Specifications

DMR-BW500
1. Integrated Twin HD Digital Tuner, Record Two Programs Simultaneously
2. Playback and Archive to Blu-ray Disc™ in 1920 x 1080p
4. 7 Day EPG
5. HD Optimiser with Digital Noise Reduction for Digital Broadcasting
6. HD Networking with SD Memory Card [AVCHD movie and JPEG (HD)]
HD Recording
• Integrated Twin HD Digital Tuner
• Simultaneously Record Two Programs
• 7 Day EPG
• Group View*
1
• HD Recording (DR mode) and Dolby 5.1ch
recording on HDD and Blu-ray Disc for
Digital Broadcasting
• Subtitle Recording & Playback*
9
• Long Time Recording with High Quality
Picture (8-Hour EP mode: 885 hours)
• Max 8x High Speed Copying from HDD to
BD-R
• Super Multi-Format Recording & Playback
(BD-RE. BD-RE DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, DVD-
RAM*
2
, DVD-R*
2 3
, DVD-R DL*
2 3 4
DVD-
RW*
2 3
, +R, +R DL*
4
, +RW discs)
High Quality Picture
• PHL Reference Chroma Processor (Blu-ray
Disc Playback only)
• P
4
HD (Pixel Precision Progressive
Processing for HD)
- Precise Pixel Generation
- 16-Level Motion Detection with Pixel-
Based Motion Adaptive
- Diagonal Processing
- Detection of 3:2/2:2 Pull-Down
Progressive Processing
- i/p Conversion for 1080p* Playback
- Up-Conversion to 1080p* Playback
* HDMI connection required.
• 1080/24p Playback (Blu-ray Disc™)
• 1080p Up-Conversion with HDMI
• HD Optimiser
• Detail Enhancer for Down-convert
Recording
• Deep Colour
• 2x LP Horizontal Resolution (500 Lines)
• Real-Time Variable Bit Rate Control
High Quality Sound
• Audio Re-Master for All formats (LPCM,
CD, DVD-Video, BD)
• High Bit Rate Audio Bitstream Output
[LPCM (7.1ch), Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby
TrueHD, DTS-HD*]* DTS-HD Advanced Digital Out
• 384 Kbps Audio Recording with SP mode
• High Quality 192 kHz/24 bit DAC
• Pure Audio Parts
• Digital Output (Optical: 50Mbps, Coaxial)
• Silence Technology with Auto Balancer
System
• Hard Disk Drive Damper to Suppress
Vibration
• Fan Control Technology for Quiet Operation
HD Networking
• VIERA Link
- Direct TV Rec.*
5
- Auto Preset Download*
5
- Pause Live TV*
5
• HDD /SD Camcorder Link with USB
Terminal*
6
• JPEG Full-HD Viewing with USB Terminal
and SD Memory Card Slot
• MP3 playback with USB Terminal
• HD Movie (AVCHD) Recording & Playback*
7
with SD Memory Card Slot
• Intelligent Photo Archiving with SD Memory
Card
• Auto Folder Creation by Date with SD
Memory Card and USB Terminal
Easy to Use
• Music Juke Box with gracenote (CD
Database)
• EPG with Category Display
• BONUSVIEW*(Blu-ray Disc™ Playback only)
*Features vary depending on Blu-ray Disc™ media.
• DV Auto Recording (HDD, DVD-RAM*
2
, DVD-
R*
2 3
, DVD-RW*
2 3
, +R, +RW disc) & Playlist
Creation*
8
• Auto Drive Select [HDD <—> BD/DVD, HDD <—> SD]
• Auto DVD Disc Finalising
• Direct Navigator for Quick, Easy Search
• Time Slip Function [HDD /DVD-RAM/ DVD-R/
DVD-R DL/ DVD-RW/ +R /+R DL/ +RW]
*This function is available on DVD discs (DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,
+R and +R DL) which are not completed for finalising.
Other Convenient Functions
• Quick View (x1.3) [HDD & DVD-RAM only]
• Playlist Playback [BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RAM/
DVD-RW(VR)]
• Manual Skip
• Advanced VSS
• CPRM Recording Capability
*1 This function is available only for viewing the data on hard disk drive.
*2 Including CPRM-compatible DVD Discs.
*3 Recording is possible only in DVD-Video format.
*4 You cannot directly record to a DVD-R DL and +R DL disc. Record to the HDD and then copy to the disc.
*5 This function is available for Panasonic products that support VIERA Link (HDAVI Control 3 or above) - 2008/2009 VIERA
*6 To watch movies recorded on USB device, copy the MPEG2 Movie data to the hard disk drive or DVD-RAM and then play back.]
*7 For SD Movie, Video recording conversion and transfer is possible from card to HDD or DVD-RAM disc. After Video Recording conversion and transfer to HDD or DVD-RAM disc playback is possible.
*8 Only when recording onto the DVD-RAM or HDD
*9 DR Record Mode only
WARNING THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1968 DOES NOT PERMIT THE UNRESTRICTED USE OF THIS RECORDER TO COPY FILMS, SOUND RECORDINGS OR BROADCASTS TO ANY RECORDING MEDIA. THE ACT ONLY PERMITS TO COPY
BROADCASTS FOR PRIVATE AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. PANASONIC DOES NOT AUTHORISE ANY USE OF THIS RECORDER IN ANY WAY WHICH MAY AMOUNT TO A BREACH OF ANY LAW OR THE
RIGHTS OF ANY OWNER OF COPYRIGHT IN FILM OR BROADCAST.
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Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder with HDD (500GB) & Twin Digital HD Tuner,
SD Memory Card Slot & USB Terminal
500 GB
HDD Capacity
DV Input
RAM
RAM
COMPATIBLE
CREATOR
DIGITAL
STEREO
RW/R