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Got a panny DMR-E50 about 2-3 yrs old and it no longer wants to record to blank discs is it worth repairing or just go out and buy a new model?
If a new model what would you recommend bearing in mind i need it to be multiregional?

I would have thought that was worth a quick drive change for the sake of £30 or so. Hang on while I go find a mate of mine who knows about these things, and I`ll get back to you. ;)

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Some say I`m from Biddenden. Some say my name`s Sue. Some say I`m really Marge on a mission.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 8th November 2006, 09:41

Bugger! Here`s his reply:

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I`m afraid Panasonic machines use a dedicated drive, probably made by them. So no other drive will be suitable

Sorry. :(

I`ll mull on what you could get now as an alternative...

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Some say I`m from Biddenden. Some say my name`s Sue. Some say I`m really Marge on a mission.

Well, as you are used to the Panasonic GUI and remote, how about upgrading to their DMR-EZ25? For around £200 many online retailers are selling it pre-chipped for multi-region, and it records to DVD-RAM, DVD-R/W and DVD+R/W including dual layer discs.

See availability here at Kelkoo: audiovisual.kelkoo.co.uk/ctl/do/sort?catId=100304323&searchId=101020189_1162982502459_2080615969&tsSearchId=1162982502458&pid=16365586&field=totalprice&sortcolumnid=total_price


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Some say I`m from Biddenden. Some say my name`s Sue. Some say I`m really Marge on a mission.