Panasonic DMR-XS350 High-Definition HD and DVD Recorder

Panasonic has announced the introduction of the Panasonic DMR-XS350 High-Definition HD and DVD Recorder.

This new model is compatible with freesat+, making it easy to view and capture high-image-quality digital satellite broadcasts.

Panasonic DMR-XS350 Features

Convenience with freesat+

Recording and Viewing Freedom with freesat+ Twin Tuner – With more than 140 digital TV and radio channels to choose from it’s fairly likely that at some point you’ll want to record two programmes broadcast at the same time. The freesat+ Twin Tuner allows you the freedom to do this and offers a multitude of other viewing and recording options.

freesat+ EPG

The freesat+ EPG organises channels into easy to use categories with this 8-day on-screen programme guide. Find what you want at the touch of a button and save all your favourites so they’re easy to find.

Series Record (with grouping view)

Set the timer to record just once and each programme in the series will automatically be recorded. Recorded series’ are easily located as they are automatically archived in the same folder.

Schedule Change

Even if the broadcast schedule changes, programmes are correctly and completely recorded.

HD Recording (DR Mode) and Archiving

In DR mode you can record a digital broadcast signal, without the slightest change in quality, directly to your HDD. The precise Full HD picture quality, 5.1ch surround sound, subtitle and audio description, all recorded perfectly and ready to view.

The Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus surround sound signal embedded in HD broadcasts can also be recorded. By adding an AV receiver and speaker system, you can enjoy recordings complete with 5.1-channel surround sound.

The Blu-ray Disc™ / High Definition DVD Recorder can record the subtitle and audio description data that is included with some digital broadcasts. Because these are also recorded digitally, they can be switched on or off during playback.

H.264 Encoder

Panasonic’s original H.264 Encoder responds to the movement in a video image and compresses it so that the recorded image is as clear and vivid as possible. H.264 conversion recording is particularly convenient if you want to save space on your HDD or want to record a number of programmes onto a Blu-ray Disc™.

One Remote Control Operation with Panasonic VIERA Link

VIERA Link lets you operate a variety of compatible Panasonic audio, video and imaging products with one easy to use VIERA remote control.

Pause Live TV

Pause Live TV lets you freeze TV programmes just like pausing a DVD. Select “Pause Live TV” on the VIERA Link Menu and the TV programme is temporarily saved on the hard disk drive. You can watch the rest of the programme, right from the stopped frame, at a later time.

If you want to record the programme you’re watching, you can start immediately by pressing the VIERA Link button on the VIERA remote control and selecting “Direct TV Rec.” on the VIERA Link menu screen. You can also start Direct TV Rec. by pressing “Direct TV REC.” button on VIERA remote.

PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus

PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus is a high quality image processing technology developed to precisely process each pixel of the Blu-ray Disc™ video signal. It reproduces colour data with twice the accuracy of conventional systems to keep colours faithful and sharp.

High Precision 4:4:4

When viewed on a high end VIERA TV model, which features 4:4:4 signal compatibility, it recreates images with the original film quality to further enhance movie enjoyment.

P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD)

P4HD processes more than 15 billion pixels per second and applies the optimal processing to every pixel. This allows it to render progressive images superbly, express motion smoothly, and draw crisp diagonal lines.

1080/24p Playback

This means movie images from a Blu-ray Disc™ are reproduced in their original 24p form, with no need for conversion. Watch movies as though you were at a movie theatre. Note: 24p stands for 24 frame/sec. 1080/24p supported display device is required.

Compatible with HD Audio Codec

Supporting HDMI bitstream out and decode (PCM) Out of the latest audio formats, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential, used in BD-Video.

High Quality Sound Parts

Maximises the high quality sound performance of the Blu-ray Disc™ to enhance living room viewing enjoyment with beautiful, true-to-life sound.

Networking with HD Camcorder

Home movies can be transferred immediately via SD memory card to the HDD or Blu-ray Disc™. Until now, transferring and storing HD Camcorder images was a time-consuming process performed on your PC. A Panasonic BD Recorder makes this process effortlessly simple.

Networking with LUMIX Digital Still Camera

Movies or photos you’ve just shot can be copied quickly and easily to HDD or Blu-ray Disc™ via an SD memory card or USB cable. You can then choose your favourite music tracks to accompany a fun slideshow of these images.

High Speed Archiving

Archive recorded TV programmes from the HDD to Blu-ray Disc™ at ultra-fast speed. Your family movies and photos also can be archived in Full HD on a Blu-ray Disc™, or simply copied to a DVD and given to friends and family.

Juke Box with gracenote®

Data from music CDs and USB devices can be easily transferred to DIGA’s hard disk drive. It supports gracenote® so titles and artist names are automatically saved together with the music CD data. It also supports the ID3Tag title information that is embedded in music data. The new DIGA is like a jukebox filled with your favourite music.

CD Database Update

If the pre-installed CD database does not contain the latest album titles, you can download new title data to your recorder from the internet. Note: Gracenote® is for the music CD (CDDA). The Gracenote logo and logotype and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote. ID3 Tag is for the MP3 music data.

Panasonic VIERA CAST

Internet live streaming with VIERA CAST. You can access YouTube™, Picasa™ Web Albums, and a multitude of web content. With YouTube™ watch the latest video clips, and with Picasa™ Web Albums view online photo albums. You can also check weather and stock information at the touch of a button.

BD-Live

BD-Live* lets users access the internet to download data such as images and subtitles, and join in quizzes and multi-player interactive games that are linked to bonus materials on BD-Live enabled Blu-ray Disc™. BD-Live also supports BONUSVIEW.

*BD-ROM Profile 2. (BD-Live feature includes BONUSVIEW functions.) To enjoy additional contents (such as BD-Live) on certain Blu-ray DiscTM titles, you will need to insert an SD memory card (1GB or more of free space/Sold separately). Requires broadband Internet service for a fee.