Panasonic's DMR-E55K DVD Player Review

Panasonic's DMR-E55K DVD player/recorder grants unprecedented recording time on double-sided 9.4 GB recordable DVDs--up to 16 hours, or 8 hours per side (and on standard 4.7 GB discs, in EP mode). The DMR-E55K's joint support of DVD-RAM and DVD-R media provides the best of both worlds: DVD-R for the highest compatibility (letting you share video recordings with virtually anyone with a DVD player) and DVD-RAM (for rewritability and benefits like TimeSlip, chasing playback, and simultaneous play and record).


The remote is cluttered with buttons below the cursor control that allow direct access to the more advanced functions, but most users will prefer to use the onscreen menus. The medium-size clicker is otherwise easy to use.

DVD-RAM is much less compatible than -RW or +RW formats, so you'll want to use the rewritable discs for those expendable TV recording sessions. Highly compatible write-once DVD-Rs are best for archive-worthy video that will play back on virtually any DVD player.

Plays CD-DA format audio CD-R and CD-RW discs. May not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW discs due to the condition of the recording.

Key Features:-
• Rapid Random Access
• 3D Digital Noise Reduction
• 54MHz/10-bit video DAC
• selectable interlaced/progressive-scan video (playback only)
• de-interlacer with 3-2 pulldown processing
• built-in 181-channel NTSC tuner
• optical digital output for Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM (96kHz/24-bit-capable)
• 3 sets of A/V inputs (composite and S-video), including 1 front-panel set.