Panasonic DMR-EZ27

Panasonic DMR-EZ27
alaScore 82

123 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 123 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the usability and image quality, whereas there are some negative reviews about the design.

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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-EZ27 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Panasonic DMR-EZ27 DVD recorder

 

As we transition from analog to digital television broadcasts, Panasonic releases a new DVD recorder with built-in digital tuner that will allow it to continue working past 2009 when analog broadcasts go off the air.

I won't lie. I miss the lack of a hard drive on this video recorder. But apparently including both a hard drive and a digital tuner in a digital video recorder would inflate the price astronomically due to content protection issues. Panasonic isn't the...

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Amazon review summary for the Panasonic DMR-EZ27

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 60 user reviews of the Panasonic DMR-EZ27 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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43% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Maddeningly slow on powering on, slow to start playing, often requires reseting, avoid this product

 

Very sorry I purchased the Panasonic DMR-EZ27. It starts very slow, often will not open the tray meaning you have to turn it on/off several times to reset it and takes 30 seconds to 2 minutes to play. If you have lots of time on your hands to wait...

Once the machine actually opens the tray, the video quality is excellent

Slow, frustrating, very long power up process, long delays when starting to

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Don't buy this or the EZ28

 

Don't buy this or the EZ28

Like many other reviewers I found this worked perfectly at the beginning but after a year or so things started to go wrong. Distorted pictures and sound then nothing. Panasonic technical support couldn't help and only suggestion was to return it (at my...

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Panasonic Has Wrote the Future of Electronics

 

Panasonic Has Wrote the Future of Electronics

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Not so great

 

Not so great

I've had this DVD Recorder for over 2 years, and I have to say, there's got to be something better out there somewhere. While it does record DVDs just fine, and works with many different types of disks, including DL disks and DVD-RAM disks, the tuner...

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Disappointing DVD recorder.

 

Disappointing DVD recorder.

I bought this unit originally to copy home movies to DVD which took me over a year. It did this fine, but it is agonizingly slow to respond to commands. I then installed this system into my video system excited to have a DVD recorder. My 1st...

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dvd player to play all types of dvds

 

dvd player to play all types of dvds

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More frustration than it is worth

 

I bought this unit just to record DVD's from my old VHS tape library.  It has a digital tuner which is of no use to me as I have satellite service.  The memory card slots and other functions are of no use to me.  I have found it is not intuitive to...

Panasonic customer support is friendly and sent me a software upgrade CD at no charge

Recorder is to tempermental to be useful

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Good recorder, some bugs

 

Good recorder, some bugs

I have had this recorder for over a year. Found setup to be easy. It does take a while to scan for both digital and analog channels and is straight forward. It also picks up many QAM unscrambled digital cable channels on Comcast. You can then disable...

Product Specifications

The Pansonic DMR-EZ27K is a Progressive Scan DVD recorder with SD slot, Accutune digital tuner, 1080p up-conversion with HDMI, EZ Sync HDAVI control & HDMI Simple Connection and 2x LP horizontal resolution (500 lines). Bring back special moments and enjoy high-quality images. With a slot for your SD digital image memory card, you can create a slideshow of your favorite photos on your Pansonic plasma television. Tired of tangled wires? HDMI Simple Connection lets you connect your components with one cable, while EZ Sync HDAVI Control means you can connect your DVD player to your Panasonic components and control operation with one touch of your remote. The Accutune Digital Tuner is a high performance hybrid tuner capable of receiving both digital and analog broadcasts. It uses a signal processor to effectively control noise and distortion, and its proprietary matching circuits allow it to transform and separate digital or analog signals. When digital broadcast signals drop out, generally the picture either disappears or becomes filled with block-noise, but the Accutune Digital Tuner produces a beautiful picture even under difficult reception conditions, such as when there are obstacles interfering with direct signal access. With twice the horizontal resolution when recording in LP mode, you can fit up to four hours of recordings on one DVD and still enjoy crisp, vibrant and exceptionally detailed images. 1080p up-conversion with HDMI converts video images to 1080p digital resolution for sharp, high-impact images. Incredibly versatile and multi-format-friendly, you can record to and play back just about any DVD. With a Panasonic DVD recorder, never think twice about what disc you need. Panasonic DVD recorders are equipped with a high-precision progressive video processor that handles 30-frame progressive scan images1 on NTSC discs. This lets you enjoy high-resolution progressive playback of original DVD images.

Audio System

Sound Output Mode:Stereo
Surround Sound Effects:Advanced Virtual Surround Sound (V.S.S.)

CE System

Parental Lock: Yes

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:9.9in
Height:2.3in/23.2in
Weight:6.2lbs
Width:16.9in

DVD

Form Factor:Tabletop
Media Type:CD / CD-R / CD-RW / DVD / DVD-Audio / DVD-R / DVD-R DL / DVD-RAM / DVD-RW / DVD+R / DVD+R DL / DVD+RW/CD / CD-R / CD-RW / DVD / DVD-R / DVD-R DL / DVD-RAM / DVD-RW / DVD+R / DVD+R DL / DVD+RW/CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-RAM / DVD+RW / DVD-RW / DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL
Supported Digital Audio Standards:MP3/MP3 / PCM/PCM / MP3
Type:DVD recorder with TV tuner

Header

Manufacturer:Panasonic
Model:DMR-EZ27/EZ27K
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Panasonic DIGA/Panasonic DMR

Miscellaneous

Color:Black

TV Tuner

Reception System:NTSC
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