I must say that when I first went hunting for a dvd recorder I had high hopes: The idea that I could record my favorite programs direct to dvd and then possibly transfer them to my PC for further viewing inspired me greatly, so off I went to the UK's online market place: eBay! because they can be feverishly expensive and I wasn't looking to have to remortgage my house to get one! Well in the end I snagged this player for £20 including postage and was delighted with my purchase at such a low price. My first impressions were that It was easy to setup: The TV was ready to be recorded off in minutes and I even hooked up my PS3 on a double scart lead to record my ...  Read the complete review

With technology racing along with the speed of a three legged donkey with piles it won't be long before the humble 'VHS Video Cassette recorder' will become as obsolete as Beta-max, taking its place in the history books. So, with a quick and easy replacement needed, the boffins soon realised that the next stage to recording your favourite programmes, (apart from these really modern 'Hard drive' systems from sky and the like), is to use a DVD recorder. Anyway, a few years back I decided to join the anti-VCR revolution and went on the hunt for one of those modern, (at the time), DVD recorders which would be simple to use for a simple soul like myself. ...  Read the complete review

I have had this DVD recorder for over two and years and as always from Panasonic this product has been amazing. I picked it up as a refurbished item for only £60 expecting to replace it after a year with a hard drive version but since the time I turned it on I just wanted to keep it for as long as possible. There are two major drawbacks though, one of which is the lack of free view unless you have a Panasonic television which is compatible with the "Viera link", if you are lucky enough to own a television that is compatible then you can record free view programs although both units must be left on therefore only one channel can be watched and if you are going ..  Read the complete review

The 'DMR-ES10' is a DVD recorder made by Panasonic. As it's now a few years old, you can pick-up this model for an average price of around £40 on ebay. This represents good value for money considering the machine when new cost just under £200. The DMR-ES10 supports DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM formats - it doesn't however work with DVD+RW discs. There's a whole host of input / output options round the back of the unit including: A digital optical out (useful for when connecting to a 5.1 cinema system or amp), a Scart in and out, S-Video in and out, composite video in and out, and compononent outputs. All in all then, the ...  Read the complete review

...The Brand... As anyone who knows anything about audio visual products would know, Panasonic are one of the best in the business and they have been hugely prolific over the past ten years winning awards for their televisions, dvd players and home cinema speaker kits. I have a fantastic Panasonic CRT Television which was given five stars by many of the reviews I have read. ...Panasonic DMR ES10... Just one of a number of great DVD Products from Panasonic this DVD Recorder was released at £200 in 2005 and is one of the most awarded recorders from the past few years. It has won awards against more expensive recorders which is a pointer at ...  Read the complete review