Panasonic DMR-ES15S Progressive Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Time Slip Function & DV input

Record your home movies and your favorite TV programs easily to DVD disc with the Panasonic DMR-ES15S progressive scan recorder/player, which provides ultimate flexibility in recording media options. You can choose write-once DVD+R and DVD-R discs or rewritable DVD-RW/+RW and DVD-RAM discs (the latter being a great choice for temporary storage of recorded material as it can be rewritten more than DVD-RW). It's easy to record TV programming with the built-in analog TV tuner with RF pass-through. In addition to standard DVD movie and CD audio discs and its compatible recordable formats, the DMR-ES15S can play back CD-R/RW, dual layer DVD-R/+R, and VCD disc formats as well as JPEG, and MP3 digital formats.

Panasonic's Time Slip function consists of two features designed to give you added flexibility and control when making DVD recordings: Chasing Playback and Simultaneous Record & Play. With Chasing Playback, you don't have to wait for an entire program to be recorded before watching it from beginning to end. This feature allows you to watch a program that's currently being recorded from any point that's already been recorded--while continuing to record the live program in progress. Simultaneous Record & Play allows you to record a program onto a disc while simultaneously watching any other program that's previously been recorded on the same disc.

You can set your recorder to one of five different recording speeds, each varying in recording quality and length. EP mode yields the most recording time, LP & SP modes provide less recording time with higher quality recording, and XP mode gives you the highest quality recording. There's also the FR (Flexible Recording) mode that lets you record with the best picture quality possible for the recording time and remaining space on the disc.

Product Features

* Slim-profile progressive scan DVD player/recorder; measures 16.9 x 2.3 x 9.8 inches
* FireWire port for direct dubbing from camcorder
* Records onto DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM; plays back dual-layer DVD-R/+R and CD-R/RW. Will only record in 16:9 aspect to DVD-RAM. All other media is limited to 4:3 aspect.
* Connections: composite (2 in, 1 out), S-Video (2 in, 1 out), component (1 out), RF (1 in)
* Optical digital audio out for Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound.

Technical Details

* Color: Silver
* Disc capacity: 1
* Progressive scan: Yes
* Up-converting capability: No
* VCR capability: No
* Recording capability: Yes
* Selectable recording modes: Yes - XP/SP/LP/EP/FR
* Program recording: Yes
* One-touch recording: Yes
* Television programming guide: Yes, seven-day TV Guide
* Recording formats: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
* Playback formats: DVD movie, CD audio, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R DL (dual layer), DVD+R DL (dual layer), VCD, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW, MP3, JPEG
* Memory card slot: No
* Horizontal resolution: More than 500 lines
* Aspect ratio control: Yes
* Dialog enhancer: No
* Integrated amplifier/receiver: No
* Front-panel operation: Yes
* Multi-angle viewing: Yes
* Chapter preview: Yes
* Custom bookmarks: Yes
* Karaoke: No
* Multilingual support: Yes
* Parental controls: Yes
* Picture zoom: Yes
* Play exchange: No
* Random play: Yes
* Repeat play: Yes
* Resume play: Yes
* Slow motion: Yes
* Frame advance: Yes
* Still/freeze frame: Yes
* Text display: Yes
* Video inputs: 2 composite AV, 2 S-Video, 1 RF, 1 Firewire
* Video outputs: 1 composite AV, 1 S-Video, 1 component
* Audio outputs: Analog, digital optical
* Surround-sound output or Virtual surround sound: Dolby Digital, DTS
* Headphone jack: No
* Item width: 16.9 inches
* Item height: 2.3 inches
* Item depth: 9.8 inches
* Item weight: 6.16 pounds
* Power consumption: 19 watts

What's In the box: DVD recorder/player, remote control (with batteries), AV cable, RF cable, power cord, one DVD-RAM disc, printed operating instructions