Panasonic DMR-XW380

alaTest has collected and analyzed 63 user reviews of Panasonic DMR-XW380 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.co.uk. Opinions about the design and price are generally positive. The image quality and usability are also appreciated. Many are negative about the reliability. There are some mixed views about the size.

With twin Freeview HD tuners, a 250GB hard drive and DVD recording, this is a flexible device

The recession is lingering and the demand for HD has never been higher. The perfect time, then for folk paying the likes of Sky and Virgin every month to ditch their expensive monthly subscription deals and save money by buying an all-new Freeview+HD...

While the product has a number of good qualities, it's inability to play MPEG4 channels is frustrating. Worse still is its refusal to play many DVDs, giving the message it could not detect a DVD or any programs on same. Trying the DVDs on the computer...

The manual states Video Recording System MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 but Panasonic helpline Tech states unit is equipped only with MPEG 2 decoder. Flimsy excuse video system does not equate with Tuner system. Unfit for stated purpose???? great tuner and recorder...

Meanwhile, any other devices in the house continue to receive TV signals without a hitch. The unit was sent for a service but that was totally useless. I ended up having a masthead amplifier installed which increased the signal by 20 or 30dB and that...

I've found this unit to be very good at what it does. Even if the software is a little sluggish it's neat and tidy and pretty straightforward to understand. However, based on my experience with this unit and with a similar model purchased by my uncle,...

oted and has operated exactly as expected. I have found the EPG a little "borky" and incomplete at various times but I am sure this is the Australian FTA TV stations not maintaining their EPG's properly rather than any fault of the Panasonic unit. If...

This DMR-XW480 GLK has been around our place for a year now and was itself a replacement for a DMR-XW380. Pretty much all the same features and comments as per my DMR-XW380 review. Nice improvements were the larger HDD and a few simplified and...

y the program or programs are there for you. The play back is faultless and as good as original free view transmission. Having an excellent stereo i have not noticed any problems with sound quality. What a great product. Being using it for nearly 2...

you to access photos and music from these devices. We have copied alot of our music to the Hard Drive so we can get rid of the cd tower in the living room. We havent connected ours to the Internet (yet) but plan to do so soon. There are so many great...