DMR-PWT550EB Blu-Ray Player and HDD Recorder with Freeview Play, Black

Ein sehr guter Recorder, leicht zum Einstellen und tolle Aufnahmen. Habe mit den Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB einen super Treffer gefunden.

Comunque se sapevo che non registra in DVD non lo prendevo, registra solo su hdd e su chiavetta USB, perché c' è lo già un decoder che registra su chiavetta Poi quando va il Panasonic a un certo punto non c' è l immagine e buio completo, dopo và io avevo acquistato anni fa un altro Panasonic sempre registratore blu ray, e sempre a un certo punto era buio dopo và, ma però a questa anomalia, ho preso tutto sempre su Amazon

If you like to keep the clutter under your TV to a minimum then this combined Blu-Ray player, Hard disc recorder, with catch up and popular video on demand services, may just be what you are looking for! One quick tip, ensure you check for any new software updates as soon as you have finished the set-up process. This will ensure you have the Freeview Player functionality. Setup, after you have made the required connections of Aerial, HDMI and power, is quite straight forward. Ensure you make all settings, by selecting "Yes" to all the setup items to ensure you get the full functionality out of this unit. Wi-Fi setup is simple, as long as your router supports WPS (most new ones do have this feature). All setup items worked first time for me and IO was soon able to explore all the features on offer. After the required software update was installed the basics seem quite easy to operate. The displays are clean and simple to use, as can be seen in the pictures I have added to this review. Pressing the Guide button brings up the usual grid showing the TV programs and includes a live inset of the current program. As you select a different program in the grid you get a picture from the program (if available) and a short synopsis. Pressing OK on the remote brings up more details and allows you to either watch the program, by simply pressing OK again, or the option to record it or see series information (if available). All very easy and intuitive to operate. Another quick tip, to move up or down a whole page in the guide you need to hold down on either the channel up/down buttons or the cursor up/down buttons. This speeds up moving through all the channel lists rather than multiple button presses moving from one channel at a time. To use the Freeview Play catch up function you simply scroll to the left, moving back in time, to see the catchup programs available for the selected channel. Moving the curser down or up allows the material from other channels to be seen and selected from the grid (see attached photo). So again all very easy to operate. All the menus appear swiftly and the guide populates within a second or two at the most. By comparison to my 5-year old Panasonic it is speed demon! One feature not widely mentioned is the ability to be able to set a program or view a recording from your Android or Apple iOS device, from anywhere you have an internet connection. I loaded the App onto my iPad and was able to set a TV program to record directly without having to turn the TV on or reach for a remote. Now the process is not fast, as your Panasonic box is being accessed from servers in Japan, but it works. When I first setup the App on my iPad I received an error message, which I could not get passed. However, I simply uninstalled the App and then re-installed it and all was fine. The popular video on demand services are currently limited to Netflix, YouTube and Amazon instant video. For many these will cover their requirements without the need for a separate box. 4K video is supported, where available. It would have been nice if they also included NowTV, as this is quite popular. The unit can also act as a DLNA server or client, meaning you can view content stored on the internal hard disc from another device or view content stored on another device using this to render (show) the content. The Panasonic also supports control via the HDMI cable so if your TV supports this function then you can control many aspects from your TV remote. My LG 49UF850V plays very nicely with this and I can perform all frequently used functions via the TV remote, including setting a program from the guide and playing back from the disc drives. It even turns the Panasonic on and off (equally turning the Panasonic on will turn the TV on). If you have a surround sound system connected to your TV via HDMI (with ARC support) then the audio return channel (ARC) works well and supports 5.1 Dolby surround sound. In the case of my LG TV I find the panasonic, connected directly to the second HDMI input on my TV, not only passed Dolby Digital but also DTS to my surround sound system. This mitigates the missing digital output from this model but which is included in the PWT655 and BWT850. Currently (December 2015) the only fly in the ointment is the lack of Channel 5 catchup, which hopefully will arrive shortly. Overall though I am very happy with my purchase and it has simplified my life and more importantly pleased my wife, who now can operate all the technology simply and with reduced clutter!

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I’m really pleased with the blu ray player & recorder which replaced my old Panasonic one. Setting up was very easy as there were similarities with the old model. Some features are different though; I haven’t found a way to specify my favourite channels. The instruction book wasn’t too informative but the online help was good. Final comment, this device also plays cd’s which is a bonus.