Product Description
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Panasonic, DVD Recorder, DV Input
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Record your home movies and your favorite TV programs
easily to DVD disc with the Panasonic DMR-ES15S progressive scan
recorder/player, which provides ultimate flexibility in
media options. You can choose write-once DVD+R and DVD-R discs or
rewritable DVD-RW/+RW and DVD-RAM discs (the latter being a great
choice for temporary storage of recorded material as it can be
rewritten more than DVD-RW). It's easy to record TV programming
with the built-in analog TV tuner with RF pass-through. In
addition to standard DVD movie and CD audio discs and its
compatible recordable formats, the DMR-ES15S can play back
CD-R/RW, dual layer DVD-R/+R, and VCD disc formats as well as
JPEG, and MP3 digital formats.
Panasonic's Time Slip function consists of two features designed
to give you added flexibility and control when making DVD
s: Chasing Playback and Simultaneous Record & Play. With
Chasing Playback, you don't have to wait for an entire program to
be recorded before watching it from beginning to end. This
feature allows you to watch a program that's currently being
recorded from any point that's already been recorded--while
continuing to record the live program in progress. Simultaneous
Record & Play allows you to record a program onto a disc while
simultaneously watching any other program that's previously been
recorded on the same disc.
You can set your recorder to one of five different
speeds, each varying in quality and length. EP mode
yields the most time, LP & SP modes provide less
time with higher quality , and XP mode gives
you the highest quality . There's also the FR (Flexible
) mode that lets you record with the best picture
quality possible for the time and remaining space on
the disc.
The Direct Navigator feature makes it easy to find a previously
recorded program on a disc. A list of dates, times,
channels and (user-entered) titles are shown on screen. With the
Playlist Playback function, you can perform simple non-linear
video editing using, such as rearranging the order of scenes,
skipping over unwanted scenes, or copying selections
Jump directly to any spot on a disc and begin playback or
right away with the Rapid Random Access function when
using DVD-RAM discs. Even if there is no sequential area of empty
space available, this DVD recorder can record data on available
space throughout the rest of the disc. You will also avoid
searching for a blank spot to start , or accidentally
over desired material.
Enjoy a great picture on you flat screen LCD or plasma HDTV
using the component video output, and immersive surround sound
via the optical digital audio output for Dolby Digital and DTS
home theater effects. It also offers a FireWire port (also known
as IEEE1394 or i.Link) for direct connection to a digital video
camcorder, enabling you to download footage directly to disc. The
full lineup of video and audio connections includes:
* RF Input: 1
* Composite video/audio input: 2 (1 front)
* Composite video/audio output: 1
* S-Video input: 2 (1 front)
* S-Video output: 1
* Component video output: 1
* Digital audio output: 1 optical Tech Talk
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack
video input, which provides separate connections for luminance
(Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR).
This results in increased bandwidth for color information,
resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color
reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or
composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a
separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
What's in the Box
DVD recorder/player, remote control (with batteries), AV cable,
RF cable, power cord, one DVD-RAM disc, printed operating
instructions
- Slim-profile progressive scan DVD player/recorder; measures 16.9 x 2.3 x 9.8 inches.
- FireWire port for direct dubbing from camcorder.
- Records onto DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM; plays back dual-layer DVD-R/+R and CD-R/RW..
- Will only record in 16:9 aspect to DVD-RAM. All other media is limited to 4:3 aspect..
- Optical digital audio out for Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound..
- Connections: composite (2 in, 1 out), S-Video (2 in, 1 out), component (1 out), RF (1 in).