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Question: does this record on VCR from TV or only on DVD
Document: Easy to set up, program, etc. Only drawback I have found is it will not record from digital TV to VCR only to DVD.
I have used this VCR/DVD combo to convert my old VHS and Hi8 home videos to DVD's. It was a snap and fun to do. I had a blast watching videos I have been scared to play because the tapes are so old. I like that it even broke the DVD's into chapters for me to make them easier to view. I have also used it to record from TV as well.
I'm a TV addict. That said, I bought SEVEN (7) Panasonic EZ48V DVD recorders (2 are the EZ28 with no VCR & 6 have the VCR). I record every program on TV, either for me or for my family to watch (we like to watch when we want and we like to skip commercials). Let me get to it, there hasn't been ONE week in the past 2 years that at least one of these machines did not record.
You CAN NOT record digital broadcasts onto VCR, USB or SD card. Does NOT have dual tuner. To "view one program while recording another" as stated, you would have to be recording to DVD or VCR, and PLAY from the other. To do this, you have to have TWO connections into your TV and switch between output/inputs. It has NO built in memory of any kind for users. Any pictures you want from your USB or SD card, must go onto a DVD.
You can record up to 4 hours onto a DVD+-R with good (VCR like) quality, 8hrs if you don't care about quality. HDMI output (although I can not comment on this since I have an older TV. )CONS: When the unit powers itself off (due to power save mode) it will NOT record your shows as programed. You have to power it off by pressing the power button to have it work correctly (THIS IS A MAJOR CON IMHO.)
Thankfully now, with my DVR I can record entire shows and piece clips together onto a VHS tape by using my TV/VCR, but my older media probably needs to be re-recorded onto another VHS tape in order to piece clips together - which of course will lower the quality.I have opted to record media from my DVR onto VHS tapes instead of DVDs because I've noticed that this DVD Recorder's quality of the picture and color is poor.
I got this set thinking this is just everything I needed DVD recorder.But, I was very disappoint for 1) very often skip scheduled recording 2) periodic lock up and gave N99 error code,(frequent needs reset). 3)you can not record over the air TV program onto VCR tape, so, if your DVD ram is full, the VCR can not help you to tape more programs. 4) Constantly reject DVD+RW disc and show is a bad disc.
I've got a great new 1080p HD TV, a decent surround stereo set-up, and an HD cable box with DVR. But the DVR was running out of space, and I wanted to save some of the shows and movies I recorded. So, basically I wanted a unit that could record from my cable box/DVR, but I also wanted a unit that could upconvert DVDs to 1080p to take advantage of the new TV -- and convert old VCR tapes to DVD.
There might be a little bit of a learning curve when it comes to learning how to use the remote; but the instructions were easier to follow than I feared they would be.I just don't need advanced functions including "chasing playback;" and I use standard DVD-R discs to record TV programs instead of DVD-RAM discs. A few years ago I copied my homemade VCR tapes onto DVDs using another machine so I doubt I'll be using this machine for that purpose, either.
This machine is great. I have two of them, one needs to have the DVR recorder repaired, but I use it to record TV with the VCR and a digital converter box. I would buy another one in a New York minute if I could find one for sale at a realistic price. I wish Panasonic would resume selling these units for use in the US. Wonder why they stopped selling them? Maybe they were paid off by TIVO?
Answer: As I remember it recorded from both ; and upscaled in either vhs or dvd. But again it has been awhile. Hope it works out for you.