July 2005

Home Cinema Choice

In a way, it's a shame Panasonic has launched the DMR-ES10, as its Freeview cousins are now tantalisingly close. They'll be more expensive though, so perhaps this isn't a handicap. For now this recorder eclipses all its cheapo peers. The bottom line is, there’s no better entry level machine currently available.

July 2005

Sound & Vision

Panasonic's DMR-ES10 does well as a basic VCR replacement. It has fine video performance and a versatile editing system