Panasonic DMR-E95HS DVD Recorder

87 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 87 reviews of Panasonic DMR-E95HS DVD Recorder. The average rating for this product is 2.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the size. The image quality is also appreciated. Many are critical about the price and reliability, while reviews are divided on the usability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Panasonic DMR-E95HS DVD Recorder is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 72/100 = Good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Panasonic DMR-E95HS DVD Recorder from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 73 user reviews of Panasonic DMR-E95HS DVD Recorder from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the size. The image quality also gets good feedback. The price and usability get less positive views.

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40% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : John Falcone (cnet.co.uk)

Panasonic DMR-E95HS review

Intro Long a leader in the consumer DVD-recording arena, Panasonic has added more functions and features to its models with each passing year. But of all the myriad capabilities of the company's DMR-E95HS, a combination DVD/hard disk recorder, the...

Hard-disk/DVD combo recorder with huge storage capacity; cable-box control; free TV Guide programming guide; Flexible Recording mode; FireWire, SD, and PCMCIA inputs.

Programming guide isn't compatible with satellite or digital cable; nonintuitive user interface; soft recording quality in EP mode.

The impressive feature set of Panasonic's high-end combo recorder doesn't overcome some basic shortfalls.

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : John Falcone (cnet.com)

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Panasonic DMR-E95HS

Hard-disk/DVD combo recorder with huge storage capacity; cable-box control; free TV Guide programming guide; Flexible Recording mode; FireWire, SD, and PCMCIA inputs.

Programming guide isn't compatible with satellite or digital cable; nonintuitive user interface; soft recording quality in EP mode.

The impressive feature set of Panasonic's high-end combo recorder doesn't overcome some basic shortfalls.

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Adrienne Maxwell (hometheater.com)

Panasonic DMR-E95H DVR/DVD Recorder

I have a confession to make: I never took umbrage with having to set the clock on a VCR. I set my own. I set my mother's. I was even known to sneak into my friends' homes and set theirs while they slept, taking joy in the knowledge that their VCR could...

Jan, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

buy the extended over-the-counter warranty!

2 weeks before my warranty expired, infrequent crashes turned into twice-a-day crashes. The U99 code and 'self check' mean it's not recording OR playing anything until you cycle the power... and other times it would completely lose the TV Guide...

No monthly fees, TV Guide service is free.Lots of recording capacity, very fast fast-forwarding.

The most un-caring Customer Care department ever.No keyword searches for movie or show titles.

Dec, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Panasonic DMR-E95HS (160 GB) DVD Recorder

Good quality picture, intuitive interface, playlist capability

Terrible customer support, buggy TV Guide, lack of hard disk de-fragmenting routine, other bugs.

Sep, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Bugs w/ terrible customer support sink the DMR-E95H

Had initial problems but then worked alright for maybe 2 mos. Then suddenly, stored playlists no longer worked and froze the machine if one tried to use them. The TV Guide settings with its tedious-to-customize channel lineup got wiped out...

Good quality picture, intuitive interface, playlist capability

Terrible customer support, buggy TV Guide, lack of hard disk de-fragmenting routine, other bugs.

Sep, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

This thing is just great.

What I was looking for in this machine was not a "TV show archivator" but a "back-end device" for my camcorder. The latter is a good old (7 years!) Hi8XR Sony, technically an S-VHS VCR was good enough for it, and JVC HR-S7600 proved to be an excellent ...

Extremely convenient and flexible for video recording/editing/copying to DVD. Outstanding quality of picture and sound.

Some minor inconveniences while recording/editing... still, a perfect machine.

Aug, 2005

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