Panasonic DMR-ES35VS DVD Recorder / VCR Combo with DV Input

Works as advertised.

I made DVD from VHS movies and I really like. I read the manual the night before and I misplaced it. Trial by error and I managed to operate the machine to record the DVD's from the VHS. I really like the machine.Maybe I can order the manual.

When I ordered this Item I new it was used but I expected it to be tested. When I arrived I hooked it up. The VCR side did work but the DVD portion would not accept and DVD that I put into it. Every did was unable to be READ. I am not paying for an item that DOES NOT work. Sorry guys but good try.

If you want to move old VHS tapes to DVDs, this unit does it very well. Once converted to DVD, the quality is equal or better to the VHS it came from. The labeling, creating menus, and editing features are average at best, but once on DVD it is easy to move to your PC for editing and re-authoring.If all you really care about is moving the "content" from VHS to DVD. Get this unit.

This is the exact same one that I have had that finally stopped working after 25 years. I flipped when I found this on Amazon, I was surprised that I found the same one. It works great plays dvds and vhs tapes perfectly.

I was disappointed that it did not have an instruction manual with the item. But I am satisfied because I can play DVD's and VCR tapes on the same unit.

My wife is pleased with the unit's performance. She uses it on a daily basics. However there is a bad association with the handling of the payment for the unit.It is suspected that a leak occurred during the payment process that allowed my credit card information to be fraudulently used outside of the channels for a number of hotel and other charges to appear on my statement after this account was credited to my statement. This is currently under investigation. Time will tell. I will no longer be using this area for purchases. Do you have any response?

My old Panasonic DVD/VHS player/recorder died after many years of service, so I looked for something similar. I was delighted to find a number of vintage machines still around. My former machine, a DMR-EZ485V, had no trouble detecting modern channels, and I was not expecting this one to have an issue with that.It's apparently a somewhat older model, because it doesn't know that digital channels exist, and can't detect them at all. This means that I can never use this machine to record from TV. It looks like I'll be able to play DVDs and CDs just fine, but I had hoped to record as well.I don't know if the VHS to DVD dubbing function works as yet. I think we already moved our precious baby videos and that sort of thing onto DVDs, but I may still have some to do.So this is disappointing but I think I'll just try adding a modern DVR for recording, if it really seems necessary.