Panasonic DMR-EZ37VK DVD-Recorder/VCR Combo with ATSC Tuner Black
Panasonic DMR-EZ37K DVD Recorder & Player with VHS VCR Combo offers opportunities to upgrade your VHS videotape recording collection onto DVDs. You can choose to continue recording TV broadcasts to the VCR or onto DVDs. Accutune Digital Tuner is a high performance hybrid tuner capable of receiving both ATSC digital and NTSC analog broadcasts. The DVD recorder can record to and play back just about any DVD DVD-R/-RW/-RAM/+R/+RW discs, as well as DVD-Video, DVD-R (dual layer), DVD+R (dual layer), CD, CD-DA and CD-R/RW (including MP3 files). Digital Broadcast Capable - Built-in ATSC Tuner Automatic Program Information Acquisition Long Time Recording with High Picture Quality Real-Time Variable Bit Rate Control DV Auto Recording Auto DVD Disc Finalizing Direct Navigator for Quick, Easy Search 1 Second Quick Start for Recording DVD Recorder and Player are not HDTV capable. There is no HDMI connector to permit upconversion for 1080p play
Panasonic DMR-EZ37VK DVD-Recorder/VCR Combo with ATSC Tuner Black Accessories
 Panasonic DVD-RAM 4.7GB single-sided DVD-RAM discs 10-pack
Panasonic DVD-RAMs (LM-AF120LU5)
Memorex 4x DVD+RW 25-Pack Spindle
Canon CLI-8 4-Color Multipack Ink Tanks
TDK 4.7GB 16x DVD-R (100-Pack Spindle)
Verbatim 16x DVD-R 4.7 GB Discs (25-spindle)
Sony RM-VL600 8-Device Universal Learning Remote
Philips PH61071 Component-Video Cable (6 Feet)
Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK 1080p Upconverting VHS DVD Recorder with Built In Tuner
Canon PGI-5 BK 2-Pack Pigment Black Ink Tanks
Panasonic DMR-EZ37VK DVD-Recorder/VCR Combo with ATSC Tuner Black Reviews
The machine picks up unencrypted Comcast cable channels, too. I also copied VCR tapes to DVD and been able to add chapter information afterward. However, other than that the machine has performed well for me. I've had this DVD-R/VCR for 2 years. Also, it has been able to read damaged DVDs better than my home theater PC (probably because it's hardware error correction rather than software). I've time-shifted both with DVD-R and VCR and had no problems. But all of the other functions I have used on it (sleep timer, input source, FFW/REW, pause, clock setting, etc) have worked as I expected.
Unfortunately, another of this machine's flaws is that it picks up BLANK channels; by that I mean they are not staticky, but they have nothing on them. In that time, I have had about 5 or 6 lock-ups, once or twice where I had to unplug the unit. They only picked up channels that had information on them (shows, movies, whatever). My Vizio & ViewSonic TVs did not have this problem. This machine is way better than the Samsung I replaced with the Panasonic. Since these make up most of the unencrypted channels this thing receives, it means I either have to manually delete the channels or I have to keep pressing channel up to pass them by.
Something is not right with the software. That made it even harder to figure out that the unit wasn't working properly because you wondered if you'd missed some key step. Stay away. We couldn't get it to set up/program properly. Very disappointing.
It kept hanging up and just getting stuck on one screen or another. . And we could never get it to open the DVD tray at all ever. Low quality product. We've usually liked Panasonic products, but this one was defective junk right out of the box.
Spent maybe 4 hours trying to get this to work. The manual was just the worst we've ever seen; completely indecipherable and useless.
It just isn't dependable. Some times, I have to unplug it for 10 seconds to re-set it, or some times I have to click play on the VCR or DVD to get it to even turn on. It will no longer turn on at the unit or with the remote. It recorded a VHS to DVD easily enough, but in the last 6 months, I can not depend on it to even turn on. I have had this machine since Sept 07. Am looking for a different brand now.
I started having problems with this unit keeping timer recordings. Some of the earlier models that I have purchased in the past are okay. It would show a message that the disc was unreadable and would lock down. When I went in Setup to rememorize the channels, over half of the music channels were gone. Also, the unit froze completely when I was just pulling up the navigation menu. After 3 weeks and them telling me nothing was wrong with it, I sent it to Panasonic directly. Also, you can't simply add and delete a digital channel to this unit, you must go through Setup and run the entire scan all over again. Anyway, I was losing other channels as well that my HDTV was still getting.
I purchased this unit Dec. Then I started having problems with the digital tuning(if you are using this on cable, be aware). Just this particular model so far. In our area, we have the 46 music channels that come through clear on a Sharp HDTV. It would be setup and not record anything. It is very erratic, you might go one week and it be fine and then the next it would lock up several times. They replaced the DVD-Drive and digital board in it. So, buyer beware on this particular model.
Then I started having problems with DVD-RAMs working with this unit. I have had nothing but problems. I just got it back 2 weeks ago and I started having problems with it again. That's when I took it back to Sears and use the warranty that I purchased. 2007 from Sears and I purchased the 3-year extended warranty.
So, if you lose your controller, you're SOL. Does pretty much what I wanted. One problem.no controls on the machine.
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