But with Blu-ray recorders still not a reality-not in North America, anyway-DVD still has the edge when it comes to archiving home video. Thanks to the rise of Blu-ray, DVD can no longer be considered cutting-edge technology. Outstanding recording quality, tons of features, and a built-in digital TV tuner make the Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK an excellent all-purpose DVD and VHS recorder. On the other hand, it did an excellent job on the 2:3 pull-down test, successfully kicking into film mode in a fraction of a second. Despite handling the resolution test well, the DMR-EZ48VK had some trouble with the detail test, as we saw curved lines known as moire in the white marble steps. On the flag test, the Panasonic also produced quite a few jaggies. The Panasonic had middling performance on the next jaggy tests: it had trouble handling the third of the three shifting lines, and the rotating white line had more jaggies than we'd like to see. It could not render the 1080p section, washing out the vertical lines into a flicking box. The Toshiba, however, fell apart right away. The Panasonic did fine on the first test, demonstrating its ability to handle the full resolution of DVDs. Testing pure upconversion performance, we once again started off with HQV. But the picture quality and performance of the DMR-EZ48VK surely outweighs its lethargic operation. We do have one complaint about the speed of the VHS functionality: seems a bit slower than VCRs we have used in the past. We'd recommend taking advantage of the Auto s etting and allowing the device to calculate the best setting for the amount of tape you have. Obviously, SP yielded the best results, while VP rendered material that was barely watchable. VHS recording performance proved to be much more defined in quality levels. VHS operations are a bit slow expensive no Blu-ray compatibility.ĭid not have any trouble getting the Panasonic to record on all disc types, including DVD-RAM, DVD+R/-R, and DVD+RW/-RW, and having it display in the correct aspect ratio on wide-screen TVs.

Outstanding DVD-recording quality, with a best-in-class LP mode flexible recording speed chasing playback with DVD-RAM discs USB port and SDHC card slot for playback of MP3, DivX, and JPEG files upscales DVD to 1080p VHS-to-DVD dubbing for home recordings. Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK DVD Recorder / VHS Recorder

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