Panasonic DMR-XW380 DVD recorder reviews and price comparison
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Most helpful reviewsConfirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- In spite of being complex it is easy to use.
- Bad points:
- None.
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Confirmed purchase: 24 Jan 2011
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- Good points:
- Excellent recording quality
- Bad points:
- Cannot record directly to DVD
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1 of 4 people found this review helpful
Confirmed purchase: 20 Aug 2011
Michael, Shrewsbury Retired, like simplicity
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Ordinary recording and playback is easy to do. With 2 tuners and hard drives you can record 2 programmes at once or playback one programme while you record another - the handbook does not tell you this!
It links with my Panasonic TV and this allows some interaction from the TV's remote control.
Image quality is as good as the live TV programme. - Bad points:
- None for the machine itself. But the handbook is often almost incomprehensible. It appears to be written by a non-native English speaker who does not know the subtle differences between the language of description and direction. Secondly, it contains no over-view of what the machine can do. Instead it just lists the sequences of operations to do different things. Thirdly, it can handle all sorts of things I know nothing about, nor want to. Altogether too complicated to remember how to use these other aspects.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Confirmed purchase: 14 Apr 2011
Ian, Retired Chartered Engineer.
- Good points:
- This is a quality machine, well built and producing very good results.
- Bad points:
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The handbook is rubbish and in places incomplete.
Initially I was bugged with Parental control kicking in on it's own accord and of course it asked me for a password that I hadn't loaded.
It turned out that my machine had 0000 in that store and when I inputed that it asked me to choose my own one.
The instructions given in the handbook to change this again, if so desired,lead you nowhere.
I was given instructions from Panasonic for the simultanious pressing of buttons and so on.
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Confirmed purchase: 12 Jul 2011
Eric, Oakham Old but sensible
- Good points:
- Eae of operation. I had read that 'adverts' were a nuisance during EPG programming, but there are no adverts on my model
- Bad points:
- Reviewer left no comment
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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jun 2011
Jonathan, Hull
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easy to use after initial setup
Good recording and picture quality - Bad points:
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Slow to start up from eco standby mode
Instruction book long and difficult to follow
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Confirmed purchase: 04 Feb 2011
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Product Features
| Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes) | 250.0 |
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| Playback formats | DVD-RAM |
| Playback formats | DVD Plus R |
| Playback formats | DVD Plus RW |
| Playback formats | DVD-R |
| Playback formats | DivX |
| Playback formats | DVD audio |
| Playback formats | Super Video CD |
| Playback formats | Super Audio CD |
| Recording format | DVD Plus R |
| Recording format | DVD-R |
| Recording format | DVD Plus RW |
| Recording format | DVD-RAM |
| Recording format | MP3 |
| Recording format | DVD-RW |
| Upscaling | Yes |
| Connections | HDMI |
| Connections | USB |
| Connections | Firewire |
| Extra functions | Electronic Program Guide |
| 3D | No |
| Freeview or Freesat tuner | FreeSat HD |
| Weight (g) | 3300 |
| Release date | 2010-05-06 |
Also known as: PANASONIC DMRXW380
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Does it play SD cards? How do you connect to your computer?
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Yes, it takes SD cards. There's a slot on the front panel. It has a USB port, too. I can't see anything in the handbook about connecting the recorder to a computer, but I believe you can connect Panasonic TVs to your computer.
Hope that helps.
Michael
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i would like to take it to Spain does anyone know if it is compatible abroad, i know io would need to use a plug adapter but dont want ot get all the way to Spain and it wont tune etc
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I have no idea. Try contacting panasonic.co.uk directly
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this product has a hard drive but it is not clear to me if it will record to dvd disc.
will it record to dvd rw-and dvd r. ?-
yes it will, and I believe to both -rw and -r
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Hi,
I am a bit of a novice with things like this, and want I want is to be able to record certain programmes onto a disc so that I can keep them for future viewing.
Would I be able to do that with this machine? if not is there one on the market that will do that. I will be most grateful for any advice
Thanks Pat-
Yes, there is a built in DVD player and recorder
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Score 9.0/10Confirmed purchase: 28 Dec 2010