| 1080p Up-Conversion By interpolating video data using proprietary algorithms, SD format data is up-converted to 1080 x 1920p HD format video data. This conversion increases the richness of the original data by almost six fold, producing the highest possible image quality when viewing content on a large-screen HDTV. Digital Tuner Capable The high-performance hybrid digital tuner is capable of receiving both digital and analog broadcasts. And even when digital signals drop out because of interference with direct signal access, which makes the picture either disappear or become filled with block noise, the Digital Tuner still produces a beautiful picture. Easy Operation with VIERALink Connect your Panasonic DVD recorder to your VIERA flat-panel HDTV via an HDMI cable, and the TV channel setting information is automatically downloaded to the recorder. Once the Auto Preset Download is complete, the DVD recorder will keep whichever TV channel you're watching as its receiving channel. This means you can record the program you're watching by just pressing the Record button on the VIERA remote. With VIERALink™, you don't have to worry about setting the recorder to the right channel every time you want to record something. Expansion of Usages The Panasonic DMR-EZ28V DVD recorder is equipped with an SD Memory Card slot and USB terminal, which makes it easy to view photos from your digital camera. Just slip the SD card into the slot or use the cable to connect the camera to the USB terminal, and you're ready to enjoy a spectacular big-screen slideshow with family and friends. You can even listen to music recorded onto a USB device while viewing your photos. Universal Design All of our DVD recorder models are designed in compliance with Panasonic's Universal Design principles. |
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 DMR-EZ28K DVD Recorder |
| Review Date: March 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Bosworth, Midland, MI USA |
I've only had this unit for a week - and I still haven't figured it all out. The unit appears to work well, but the instruction book appears to have been written for someone with a LOT of experience in DVD recording, something I don't have. The recorder has a considerable number of functions and the manual does a poor job of explaining how to use them. If ever a machine needed a "Dummies Guide", this one is it! If, like me, you are new to using a DVD recorder, I'd suggest first finding a friend who lives near by who can help you.
Also, the remote control looks just about like the controller I have for my DMP-BD60 Blu-ray player and they seem to interfere with each other - trying to turn one unit on with the remote causes the other unit to turn off, etc. As a result, I have to control each unit manually most of the time.
The quality of the recordings I've made so far is impressive, I'm very happy with that aspect of this machine. It is VERY slow to start up and/or shut down, but I guess patience is a virtue, as they say. |
has some glitches
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| Review Date: February 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. M. Jefferies, Tampa, FL United States |
First I have to say that having a DVD recorder is about 1000 times better than a VCR. The convenience of having disks instead of tapes and not having to wait 5 minutes for your tape to rewind are awesome. Having said that, here are the things I don't like about this particular recorder.
- It's not user friendly. I read the manual cover to cover and there are still some things I haven't figured out. There a so many buttons on the remote that I keep forgetting what they all do. A couple of buttons seem redundant because you can do the same thing by pressing the "Functions" button.
- It took me a couple of weeks to completely learn how to schedule recordings. I kept screwing up and getting error messages. There's a lot they left out of the manual that I had to figure out by trial and error.
- The machine has become frozen a few times. I found out how to reset it by using the trouble shooting guide in the manual. It's not hard to fix, but it worries me that I've only had this machine a few weeks and I've already had to reset it a few times.
- Sometimes, when I rewind and press play, it suddenly jumps back to an even earlier point on the disk (sometimes 30-45 minutes earlier). This has been happening a lot, but it only happens with things I've taped on TV and not pre-recorded disks. I believe this is a problem with the machine instead of the disks though, because it's happened with dozens of disks that came from different manufacturers.
- It's slow to respond. It takes the machine at least a minute to power up and it takes several seconds for it to start and stop recording. The other day I wanted to stop recording a show on one disk, put in a different disk and start recording a show on a different channel. Well I missed a couple of minutes on the second show because I had to wait for it to stop recording (wait a few seconds), eject the first disk (wait a few more seconds), insert a new disk (wait half a minute), change the channel and press record (wait just a few more seconds for it to actually begin recording). Another problem I've had is when I press "record" sometimes it immediately starts recording, sometimes it pauses a few seconds before it responds, and sometimes it never responds and I have to keep pressing record until it works.
In spite of these problems, I would still rather have this DVD recorder than my old VCR. These are things are annoying, but not so much that I'd want to take a baseball bat to it. Besides I read a lot of customer reviews on other brands of DVD recorders before I bought this one, and one common theme I noticed is they all have a lot of glitches and they practically need a cup of coffee before they'll wake up and start working. I guess manufacturers haven't learned how to build a decent recorder yet. |
Panasonic DMR-EZ28K DVD Recorder/Player
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| Review Date: February 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ken Blkaney, Oklahoma City |
| I own two of these units .... bought my first one over a year ago and recently bought my second one for our bedroom ... I use the one in our living room every day and the DVD-RAM disk finally corrupted after about 10 months of constant use ... but the disk or not expensive .. I keep a five pack of DVD-RAMs handy just in case ... keep in mind that the unit does not come with a DVD-RAM disk and it does not come with an HDMI cable .... you will have to buy those two things separate ... but make sure your Television has the HDMI feature .... this unit does come with the old style 3 plugs composite cable for the older televisions ... the only complaint that I have about these units is the fact that I DO NOT like the two main buttons on top ... the Power On/OFF and the Open/Close tray button ... it seems like I'm always accidently touching these buttons, and especially when I'm dusting .... or is that de-dusting ? whatever ...I recommend this Panasonic model DMR-EZ28 because I like both of mine ... |
The last thing I bought at Circuit City---a glorified digital cable box...
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| Review Date: January 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: 40 Something Pop Pundit, LaLaLand, SoCal |
Back in mid to late 2008 at the first signs that the economy was in free fall, the wife and I decided to get one last item at a Circuit City closing sale for old times sake. Needless to say, we got the dreaded EZ28. And the model with the K at the end may be the lemon. But who's to say?
I figured one thing. If this device gets me digital channels otherwise impossible via an analog basic cable connection, that's all that matters. I might play a DVD and record a rare show once in a blue moon. But no recording device lasts forever if you obsessively use it all the time.
The negative reviews are honest. This buggy model either does everything slow or it crashes like a bad Windows OS. But saving grace is the tuner. DVR & DMR market sucks because cable companies don't want the competition. So Panny came to the rescue with this glorified digital cable tuner.
It's safe to say that it was meant to be a poor man's cable box and not a full time heavy duty recorder for 24/7 techie videophiles. It came out too early in the HD wars to think anything otherwise. Knew it was cheapie merchandize day I bought it. But then I'm not a DVD recordaholic.
To make sure it lasts longer than the 2 year average, I won't use it for all functions. Magnetic fields that surround new super hot HD TVs may or might make the EZ28 junk. But that's no excuse for poor quality. Avoid the EZ28 unless you want a basic cable upgrade without the box rent. |
Painful!
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| Review Date: January 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Chip Rodgers, Philadelphia |
I've owned this unit for 18 months. Many of the things people have been saying are true. The unit is SLOW to start up. When you press the start button, it gives no indication that it is starting -- so when I first got the unit I would press the start button again, but it was already in the start sequence, so when it finally started, it had stored my second press and interpreted it that I wanted to turn it off. WRONG! Very frustrating. But I learned to live with this quirk and have been able to record many DVDs on the unit.
Similar to what has been said, the unit also often freezes. About once per week, I would need to reset the unit. (It does have a small reset button on the front that works OK -- something others may not have noticed. You need to press it with a ball-point pen.) But nonetheless, this is annoying. Why should I need to reset something so often??
Anyway, now I am 18 months into the device and it has now completely DIED. It is eating disks, saying disks are incompatible (the same ones I've been using successfully for 3 months.) It is now locking up and not letting me eject the disk. I've had to turn it off, or leave it on and walk away for an hour and suddenly it miraculously decides to let me eject the disk. It's completely unknown why it is working and not working. But bottom line is it is now useless garbage.
Trying to decide what I'm going to buy to replace it... The Toshiba 570 maybe? None of these devices get really great reviews. Still searching.... |
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