Panasonic DMR-EX77 Reviews

Stuck the VHS in the loft? Need to record something while you're at a barbecue? Panasonic's latest solution is the DMR-EX77, a 160GB hard-disk Freeview PVR with a DVD burner built in. This means you can archive old programmes and keep those classic shows

Ability to record to both DVD and hard disk; picture quality

Menu system; only one Freeview tuner; no HDMI cable included

A simple but very useful DVD and Freeview PVR that offers great upscaling performance for DVDs and has plenty of space to record TV programmes from Freeview

Simple and easy-to-use recording, great inbuilt editing tool

Some noise and chromatic aberrations when upscaling DVDs, lacks a HD tuner despite HD upscaling

The DMR-EX77 seems to be having a hard time deciding what kind of device it wants to be. Although it upscales DVDs to high definition, it can't decode high-definition TV. Apart from this little contradiction however, it's generally a functional and easy-t...

The EX77 shares the same plain black styling and impeccable build quality of the EX87

Recording and playback quality; Exhaustive list of features

No WMA, DVD-A or series recording feature

When shopping, bear in mind though, that Sony's RDR-HXD870 costs the same, but also includes USB and Series Recording

Very easy to use.

Slow to start up.

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