Panasonic DMR-BS880EBK 500GB HDD Blu-Ray Freesat Recorder

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Panasonic has a track record of making Freesat recorders with a built-in hard disk, 500GB HDD Blu-Ray and DVD recording, and the Panasonic DMR-BS880EBK is the latest in this trend. The Panasonic DMR-BS880EBK, comes with a 500GB Hard Disk drive and two Freesat tuners. You can also burn recordings to a DVD or Blu-Ray! It comes with the HD HDMI output, composite video, coaxial and scart outputs.

The DMR-BS880EBK deals with the best possible quality recordings, storing the actual bitstream to disk, therefore being a bit for bit representation of the orginial copy.

When your HDD starts to become full, you can easily move your recordings onto DVD or Bluray with the easy wizard.

The Panasonic will always make sure you're watching in the best quality possibly, automatically switching you to a HD version of the programme you are watching if one is available.

The ability to stream to other DLNA devices on your network, enabling you to stream recorded TV programmes to your TV, Bluray Player and PC!

If you're looking for a higher end Freesat+ HD box, this could be the box for you!

Technical Specification

BD-ROM
BD-Video: yes (supporting BD-Live)
BD-RE/ BD RE DL
Ver.2.1: yes
JPEG: yes
BD-R/ BD-R DL
LTH Type Version 1.3: yes
Version 1.3: yes
DVD
DVD-Video: yes
DVD-RAM
DVD Video Recording: yes
AVCHD Video: yes
JPEG: yes
DVD-R/DVD-R DL/DVD-RW
DVD-Video: yes
DVD Video Recording: yes DVD-RW only
AVCHD Video/ MP3/ JPEG/ DivX: yes
+R/ +R DL/ +RW
Video: yes
AVCHD Video: yes
CD, CD-R/CD-RW
CD-DA: yes
MP3: yes
JPEG/ DivX: yes
Hard Disk Drive
DR Mode HD (14Mbps): 76h
DR Mode SD (5Mbps): 212h
HG/ HX/ HE/ HL/ HM Mode: 79h/ 118h/ 177h/ 237h/343h
XP/ SP/ LP/ EP Mode: 108h/ 216h/ 432h/ 648h (864h)
25GB BD-RE / BD-R
DR Mode HD (14Mbps): 3h 30m
DR Mode SD (5Mbps): 10h 15m
HG/ HX/ HE/ HL/ HM Mode: 4h/ 6h/ 9h/ 12h/ 17h 30m
XP/ SP/ LP/ EP Mode: 5h 15 m/ 10h 30m/ 21h/ 31h 30m (42h)
50GB BD-RE DL / BD-R DL
DR Mode HD (14Mbps): 7h 30m
DR Mode SD (5Mbps): 21h
HG/ HX/ HE/ HL/ HM Mode: 8h/ 12h/ 18h/ 24h/ 35h
XP/ SP/ LP/ EP Mode: 10h 30m/ 21h/ 42h/ 63h (84h)
4.7GB DVD
XP/ SP/ LP/ EP Mode: 1h/ 2h/ 4h/ 6h (8h)
8.5GB DVD-R DL / +R DL Disc
XP/ SP/ LP/ EP Mode: 1h 45 m/3h 35m/ 7h 10m/ 10h 45m (14h 20m)
Recording Format
BD-RE, BD-RE DL: 500GB HDD Blu-Ray Disc Rewritable Format
BD-R, BD-R DL: 500GB HDD Blu-Ray Disc Recordable Format
DVD-RAM: DVD Video Recording Format
DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW: DVD-Video Format , AVCHD(DVD-R,DVD-R DL only)
USB Terminal
USB standard: USB2.0 High Speed
Playback
JPEG: yes
MP3: yes
DivX®: yes
MPEG2 Video: yes
AVCHD Video: yes
Transfer
to HDD: MPEG2 Video, AVCHD Video, JPEG, MP3
to BD-RE/-R: AVCHD Video, JPEG (BD-RE)
to DVD-RAM: MPEG2 Video, JPEG
SD Memory Card Slot
Compatible Media: SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Playback
JPEG: yes
MPEG2 Video: yes
AVCHD Video: yes
Transfer
to HDD: MPEG2 Video, AVCHD Video, JPEG
to BD-RE/-R: AVCHD Video, JPEG (BD-RE)
to DVD-RAM: MPEG2 Video, JPEG
from BD-RE: JPEG
from HDD/DVD-RAM: JPEG
VIDEO
Video System: PAL/ NTSC
Recording System: MPEG2 (Hybrid VBR)/ MPEG4-AVC/H.264
Input
Video In: AV1 / AV2 (21 pin), AV3 (pin jack)
S-Video In: AV2 (21 pin)
RGB In: AV2 (21 pin)
Output
Video Out: AV1 / AV2 (21 pin), Video Out (pin jack)
S-Video Out: AV1 (21 pin)
RGB Out: AV1 (21 pin) [PAL]
SCART: yes
AUDIO
Recording System: Dolby Digital (XP, SP, LP, EP: mode : 2ch), Linear PCM (XP mode), / Dolby Digital (DR mode, HG,HX, HE, HL, HM mode: MAX. 5.1ch) / Dolby Digital Plus (DR mode: MAX. 5.1ch), MPEG (DR mode: 2ch), / HE-AAC (DR mode: MAX. 5.1ch)
Input
Audio In: AV1 / AV2 (21 pin), AV3 (pin jack)
Output
Audio Out: AV1 / AV2 (21 pin), Audio Out (pin jack)
Digital Audio Out: Optical terminal (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG), / Coaxial terminal (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG), / HDMI terminal (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, / DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio)
Terminal
DV Input: yes
HDMI Output: yes
VIERA Link: yes (HDAVI Control 5)
LAN (Ethernet) Port: yes (for DLNA Sever, VIERA CAST, BD-Live)
TUNER
Tuner System: Satellite (freesat, Other Sat)
Antenna Receive Frequency: 950MHz to 2150MHz
Specifications
Power Supply: AC 220-240V, 50Hz
Power Consumption (Approx.)
Normal Use: 57W
Power Save Mode: 0.3W
Standby (Quick Start): 7W
Dimensions (W x H x D excluding the projecting parts)(Approx.): 430 x 66 x 238 mm
Weight (Approx.): 3.1 kg
Operating Temperature: 5 - 40 C
Operating Humidity Range: 10-80 %RH (no condensation)
Further Specifications
Recordable Discs: BD-RE, BD-RE DL (Ver.2.1)/ BD-R, BD-R DL (Ver.1.1/1.2/1.3) / DVD-RAM (Ver.2.0/2.1/2.2)/ DVD-R (Ver.2.0/2.1)/ DVD-R DL (Ver.3.0)/ / DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2)/ +R (Ver.1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3)/ +R DL (Ver.1.0/1.1)/ +RW (Ver.1.1/1.2)
Built-in Hard Disk Capacity: 500GB