Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB Blu-Ray Player and HDD Recorder with Freeview Play, Black

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With the ability to record 4K content (MP4) and playback 4K video recorded to USB, the DMR-PWT550 makes the ideal companion for your 4K TV. Due to courier restrictions, we are unable to ship some large appliances to some remote postcode regions. br>
Remote Recording and viewing
Take control of recording, even when you're hundreds of miles from home with Remote Recording. The Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB 500gb Smart HDD/Blu-ray player offers an abundance of great entertainment and a host of image-enhancing functions.

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DVD and Blu-ray region changing with the original Panasonic™ remote control (Available Blu-ray regions: A, B, C / Available DVD regions: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Press 1 for Zone A, 2 for Zone B, or 3 for Zone C for Blu-Ray when in standby, DVD region selection is automatic. Company registration number: 01402643) only offers products from Creation Consumer Finance, Klarna and Paypal Credit. Here you'll find our company details, answers to frequently asked questions and different ways to get in touch with us. It works in the same way as rival platforms, such as Freeview-based YouView and Freesat’s Freetime, allowing you to scroll back up to seven days and stream programmes from services such as BBC Player and ITV Hub. Full HD 3D Blu-ray and DVD disc playback with twin FreeviewHD tuners so you can record two programmes simultaneously, or watch one while recording another.

The only thing holding it back, in terms of its value rating, is the PWT655 which, for just a few pounds more, offers double the recording capability - and that’s not to be sneezed at. The DMR-PWT550 is a terrific machine in many ways, particularly its generous feature list, solid Freeview/Blu-ray picture quality and foolproof operation. The recording and playback of content on this or any other device may require permission from the owner of the copyright or other such rights in that content. You can’t jump pages either – to scroll through the EPG quickly, you have to hold down the direction pad keys, which isn’t only inaccurate but also takes ages to reach the HD channels. which is virtually all of them) are handled spotlessly but even those rarer examples at 1080i60 look excellent, courtesy of the DMR-PWT550’s near faultless video deinterlacing abilities.Above the grid are a small live TV screen and a synopsis of the selected programme – complete with publicity still – while a row of handy shortcuts is found at the bottom. The build quality is solid with a black metal chassis and tinted facia which conceals a tray-loading disc mechanism and houses a useful display panel.

Likely to be missing some of the accessories (but this will be detailed) or non-original accessories used instead. The twin TV receivers mean that one TV channel can be watched while another is being recorded or tow channels can be recorded.

For starters, navigation is sluggish – there’s an alloying lag as you move the cursor around the programme grid, which frequently made me select the wrong programme, plus the grid can take a while to populate if you move too quickly. There are some nice new technical features, iPlayer, connecting to other devices etc but the implementation of the user interface is terrible. So, all-in-all, as a multi-functional device encompassing duties as a Freeview PVR, Blu-ray/DVD player and Smart TV box, the Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB is a bit of a triumph and worthy of recommendation.