Panasonic DMR-EZ485VK 1080p Upconverting VHS DVD Recorder with Built In Tuner

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(150 customer reviews)

Product Features

Multi Format playback: DVD, DivX, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW
SD card slot
Built In ATSC Tuner
1080p Upconversion via HDMI
Viera Link to Panasonic Televisions

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Product Description

1080p Up-Conversion By interpolating video data using proprietary algorithms, SD format data is up-converted to 1080 x 1920p HD format video data. This conversion increases the richness of the original data by almost six fold, producing the highest possible image quality when viewing content on a large-screen HDTV.Digital Tuner CapableThe high-performance hybrid digital tuner is capable of receiving both digital and analog broadcasts. And even when digital signals drop out because of interference with direct signal access, which makes the picture either disappear or become filled with block noise, the Digital Tuner still produces a beautiful picture.Easy Operation with VIERALinkConnect your Panasonic DVD recorder to your VIERA flat-panel HDTV via an HDMI cable, and the TV channel setting information is automatically downloaded to the recorder. More Details >>

Customer Reviews

Made in China Panasonic not as rugged as made in Japan Panasonic
This is a DMR-EZ48V,not EZ458V. Bought it at an HH Gregg store for $218. This unit does have some nice features,for about half of what I paid for my six-year-old recorder. More >>
Shifterbrains

Be advised about Recording HD Programming
Please be advised that DIGITAL programming by its very nature cannot be recorded on a VCR..No matter who makes it..VCR`s are ANALOG devices....ALSO,MOST DIGITAL HI-DEF programming,especially movies braodcast by Premium channels such as HBO and Showtime are Copygarded in compliance with the DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) of 1998 and cannot be recorded by a DVD recorder..This is not the fault of Panasonic or any other manufacturer..BLAME YOUR CONGRESSMAN and the MPAA(Motion Picture Association of America)....ALERT to all you MIS-INFORMED people! More >>
Gilbert L. Jones

Couldn't be made to work with Comcast box
I couldn't make it past the first instruction in the set-up directions, so I called my neighbor who's a connectivity engineer and once worked for a cable company. More >>
bicoastalmv

DOA - Don't buy
I bought this item before Christmas as a gift but decided to keep it.
When I tried to set it up, it went straight to an error code that can't be corrected with the help info in the manual. More >>
Tobeast

Too many features to be user friendly
Looks like a good product. Did not realize when buying that you could not record digital on VHS. May have missed that in product Spec, not sure. More >>
Curly

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