Panasonic DMR-ES40 DVD Recorder / VCR Combo

We bought this unit because we needed a new DVD player. But the primary reason we wanted it was because I have lots of old VHS tapes of family members. Many of the VHS tapes are at least 15 years old and I'm sure they are not going to last much longer....

Purchased this in January 2005 almost solely for the VHS to DVD dub feature. My VHS tapes had, since I got my first DVD player 5 years ago, been rotting in a steamer trunk that doubled as a TV stand. I knew I would get VHS quality when I dubbed the ...

The very first VCR I purchased was a Panasonic. It was the first unit ever sold and was expensive. It did a great job . This unit is also good. The manual shows how to get started step by step. However, once I turned on the TV, the unit pretty ...

I purchased this unit in December 05. It's imperfect, but I was basically satisfied, and didn't even have criticisms for the directions that so many reviewers seem to dislike. Then the unit died in April. It was a complete and sudden failure. It ...

I've always liked dual decks, even before there were DVD/VCR combos. Years ago I thought the coolest thing would be one of those GoVideo dual deck VCRs... Boy was I wrong, what a colossal piece of crap. You can read about that experience ...

Bought this for Christmas 2005 and it worked perfectly for a week or so. I was able to dub home movies to DVD. Could also dub to DVD copies of movies and sports on VHS which I taped from TV. Out of curiosity I also tried dubbing store-bought VHS movies...

A new Panasonic DMR-ES40VS is a DVD-recorder and a VCR combo that sells for less than $300 and is an update to the Panasonic DMR-ES30VS. The device records to DVD-RAM discs, ...

Okay, I purchased this yesterday. So my evaluation is only based on all the tests I've run with it in the last 24 hours. Frankly, I'm very impressed with the unit. I really didn't think they'd come out with a DVD recorder that "any idiot" could use ...

Before I get to the good parts, the major flaw is this: I cannot figure a way transfer a home video to DVD without it butchering the contents by breaking up the footage into dozens of segments (titles) that overlap very poorly. I'd be happy with just a...