Tuesday 28 August 2012

Panasonic DMR-HW220EBK 1TB HDD Recorder with Twin Freeview +HD Tuners (New for 2012)

 Brand Panasonic | Model: DMR-HW220EBK
List Price £333.01Price
£239.99
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Panasonic DMR-HW220EBK 1TB HDD Recorder with Twin Freeview +HD Tuners (New for 2012)

Panasonic DMR-HW220EBK 1TB HDD Recorder with Twin Freeview +HD Tuners (New for 2012)

Feature

  • Freeview+ HD Tuner
  • 1TB HDD
  • Wi-Fi Built-in
  • Smart Home Networking
  • Hard Drive recording: Y

Product Overview

Freeview+ HD Hard Disc Recorder with Twin HD Terrestrial Tuner. The DMR-HW220 is able to record two digital broadcasts at the same time thanks to integrated twin HD tuners, so users can simultaneously watch and record a digital broadcast. The DMR-HW220 is equipped with DLNA server/client functionality. By connecting to a LAN and using a compatible DLNA client device, recorded programmes and AVCHD and JPEG data archived on DIGA's HDD can be enjoyed in a separate room. In addition, WMV, AVCHD, JPEG, and MP3 data can be played on DIGA from a personal computer with a DLNA server function.


54 of 57 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Panasonic DMR-HW220, 12 Jun 2012
By 
LordofLegend - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic DMR-HW220EBK 1TB HDD Recorder with Twin Freeview +HD Tuners (New for 2012) (Electronics)
Just bought the Panasonic DMR-HW220 PVR which boasts a huge 1TB hard-disk and built-in Wi-Fi. The Wi-fi works well from the opposite side of the house (tried out iplayer). I tested it out by programming in a euro 2012 game and was given the option of recording future games from the BBC channel and I then carried out the same thing for ITV broadcasts and the recordings have proceeded well. Pause live tv works well. Internet features include BBC iplayer, Netflix and sharing content across the home network (e.g. can access photos from pc). The Freeview tuners provide great looking picture and overall I believe the DMR-HW220 performs superbly and is easy to use. Only slight criticism is the size of the box as compared to a blueray player but it does look good on its own.


21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent pvr, 21 July 2012
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Jon Shore - See all my reviews
This review is from: Panasonic DMR-HW220EBK 1TB HDD Recorder with Twin Freeview +HD Tuners (New for 2012) (Electronics)
I bought this pvr recently to replace my last one made by philips which has been plaqued with firmware problems since launch 2 years ago. This new machine is a revelation-the operation is completely quiet and stable (so far) with not a single software glitch -or judder in the picture-at all. The improved EPG over the outgoing model utilising all the screen space available has made waiting for this new model worth it. To answer a previous posters question re skipping ads with a single button-yes its the one marked 60s at bottom right on the remote. I press it four times in quick succession at ad break and hey presto skips the lot! The picture quality is as good as the Philips-which was its only good point- which is fabulous on HD and v good on the higher bit rate SD channels even blown up to 55 inch TV screen. There are a host of features too numerous to list including series record which is very handy and very accurate-doesnt duplicate recording of same episodes like some machines and has a renew feature if required to over-write the previous episode of a series. I cant think of a single negative so far -I am completely delighted with this pvr. I am glad I plumped for the 1TB hard disc as I like to keep some films indefinitly on disc and this gives you loads of room to do this but you can transfer recorded programmes onto an external HDD via USB cable and then play them back from there if you run out of storage but I havent tried that yet from this machine.

Adding a small negative point to my initial review; Despite 'unlocking' all channels in the 'child lock' menu it is still necessary to input the pin number for certain programmes recorded which have a 'G' label affixed to them. This is unnecessary in our household and I wish it could be turned off! Otherwise very pleased with my purchase.


20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic but you need to buy a HDMI cable, 4 July 2012
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Pinksparkle (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic DMR-HW220EBK 1TB HDD Recorder with Twin Freeview +HD Tuners (New for 2012) (Electronics)
Bought this alongside the Panasonic TX-L42E5B 42-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LED TV with Freeview HD - Black (New for 2012) as we wanted the capability to record freeview programs on our new HD TV. Our very old Sagum box which broke had 2 tuners so we wanted to buy another box that could record 2 programs at the same time.

Firstly we set up the new television and then the recorder box and with both items being Panasonic we didn't think we would have any difficulty connecting them. We spent all night trying to work it out with the instructions, although we could see the diagram clearly had a HDMI cable connecting the two that we could see wasnt supplied. We thought well there must be a way to connect them without that as why would they sell a recorder box lacking an essential cable? Maybe we were doing something wrong, but both me and my husband who arent techno freaks but have the likes of laptops, iphones, wireless devices etc, could not for the life of us work it out despite following the instructions to the T and googling for solutions. We gave up eventually and ordered a HDMI cable from amazon Panasonic 1.5m HDMI Cable with Ethernet - Black for £12.99. I wish we had known we needed this as I would have ordered it at the same time as the recorder box and tv. Our TV sat unconnected until the new cable arrived and we both missed recording programs we were intending to! As soon as we connected the HDMI cable between the two it works brilliantly.

The recorder box itself we love. The TV guide is very clear and you can see the current tv channel screen playing in a small box on the left hand corner whilst you are scrolling through the guide. We also love that you can scroll page by page, unlike our old box where you had to scroll through all the channels to turn the page.

The recording function works just as we had expected and we thought for the amount of storage capacitythe price of this unit is very reasonable in comparison to the other models out there with a lower storage capacity. I havent worked out if there is a single way of skipping the ads with one button, but the fast forward is pretty quick on its top setting!

The wireless internet inbuilt is brilliant as it means you dont need to buy a separate dongle or wire it up, however, my husband was disappointed with the internet channels available and he expected he would be able to browse the internet to view programs, e.g. ITV player. So be aware the internet channels are limited to what Panasonic offer and there is no actual browser as if you were on a computer. There are channels like bbc iplayer.

All in all very very pleased with this product but really frustrated that I had to buy a cable to connect it to a brand new Panasonic tv which was new for 2012 as this product was. I wonder if this would have been the case with any of the latest hd freeview recorders.

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