Panasonic DMR-E500HS DIGA DVD Recorder with 400 GB Hard Drive and Ethernet Port

DVD-RAM is perfect for instant chapter access and for multiple rerecordings, while DVD-R is regarded as the most widely compatible of the many DVD formats. DVD-RAM offers high storage capacity, high-speed data transmission, exceptional picture and sound quality, fast random-access memory, and rewritability up to 100,000 times.

With its Ethernet port and a broadband receiver, the DMR-E500HS provides a great way to enjoy your home and mobile networking. You can stream MPEG-4 video and JPEG photos from your PC without having to first burn them to optical media. And, with a networked pair of DMR-E500HS decks used in tandem, you can even view full MPEG-2 video from one device on the other unit in a separate room. Broadband Internet access lets you schedule home recording through such mobile devices as cell phones and PCs while you're out and about or away on travel. You can even transfer pictures between the DVD recorder and your mobile device.

The DMR-E500HS has an SD Memory Card slot and a PCMCIA card slot to transfer MPEG data at high speeds for storage or use in other devices. Using an SD Memory Card (or CompactFlash Card, MultiMedia Card, Smart Media Card, and Memory Stick), it's easy to transfer video and still photos recorded by other audio/video products, such as digital still cameras, to the DMR-E500HS for editing or storage on the hard disk or on DVD media. The recorder can simultaneously record MPEG-4 image data to a flash-memory device while recording MPEG-2 data to its hard disk. You can then transfer the MPEG-4 data to an SD Memory Card and play it back on a Panasonic D-Snap SD video camera.

The DMR-E500HS is also a progressive-scan DVD player for use with standard and high-definition or HD-ready TVs. It handles your DVDs, CDs, and homemade MP3 discs, as well as high-resolution DVD-Audio discs (2-channel only). DVD-Audio media offer super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound and provides unique bonus materials not available on regular audio CDs.

You can program the recorder for daily or 1-time broadcasts much as you would a VCR. To simplify programming, the DMR-E500HS includes the TV Guide On Screen Electronic Programming Guide. With DVD-RAM, you can even perform simple non-linear video editing, such as rearranging the order of scenes, skipping over unwanted scenes, and creating custom playlists of favorite scenes on a disc.

Panasonic's Time Slip feature lets you use your DVD recorder like a digital video recorder, viewing the recorded portion of an ongoing program from the beginning, while still recording the program in progress. With Chasing Playback, you can view the recorded portion of a live program, from the beginning, while continuing to record that program until its completion. Simultaneous record & play lets you view a previously recorded program on either a DVD-RAM disc or the hard disk drive while recording a different program.

The recorder comes with an updated Direct Navigator that simplifies the process of previewing recorded programs, letting you access recorded material from an onscreen menu that lists recording dates, times, channels, and titles.

What's in the Box
DVD player/recorder, a remote control, remote batteries, an RF audio/video interconnect, a stereo analog audio/composite-video interconnect, an AC power cord, an IR blaster, a user's manual, and a registration card.