The price is attractive, but too many cost-cutting compromises have been made to recommend itPros: Affordable, Very little MPEG noiseCons: No digital tuner, LP and EP modes best avoided
The DVD-R135 is a likeable enough machine, and the price is reasonable. But, ultimately, the lack of a digital tuner and dreadful picture quality in LP and EP make this a recorder to approach with caution. We feel that it's a stopgap DVD recorder at best.
Disc compatibility was solid overall. It was able to playback all types of recorded DVDs, including DVD-RAM and DVDs with MP3s on them. This is in contrast to the disc compatibility problems we've continued to have on Panasonic recorders. If you have a la
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