Panasonic DMR-HS2 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/PVR with 40 GB Hard Drive (Silver)

Panasonic DMR-HS2 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/PVR with 40 GB Hard Drive (Silver)
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
Panasonic DMRHS2 is a state-of-the-art DVD video recorder with built-in hard disk. It combines a nifty design and a high functionality with the comfort you need. DMRHS2 features auto renewal recording, relief recording, Time Slip - simultaneous record and playback, chasing playback, and more.
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Talk about "all in one"--the Panasonic DMR-HS2 is not only a full-featured progressive-scan DVD player that handles DVDs, CDs, and JPEG-filled recordable discs; it's also a DVD recorder that happens to store more than two days' worth of audio/video programming on its built-in memory. The DMR-HS2's 40 GB hard drive provides up to 52 hours of recording time, plus the unit can record up to 12 hours on a 9.4 GB double-sided DVD-RAM disc and six hours on a DVD-R (in Extended Play mode in both cases).

The DMR-HS2 offers the flexibility of recording on both DVD-RAM--perfect for instant chapter access and for multiple rerecordings--as well as DVD-R, widely regarded as the most widely compatible of the many DVD formats (great for sharing camcorder footage with loved ones).

Panasonic's Time Slip feature lets you use your DVD recorder like a personal video recorder, or PVR. Because of DVD-RAM's extremely fast transfer rate, you can view the recorded portion of an ongoing program from the beginning, while still recording the program in progress. You can even replay a scene recorded 30 seconds earlier without disrupting the recording process, simply by touching a button on the remote. Using Auto Renewal Recording, the deck will automatically record favorite show every day or every week right onto the hard disk.

In addition to recording new video content, the DMR-HS2 lets you transfer favorite VHS recordings to durable, space-saving discs. You can easily archive, preserve, catalog, and access your movie libraries and family videos. Picture-enhancing technologies include 3D noise reduction, block noise reduction, and mosquito noise reduction. Store and view digital still photos through the built-in memory card slot, compatible with standard PC Card, SD Memory Card, CompactFlash Card, MultiMedia Card, Smart Media Card, and Memory Stick.

The recorder's DV input terminal and IEEE cable allow recording of digital images directly from a digital camcorder onto either a DVD-RAM or DVD-R. To simplify video editing, a feature called DV Automatic Recording automatically creates a playlist consisting of still images representing a sequence of scenes. High-speed recording from the hard disk to a DVD-RAM disc occurs at the touch of a button, give you up to 12x speed in the EP mode at its quickest--that is, it will burn a one-hour program in just 5 minutes. You may also record from a DVD-RAM disc to the hard drive.

When you've programmed a recording for a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc, the relief recording feature automatically checks to see if there's enough disc space remaining to complete the recording. If there isn't, the unit will record the program onto the hard disk to assure that it gets recorded in its entirety (provided there's sufficient hard-disk space available).

With the Direct Navigator you can instantly access recorded material from an onscreen menu that lists recording dates, times, channels, and titles. Finding and viewing recorded material is simple because there's no need to search, fast-forward, or rewind.

Average customer rating: 2.5

Not well made...
What's the problem?
its display sucks
Nightmare, waste of time and money
Great productivity/student laptop

Acer Aspire 5002WLMI Turion64 1.6GHz Laptop Notebook PC (1GB 100GB DVD+/-RW 15.4" WXGA)

Manufacturer: Acer
Product Group: Personal Computer
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ASIN: B000CHKPUG

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Product Description

The slim and stylish Acer Aspire 5000 models feature the all-new AMD Turion 64 mobile technology with AMD PowerNow! technology support for exceptional system battery life together with HyperTransport technology that ensures the world's fastest communication between components. Designed for self employed professionals and power users from small- and medium-sized businesses looking for a powerful 64bit - on the spot mobile workplace, the Acer Aspire 5000 guarantees stunning business results. The Aspire 5000 is also suitable for space-conscious home users looking for dynamic multimedia capabilities and gripping home entertainment.

Customer Reviews:

Not well made..........2006-12-31

I purchased an Acer aspire 5000 series about 6 months ago, worked fine until recently ,it CRASHED! and 2 times no less! had to reinstall harddrive to origional and lost ALL my data. plus Im getting a distorting line across my screen which goes away when I reposition the screen ( loose connection or something)..top shell of notebook very soft and flimsy.Not well made, going to send back.these Italians should stick to making cars...

What's the problem?.......2006-12-27

These reviews have seriously shocked me. I recieved this laptop for a Christmas present and this works beautifully if you have wireless or cable internet. It has a bigger screen than a VAIO and works better than a Dell. The only reason why I am giving it four stars is because I'm not crazy about the battery life on this thing (I'm typing on this laptop right now.) But I hear you can buy longer lasting batteries so maybe I'll change my review later. So there's NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS LAPTOP. If it's broken, maybe you probably broke it. I don't know. But this works great. They could also be having what I call first-laptop-depression. When you first get it wou're kind of depressed because of all the hassle but once you've had it for a while you realize it's pretty cool.

its display sucks.......2006-10-05

dont take this one. i have it. its display screwed up twice. it happened to all my friends who own it. to be more precise, a thick band appears to the right and it slowly grows blocking enitre view. bad customer care. very few customer care centers in usa. if anyone wants to buy this, i seriously suggest you to take extended warrenty. am not sure whether this is the case with all acer 5000 series. an intelligent guess would be, YES.

Nightmare, waste of time and money.......2006-02-18

I was bought this laptop in september 2005. After 2 weeks the space bar broke, then the dvd player stopped working, after about a month and a half of having it a huge line appeared down the screen so i took it back to the shop were it was bought, they sent it away to be fixed (although i insisted on it being replaced for a new one) and was told i would have it back between seven and ten days, It came back two and a half months later and unfortunatly had be broken in the delivery van. The screen was completly broken. i phoned Acer and demanded a new one , but was told that there was no way i was getting one. it took around two weeks to come back. After having the laptop back around two and a half weeks it has now completly had it. It wont come one even though i've tried it with the charger and also kept it charging for two days. I am having to send it away once again. It has been a complete nightmare, and has wasted so much of my time and money as i work from home, i dont no if all Acers products are this CRAP but i wont be recommending them to anyone. I think after all the stress they could have at least replaced it for a new one. I'm disgusted and have lost nine hundred euros on this piece of crap, but i wouldnt recommend them to my worst enemy.

Great productivity/student laptop.......2006-02-09

I've had this laptop since October and I've been very pleased except for 2 issues: first, the Turion processor is incompatable with Matlab (according to the developers) which I need for school work, though I've had no other compatability issues; second, the integrated graphics are OK for watching movies, but virtually useless for games less than 3 years old.

Other than that, I've been very happy with the computer so far (I've had it for 3.5+ months so far). The 100 GB harddrive is huge and 1 GB of RAM really helps multitasking. The screen could be a bit brighter, but is quite nice nonetheless, the keyboard is comfortable, and the battery life is decent at ~3 hours, and it's great to have a dual layer-comptable DVD writer. The computer is pretty fast too, and runs everything I've thrown at it (except Matlab) beautifully, including Photopshop, Nero (with some video encoding) as well as regular productivity software.

All things considered, this is a great laptop for the money (I got it for just under a grand). If you want to play video games, look elsewhere, but this is a very versatle laptop for generral home or student use.

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