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Looks good, slim, quite easy to use without always needing to refer to the manual, good editing features. Fast recording where permitted is excellent. Front menu on finalised DVDs also smart. Negative points: the menus are slow and there is an appreciable delay for some menus to appear and leads to pressing remote buttons twice or three times (so losing the menu or doing something you didn't want to do)... very frustrating until you get used to it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
it is a great shame Panasonic stopped making these machines as the technology is already quite old, surpassed by the technology they now have on Freeplay Blu Ray recorders that work using an aerial for terrestrial broadcasts. Everything is slightly different to the terrestrial version, even the position of buttons on the remote, and many things take a long time to kick in. Also frustratingly, there is no automatic chapter marking so one has to do that oneself after the programme is recorded. Of course being satellite it also suffers from sudden loss of picture due to weather conditions, and ITV HD has proved impossible to get where I now live, or rather I can see it but it breaks up an awful lot, or freezes. This is due to the weakness of the tuner compared to other satellite boxes like the Humax, or even Sky + HD, and this is probably a result of the age of the box now. Hopefully it will last for some time, as it is the only machine available now one can use to record and archive UK Freeplay television onto Blu Ray from satellite. I surely cant be the only one wanting to archive programmes onto Blu Ray!Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I ordered this gadget to cut down on clutter: I live in a Studio flat where space is at a premium, so now I have the freesat box and the DVD player in one compact unit, leaving more space to store my DVDs. I like the interface, and very quickly found my way around the controls. It's useful that the remote control can also operate the TV, so I now use one remote instead of 3. To sum up: It's a well-designed piece of kit and I'mveryhappy with it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
...on the tin unlike the manual, which is occasionally impenetrable, occasionally inaccurate, claiming facilities/menu options which don't exist, and probably refer to the architecture of an earlier model. (BTW, no idea what "1 year war" refers to in "RATE AND REVIEW Panasonic DMR-BS750 250GB HDD/Blu ray Twin Tuner HD Freesat Recorder,1 Year War")
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Why manufacturers have stopped making Freesat recorder/players, I don't know. Probably the near universality of Sky. All the current Freesat PVRs allow you to record broadcasts, but do NOT allow you to archive to DVD or Blu-ray discs. This Panasonic machine, although production ceased some years ago, allows you to do just that. In addition, the one I have purchased is multi-region. I am impressed with the ease of use, although sometimes it is a little slow to respond to Function commands. However, this is more than compensated for, by the excellent HD performance. Even SD looks good via the HDMI cable. Overall I rate it almost 10 out of 10.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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