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I am a complete DVD novice, so please be gentle with me! I have just purchased a DMR-E55 (the reviews were good and it was a shopping moment of weekness!) and have a couple of questions.

1) What are the best RAM disks to use assuming that we want to record/time slip record from the TV and re-use the disks?
2) Are there better/cheaper disks available if we don`t want to re-record on them?
3) What do we need to be able to record pictures from a digital camera onto DVD disk or if not applicable can we record from a PC and then play on the DVD player? If so what disks should be used?
4) Finally I suppose I should ask (for peace of mind) was this a good machine to buy or are there better, for a similar price, on the market?

Any/all help/advice greatfully recieved.

Thanks

I`ve also just bought this and got some Datasafe ones in caddies off e-bay (about £4 each from e-buyer). They`re cheaper without caddies. I`ve got 3 for my re-record - usual TV stuff and use DVD-Rs for stuff I want to keep.

Not sure it will accept picture disks (my DVD-R ones didn`t work - but haven`t tried my CD-R ones) but to be honest, why bother? Use your PC monitor - it`s much better resolution. I also found on my previous DVD player that although it could read them, it couldn`t display my images to fit the screen because I have a 6.3MP camera.

I`m still learning about all the trickery on it too!

For its asking price its an excellent machine.Feature wise it wipes the floor with those cheap DVD+ supermarket jobbies.
Its only drawback is if you wish to play your reusable discs on another player,PS2,XBOX etc.You can`t with RAM.But as long as you don`t mind that,and you buy decent(not too cheap) -R blanks,you have an excellent buy

1)The Panasonic DVD medias are very good
2)Yes, but why pay $300 for a recorder, then scrimp on recording media
3)A PC with a compatable ram/-r recorder
4)yes

Country Boys Can survive!

Just bought the E55 from richersounds 185 fro multi-region.
Had to take it back, when I fed sky or vhs video through the machine ( then onto the TV)
the picture became noticeably fuzzy ( like bad arial reception).
The new one is much better - but still when feed through the machine picture chages to a bit fuzzy.
Anyone any advice or comments

RAM disk media - I got some `RiDisc` from computer fair , work out £1.50 each ( packs 10)
haven`t had any problems

Cheers

www.7dayshop.com is good for Panasonic brand DVD RAM discs at £1.99 for 5.

I use spindle pack Ritek purple surface DVD-R for all the stuff I keep, which is a lot. I can get spindles of 25 for £9 at my local computer shop.

The flexible recording rate feature is great on the DMR E55 which lets you programme in the exact lenght of a movie and uses the best quality bitrate rather than having to use a long play option at lower quality.

Build quality is good and the menus and remote functions are spot on.

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www.7dayshop.com is good for Panasonic brand DVD RAM discs at £1.99 for 5.
Non cartridge, Type II discs, and actually £11.99 (I was soooooo about to order a pile of discs for tgat two quid there! Lol)

Not a bad price, but not brilliant. Looking at their other DVDR offers, think I`ll stick to SVP TBH.

Jimbo : oÞ

Same here Jimbo! You saved me the trouble of checking the site out!

I too have the E55 and get a fuzzier pic when going through the AV - as well as a vertical strobing band; just seems to be on cable channels though so NTL coming round this week. Don`t really think it`s a prob with the DVDR.

Have a shop round on e-bay for disks as well as regulars like e-buyer

This item was edited on Monday, 8th November 2004, 10:44