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- Slim-profile up-converting DVD player/recorder; measures 16.9 x 2.3 x 9.8 inches
- Easily record TV programming with 7-day TV guide; FireWire port for direct dubbing from camcorder; Secure Digital slot for photo slideshows
- Records onto DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM; plays back dual-layer DVD-R/+R and CD-R/RW
- Connections: HDMI (1 out), composite (2 in, 1 out), S-Video (2 in, 1 out), component (1 out), RF (1 in)
- Optical digital audio out for Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound
Product Description
Panasonic, DVD Recorder, DV Input, HDMI, SD Card SlotAmazon.com Product Description
Record your home movies and your favorite TV programs easily to DVD disc with the Panasonic DMR-ES25S progressive scan recorder/player, which provides ultimate flexibility in recording media options. It also includes an HDMI digital audio/video output, which can “up-convert” standard DVD movie discs to near HD resolution. Where standard DVD players (even progressive scan models) provide just 480 lines of resolution, the DMR-ES25S up-converts the picture up to 720p and 1080i high-def video formats–taking full advantage of your HD television’s sparkling resolution. (Note that your TV must have an HDMI connection; HDMI cable not included.)
Choose from a full spectrum of recordable DVD media–write-once DVD+R and DVD-R discs or rewritable DVD-RW/+RW and DVD-RAM discs. (For temporary storage, such as your favorite weekly shows, DVD-RAM discs are a great choice as they can be rewritten more times than DVD-RW/+RW discs.) It’s easy to record TV programming with the built-in analog TV tuner with RF pass-through and seven-day TV Guide electronic programming guide. In addition to standard DVD movie and CD audio discs and its compatible recordable formats, the DMR-ES25S can play back CD-R/RW, dual layer DVD-R/+R, and VCD disc formats as well as JPEG, and MP3 digital formats. You can also view individual images and photo slideshows using the integrated Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot (compatible with JPEG and TIFF file formats).
Panasonic’s Time Slip function consists of two features designed to give you added flexibility and control when making DVD recordings: Chasing Playback and Simultaneous Record & Play. With Chasing Playback, you don’t have to wait for an entire program to be recorded before watching it from beginning to end. This feature allows you to watch a program that’s currently being recorded from any point that’s already been recorded–while continuing to record the live program in progress. Simultaneous Record & Play allows you to record a program onto a disc while simultaneously watching any other program that’s previously been recorded on the same disc.
You can set your recorder to one of five different recording speeds, each varying in recording quality and length. EP mode yields the most recording time, LP & SP modes provide less recording time with higher quality recording, and XP mode gives you the highest quality recording. There’s also the FR (Flexible Recording) mode that lets you record with the best picture quality possible for the recording time and remaining space on the disc.
The Direct Navigator feature makes it easy to find a previously recorded program on a disc. A list of recording dates, times, channels and (user-entered) titles are shown on screen. With the Playlist Playback function, you can perform simple non-linear video editing using, such as rearranging the order of scenes, skipping over unwanted scenes, or copying selections
Jump directly to any spot on a disc and begin playback or recording right away with the Rapid Random Access function when using DVD-RAM discs. Even if there is no sequential area of empty space available, this DVD recorder can record data on available space throughout the rest of the disc. You will also avoid searching for a blank spot to start recording, or accidentally recording over desired material.
Enjoy a great picture on you flat screen LCD or plasma HDTV using the component video output, and immersive surround sound via the optical digital audio output for Dolby Digital and DTS home theater effects. It also offers a FireWire port (also known as IEEE1394 or i.Link) for direct connection to a digital video camcorder, enabling you to download footage directly to disc. The full lineup of video and audio connections includes:
- RF Input: 1
- Composite video/audio input: 2 (1 front)
- Composite video/audio output: 1
- S-Video input: 2 (1 front)
- S-Video output: 1
- Component video output: 1
- HDMI audio/video output: 1
- Digital audio output: 1 optical
Tech Talk
HDMI is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV–all over a single cable. It provides up to a 5 GB per second bandwidth for transmitting pure digital video and audio signals with no degradation in the transfer. It can carry up to eight discrete audio channels, making it compatible with 7.1-channel surround sound systems. Signals are encrypted with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) to prevent recording. HDMI is fully backward-compatible with most DVI connections .
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
High Definition Formats: The most common high-def (HD) video format is 720p, which displays video at 720 vertical by 1280 horizontal pixels. The “p” denotes that it is progressive scan, meaning that all video lines are filled at the same time. The 1080i format displays video at 1080 vertical by 1920 horizontal pixels, and the “i” means that it is interlaced (the old-school way of presenting video where the screen scans the odd-numbered video lines first, then the even-numbered lines). The 1080p format has the same pixel resolution as 1080i, but it is a progressive scan format and thus has a constant vertical resolution of 1080 lines.
What’s in the Box
DVD recorder/player, remote control (with batteries), AV cable, RF cable, power cord, one DVD-RAM disc, printed operating instructions
Panasonic DMR-ES25S DVD Recorder with DV Input with HDMI and SD Card Slot
February 5, 2010 at 2:24 pm
STILL HAVENT FIGURED OUT HOW TO SET IT UP WITH MY SURROUND SOUND/CABLE SYSTEM. HAD IT SINCE SEPTEMBER – HASNT WORKED 1 DAY… HAD 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRY TO GET IT TO WORK.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 5, 2010 at 3:43 pm
I neglected to check to see if this player supported hacks to allow PAL and other region settings before buying it.
If anybody knows of one, please reply and I’ll gladly change my rating.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 5, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Very happy with entire transaction. Completely satisfied with product. Would purchase again.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 5, 2010 at 6:39 pm
I am in total agreement with this review. I have never seen any product quite as bad. I think this player should be banned from being sold. That is how horrible it is. Do not get me wrong. The quality is better than other recorders that I have seen, but it chews up DVDs unpredictably. And beware — if those shows are not repeated, not only will you miss that show, also the other stuff you may have recorded on the DVD. I have other Panasonic gadgets but nothing like this piece of garbage. The worst is that I had two 15S’s before this one and got this one instead thinking it would be better – but ALAS – no luck.
DO NOT BUY THIS DVD RECORDER UNLESS YOU HAVE MONEY TO BURN, TIME TO WASTE AND MORE TIME ON YOUR HAND THAN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH!!
There perhaps needs to be a negative rating system to give this product one of those – this one needs to go down in the Guiness Book of World Records as THE worst product of all time!!
Rating: 1 / 5
February 5, 2010 at 7:59 pm
I was a huge fan of Panasonic until I bought one of these. The remote has a few buttons that just don’t work (if you have a suspect IR remote, point it into the lens of a digital camera or camcorder with a CCD imager…press the suspect button while viewing through the camera. You will be able to see the IR LED light up on the remote if it’s working.) My wonderful One For All remote does a great job with it and everything else. This thing will not record photos from SD card to DVD. It will not copy purchased DVDs, even those that copied on my old Cyberhome 1500 (a badly UNDERrated unit). I’m worried that it will not record pay-per-view, either. It will NOT play +R or +RW discs recorder on another machine. Upconverting will only work with HDMI output…NOT component. The only good thing was the cheap $49 Coby DVD player I bought to play the DVDs the Panasonic won’t, and I’m amazed at the Coby’s performance, ease of use and intuitive remote. The Panasonic requires studying the manual and is VERY difficult to do anything complicated with. My last job included being in charge of videography at the engineering school of a big university. I always bought Panasonic equipment and WAS never disappointed. NOW I AM!
Rating: 2 / 5