Customer Reviews
Highly Recommended 
2008-06-05
This DVD Recorder has greatly exceeded my expectations. I have only had it for about a month, but I love it! Everything I have tried to do has been fairly easy to figure out, and the menus are helpful and easy to navigate. It improved the video quality of our home videos when I transferred them to DVD. So far I have nothing to complain about with this unit. I would buy it again.
Wee worth the money 
2008-03-20
I purchased this mainly to transfer home VCR tapes to DVD. The step by step instructions can be a bit confusing and need to be followed. "It does an excellent job." One drawback - You HAVE to read the manual thoroughly.
Excellent All Around DVD/VHS Recorder 2008-01-01
I've had my Panasonic DMR 30VS recorder for over a year now, and I'm very satisfied with all of the recordings I've made off of my satellite (Dish)
network. Dubbing my old VHS tapes to disk has been satisfactory too.
I'm no techie, and maybe my learning curve was longer than most peoples, but I feel that once you get comfortable with the unit it will do everything you ask it to do. It may not be the quickest or the slickest, or the pricest, but it gets the job done nicely. (For me.) This unit makes my 4th Panasonic product. (2VCRs and 1 CRT TV.) I'm buying a new Panasonic HD (LCD) TV next year. IMO they make a great product.
Dissapointed 
2007-09-18
This thing works well, if you use Panasonic friendly disks (-r,-rw,-ram). I've been able to record TV shows and replay them just fine. The software does the job, which is really the only perk of this DVD recorder.
This DVD recorder burns in some proprietary format, so your disks (-r,-rw) cannot be played on other DVD players (including computer DVD players).
The lack of compatibility with other disk types and DVD players makes this DVD Recorder a bust. If there is something else available, go for it. I guess I'll try to unload it on eBay!
A machine that does a good job 2007-07-21
I purchased this machine to replace my Go Video DVD Vhs recorder which gave me problems from day one. This machine does beautiful copying on tape or dvd disc, and also is wonderful for transferring one to another. It uses several types of disc, which is convenient to the "electronically gifted". The machine has just a few flaws though, for one thing the instruction manuel is one of the most CONFUSING things I have ever read. Also, when transferring from tape to disc, you cannot edit by pausing. The remote control is like most, it has almost too many buttons too close to each other. But this machine DOES make beautiful copies on all speeds,and does not freeze up or distort sound like the Go Video. To finish, if panasonic were to ask me what they could do to improve it, I would only have a few suggestions, all which would just make it EASIER, Not more complex!
Good product, but struggling a bit 2007-04-07
Progressive Scan DVD Recorder with Built-In VCR - DMRES30VS / PANDMRES30VSProgressive Scan DVD Recorder with Built-In VCRRecords to DVD-RAM/-R/-RW/+R.
Good deal, great product! 2007-02-22
I ordered this to copy over some of my Christmas shows which I taped from television. I am very happy with the unit for ease of operation and a very clear picture from both dvd and vhs.
Panasonic is very helpful with setup. 2007-02-13
I have no complaints whatsoever with the Panasonic DMR-ES30VS DVD Recorder/VCR Combo, which performs exceedingly well. What impressed me the most was the support I received from Panasonic setting up the DVD Recorder.
The finished DVD is excellent when the VHS tape is of good quality.
Also, the process to prepare "copied to" DVDs for play on other DVD players is simple and relatively brief: about 3 minutes.
You can transfer data from VHS tapes to DVD while you watch your regular programming on TV, or while you sleep. This process that the Panasonic DMR-ES30VS DVD Recorder/VCR Combo provides is non-intrusive.
wish I got it sooner 2007-01-29
The manual was hard to follow for me but it's actually easy to use
The quality of DVD it produces is very good
Excellent value 2007-01-17
This product is awesome. I have been able to not only play videos and dvds but also record videos to dvds with one touch recording. Picture is great. Many features.
