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URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

Chode (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 9th April 2005, 09:47

On page 16 of the manual it says -r disc`s only record in 4:3, NOT 16-9 wide-screen?

Is this true or a manual error ?

If true, what do they do, only record the 4:3 section of the frame, or do they record wide-screen as a letterbox, i.e. with black bars top and bottom.
Their is no mention of this on their web site.

EDIT: This is the offending bit of page in case I have got so befuddled that I`m misreading it.

If true, its going back, its BL**DY useless to me like that


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This item was edited on Monday, 11th April 2005, 10:18

RE: URGENT REQUEST regarding the Panasonic DMRE65EBS re- -R discs

GyneBob (Competent) posted this on Saturday, 9th April 2005, 12:15

don`t know if this is of any help but, my panny e55 does 16:9 on dvd-r by default :)

RE: URGENT REQUEST regarding the Panasonic DMRE65EBS re- -R discs

Chode (Elite) posted this on Saturday, 9th April 2005, 12:50

Thanks GyneBob,

Haven`t taken it out of the box yet after reading the manual and this little bombshell.
Have to decided if I keep or return it. It seem daft, but with dvd recorders manufacturers, you never know what daft thing they will add or leave out.

I gonna kill that firefox spellchecker, and enjoy doing it.



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This item was edited on Saturday, 9th April 2005, 15:10

RE: URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

Chode (Elite) posted this on Monday, 11th April 2005, 07:23

Just bumping this to the top of the page.

It may have been for `What Video Widescreen TV` a best buy in their Aug 04 issue,
but if this is true it should have a ruddy great warning sticker on it.

I gonna kill that firefox spellchecker, and enjoy doing it.



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RE: URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

Blue John (Elite) posted this on Monday, 11th April 2005, 08:49

I`m sure mine records in 16:9 with DVD-R. I`ll check tonight for you.

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RE: URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

JSG (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 11th April 2005, 09:29

It is likely that what this means is that the widescreen flag won`t be saved onto the disc - the content will probably be recorded 16:9 and will playback 16:9 - but you may need to manually set your TV to widescreen mode rather than the DVD doing this for you automatically.

RE: URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

karl17 (Harmless) posted this on Monday, 11th April 2005, 09:42

My E85 does this as well. Pictute is recorded as 16:9 Anamorphic but you need to manually set your TV to widescreen.

RE: URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

Chode (Elite) posted this on Monday, 11th April 2005, 09:43

Thanks Si & Sade, much appreciated.

JSG, yep, that`s what I`m hoping will be how it works out. Otherwise it is just plain DAFT, and criminal for panny to only mention this in the manual.

EDIT
I just did what I should have done to start with and rang Panasonic and asked them, and they have confirmed what you all have said. No 16-9 flag recorded, which drops me in it with regards to the disc`s I send to my sister as her sony dvd player will not add black bars top and bottom to my recording unless I set my sky box to display that way. Leaving me to have to zoom in on the tv to get 16-9 on anything I record for both of us. Decisions, decisions. please refer to the small print below.

But before I go mad, Thanks everyone for your help.

I gonna kill that firefox spellchecker, and enjoy doing it.



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This item was edited on Monday, 11th April 2005, 11:32

RE: URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

Zovirax (Elite) posted this on Monday, 11th April 2005, 10:53

Whats this "recording broadcasts that allow one copy" about? :)

RE: URGENT REQUEST Panasonic DMRE65EBS OWNERS The manual says -R discs record ONLY in 4:3 aspect

Chode (Elite) posted this on Monday, 11th April 2005, 12:21

Dunno, another weid Panasonic idea I think.

I`ve always found hooking up the dvd player to the recorder is fine for copys of home made dvd`s ;)

I gonna kill that firefox spellchecker, and enjoy doing it.



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