel.net \n \nI have had reasonable success with this item....

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Nice machine....when it worked

 

Nice machine....when it worked

We bought this dvd/dvr recorder E85H about 3 years ago. I would call it a lemon basically. \n \nAt one point we had to reformat the hard drive (losing all our recordings), as it was stuck. Sometimes you'd hit play or open on the dvd tray and it would...

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DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!!!

 

DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!!!

I purchased this product in Dec 2004. Hard to operate. The TV guide feature did not work. Slow to startup. It locked up in March of this year. The display showed "PLEASE WAIT", and the machine did not respond to any buttons on the box or remote....

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Excellent choice

 

Excellent choice

I bought my unit over 3 years ago when my vcr died. Did some research and liked what I read about this unit. The DMR E85H is not as difficult to learn to use as some reviews state, and it's not as troublesome either. Mine has operated nearly flawlessly...

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biggest waste of money EVER

 

biggest waste of money EVER

This DVR was the biggest waste of money EVER. I wouldn't even give it one star, but I had to in order to save this review. During the first year we owned it, it was in the repair shop for more than half the year. They repaired it once, we brought it...

Product Specifications

Panasonic DMR-E85HS is a progressive-scan DVD video recorder with built-in 120 GB hard disk and TV Guide On Screen. It records to DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs.

Built-in Display

Type:Fluorescent

Cassette System

Type: None

CD Recorder

Device Type: None

CD System

Device Type: None

Combined Device

Type:DVD recorder / HDD recorder

Digital Player (Recorder)

Device Type: None

Digital Storage Media

Capacity:120GB
Type:Hard disk drive

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:10.8in
Height:3.1in
Weight:9.3lbs
Width:16.9in

DVD

Type:DVD recorder

Header

Manufacturer:Panasonic
Model:DMR-E85HS
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Panasonic DIGA

MD System

Type: None

Radio

Device Type: None

Television

Television Type: None

TV Tuner

Tuner Qty:1

VCR

Device Type: None

VCR 2nd

Device Type: None
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