Due the Blu Ray phenomenon, Panasonic has been launching DMR-BS850 Freesat Bluray & HDD Recoder. DMR-BS850 is one of the most talked about and eagerly anticipated home cinema products of recent times, and we’re thrilled to have finally got our hands on a sample. It is very first Blu-ray recorder, which also comes equipped with a 500GB hard-disk drive, twin Freesat tuners and a vast array of other features.
Unlike Panasonic’s DVD/HDD recorders, which allow direct-to-disc recording, the DMR-BS850 records everything onto the hard-disk first then lets you copy them onto Blu-ray or DVD. All Freesat recordings are made in DR mode, which stores the bitstream – including extra data like subtitles and audio descriptions is directly on the hard disk in its original quality without any decoding taking place. This means recordings look exactly the same as the broadcast, which is particularly important when it comes to hi-def material.