Panasonic DMR-EX89E

DVD recorder adds virtually unlimited storage capacity ; Appealing styling ; Decent picture and sound quality

Pricey ; Lack of second Freeview tuner

Conclusion We love the way Panasonic's DMR-EX range works and looks. We're much less crazy about the prices, though, and the DMR-EX89's price tag is the most outrageous of all, given that it only adds an SD card reader and a larger hard drive to the...

400GB hard disk drive ; good tuner and faithful recordings ; 1080p upscaled DVD looks solid ; Gracenote database on-board

DVD images should be punchier and sharper ; operation could be smoother

Good TV tuner quality Still, tuner quality is good, with natural colours, smooth motion and clean edges, and recordings in the top mode are utterly faithful.

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82% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

I am just beginning to use this machine and already it seems so much better and useful than the Sony equivelent which is on the market now.I also have the Sony (alas). The Sony locks you out of so many features compared to the Panasonic. The picture is...

I bought this recorder to replace the earlier Panasonic version. The price from Amazon was very competitive and the delivery time before Christmas excellent. This recorder is even better than its predecessor with lots of new features and a 400GB hard...

I use my Panasonic DMR-EX89EB-K HDD recorder in conjunction with a Panasonic G10 Full HD Plasma TV. It's amazing to play back SD material, and find that it's actually better quality than 'off-air'! In most respects, this is an excellent product (so...

I primarily wanted an easier way to record and manage video recordings, particularly those recorded off the Freeview channels and for this task the DNR-EX89EB is superb. It's very quick to setup a program or even a whole series to record using the TV...

I am usually crital of electronic equipment but this recorder is simply superb. It has a very good digital tuner and recording from the TV is achieved with just a couple of key presses. Video and sound recording is excellent, either to the hard drive...

It ticked all the boxes for me on paper, and in deed as far as functionality goes it was great, but it suffered badly from noise in three ways: 1. The audio itself was 'noisy', none of the settings (such as Dolby compression) made any difference. 2....

Have had this DVD Recorder for a few weeks now and can honestly say I could not have wished for better ,good design,ease of use,an instruction book that was clear and precise what a change that is.The recordings are great both on the Hard Drive and on...