Panasonic DMR BS850

67 reviews

Apr, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 67 reviews of Panasonic DMR BS850. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other DVD Players for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other DVD Players the Panasonic DMR BS850 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Panasonic DMR-BS850 review

The Panasonic DMR-BS850 is the first product to hit the UK that combines a Freesat+ PVR with a Blu-ray player/recorder

Smart looks ; simple to use ; good Freesat performance ; fine Blu-ray sound and pics

Expensive next to separates, unless you need to record to Blu-ray

An innovative, versatile and effective HD viewing and recording solution

Jun, 2009

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Expert review by : Danny Phillips (pocket-lint.com)

Panasonic DMR-BS850 Freesat Blu-ray recorder

They've had Blu-ray recorders in Japan for donkey's years, but the lack of free HD content in the UK has delayed their introduction here. But the emergence of Freesat - now a year old - has finally made Blu-ray recording a reality for us Brits, and...

Astounding feature list, versatility and ease of use, compressed high-def recordings, Blu-ray pictures, bitstream recording

Can’t copy to USB, limited Freesat high-def content, copy restrictions on HD content, price

The level of technological innovation offered by the DMR-BS850 made it the most eagerly anticipated product of the year, and thankfully it doesn’t disappoint. The combination of twin Freesat tuners, Blu-ray recording, a huge hard-disk, wide multimedia...

Jun, 2009

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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

Panasonic DMR-BS850 review

This is the first box to combine a Freesat+ PVR with a Blu-ray player/recorder. Is it the perfect all-rounder?

A fine one-box solution for recording and watching hi-def, but just a tad too expensive – at the moment...

Jun, 2009

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Expert review by : Nigel Whitfield (reghardware.co.uk)

Panasonic DMR-BS850

Eye-wateringly expensive, the Freesat features need more polish, but works well as an all-in-one unit, yet lacks a few useful extras.

The DMR-BS850 is certainly a pretty impressive piece of kit, as you'd hope from the first Blu-ray recorder to go on sale. Like its DVD-recording sibling, however, it doesn't have the polished interface that you'd expect from a high-end satellite DVR,...

Aug, 2009

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Expert review by (channel5.com)

Panasonic DMR-BS850

The Panasonic DMR-BS850 is a Blu-ray recorder with twin Freesat HD tuners and 500GB hard drive. With Blu-ray Profile 2.0, VieraCast online content portal, and SD, HDMI, RGB, Component, S-video and optical ports, it measures 430x66x330mm and weighs...

It may be expensive but this Panasonic represents the easiest way to becoming a media mogul without getting adopted by Rupert Murdoch. Great images, an almost infinite features list and top build quality make the BS850 an instant classic. Panasonic...

Aug, 2009

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