Features:

• Record on DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R and VHS tapes

• Playback DVD: DVD-Audio (2-channel only), DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW; CD: CD (CDDA), video CD, CD-R/RW (including MP3 and JPEG files)

• Effortless 1-touch, 2-way transfer allows recording from tape-to-DVD and DVD-to-tape

• Now move your precious home movies from video tape to the more durable, higher picture quality of DVDs
• Transfer images to a DVD from your camcorder or digital camera
• DVD-RAM discs can be rewritten up to an incredible 100,000 times
• Save space; a DVD in a jewel case takes up only about one third the space of a VHS cassette, so you can fit more on your shelves
• Progressive scan (480P) creates a picture signal with double the scan lines of a conventional DVD interlaced picture (480I), resulting in higher picture resolution, sharper image quality, and the elimination of virtually all motion artifacts

• Record up to 16 hours of programming on on DVD-RAM disc (9.4 GB Double-sides disc in EP mode) , 8-Hour recording onto single sided disc or on DVD-R Disc

• Chasing playback lets you view a program that you're currently recording from any point that's already been recorded, while continuing to record the live program in progress. Great for games; you no longer have to wait for the entire program to be recorded before watching it from beginning to end
• Simultaneous recording and playback lets you record a program onto a disc while you're watching any other program that's previously been recorded on the same disc
• Time Slip recording allows you to simultaneously record and play. With Time-slip function, just press the Time Slip button once during recording to start playing back the scene recorded 30 seconds earlier
• Direct navigator makes it easy to find a previously recorded program on a disc
• Playlist playback lets you perform simple non-linear video editing, such as rearranging the order of scenes, skipping over unwanted scenes, or copying selections, to create custom playlists of favorite scenes on a disc
• Panasonic DMR-ES40VS  includes a full complement of inputs, including component video and digital optical, you to connect your home theater system for a complete entertainment experience.

• Quick View (x1.3)

• VCR Plus+

• Tape refresh

• 4-mode recording (XP, SP, LP, EP) + FR mode

• Dolby Digital 2-channel audio recording

• Dolby Digital and DTS decoders

• 10-bit/54MHz video D/A conversion

• 24-bit/ 192kHz audio D/A conversion

• Outputs: composite video (2), S-video (1), component video (1), optical digital (1), stereo audio

• Inputs and outputs:
  • 2 S-video outputs.
  • Component video output.
  • Digital optical output.
  • RF coaxial output.
• Dimensions: HxWxD: 3.6 x 16.9 x 13.9 inches.
• Panasonic DMR-ES40VS  deck weighs 12.8 lbs.

• Includes universal remote