Panasonic DMR-EZ37VS DVD-Recorder/VCR Combo with ATSC Tuner Silver

5 Responses to “Panasonic DMR-EZ37VS DVD-Recorder/VCR Combo with ATSC Tuner Silver”

1. westcoastcop
   February 8, 2010 at 4:19 pm

   We bought a Panasonic DMR-ES35V DVD/VCR digital recorder, had to return it to Sears when it froze up and couldn’t be used! The telephone tech talked me thru a reboot, which worked for about an hour. Took it back to sears. The new one did the same exact thing a week later. Got a refund at Sears, bought another at Best Buys…it failed the same way just out of warranty. This is a known issue with these things, yet they (Panasonic) would not replace it, they said to mail it back, with a check for $150.00 and they would send us a refurbished unit! Apparently there are a lot of broken Panasonic DVR’s sitting around that they want to unload on us!

   Stupid me, I bought a new model Panasonic, DMR-EZ485V this one has a weird tuner, that when you push the button to change the channel, it picks a completely different channel than you wanted, or it will switch to the new channel for a few seconds and then go back to the old…by itself! Ghostly!

   Called Panasonic customer service, and she talked me thru a “reboot” procedure, like with our last Panasonic! Didn’t work this time either! We got this one at Costco, an will be returning tomorrow. NOT for another Panasonic, we are done with them! As a matter of fact, done with Panasonic for anything…will not buy again. We are going to get a Toshiba this time! DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME! JUNK ALERT!
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. old dude
   February 8, 2010 at 5:13 pm

   This product is like dial up internet it is slow. It warms up and turns off like an old pc..Even changing channels is a wait. It will not record DTV on VHS. You must use dvd-Ram disk to get full use of recording. DVD+RW works but you cannot set recording speed and leave it like VHS. You have to go into fuctions and program the managment each time you use it or it records in XP ( 1 hour only ). I have yet to get a full 6 hours of recording as promised, probably due to the formating of disk by the unit. Like most Panasonic operating instructions be prepared to call tech support. You need the remote to operate the machine. VHS works well on Analog broadcast. Except for being so slow the tuner is good for both Analog and DTV. It is claimed to have an instant on funtion with a warning that it uses more power and I would suspect cuts the life of the unit short.
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. Walter Rison
   February 8, 2010 at 6:24 pm

   I have this for over 6 months and it locks up when I use the remote to
   
   change channels too fast or other functions, I have to unplug it to get
   
   it back, and yes I have update the firmware. It takes over 3 seconds to
   
   change channels if you press the channel up/down too fast it locks up
   
   and you have to unplug to cycle the power. The analog tuner can not
   
   take a strong signal on channels 7 and 9, I had to put a 10db pad in.
   Rating: 1 / 5
4. baga deluxe
   February 8, 2010 at 6:47 pm

   Seems to work fine, but there is NOT an HDMI output on this unit. The product description is inaccurate.
   Rating: 1 / 5
5. J. R. Breisch
   February 8, 2010 at 9:33 pm

   Excellent device with amazing clarity. The only fault is the manual is short on detail in some areas while overly detailed on others.
   Rating: 4 / 5