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	\|description=The Panasonic DMR-EH55 is a consumer DVD/HDD combo recorder released in 2006 as the successor to the [[Panasonic DMR-EH50]]. It was Panasonic's last HDD-equipped DVD recorder for the North American market, discontinued by early 2007.<ref name="avsforum-discontinued">[https://www.avsforum.com/threads/panasonic-dmr-eh55-discontinued.811997/ AVS Forum — "Panasonic DMR-EH55 Discontinued?"]</ref>		\|description=The Panasonic DMR-EH55 is a consumer DVD/HDD combo recorder released in 2006 as the successor to the [[Panasonic DMR-EH50]]. It was Panasonic's last HDD-equipped DVD recorder for the North American market, discontinued by early 2007.<ref name="avsforum-discontinued">[https://www.avsforum.com/threads/panasonic-dmr-eh55-discontinued.811997/ AVS Forum — "Panasonic DMR-EH55 Discontinued?"]</ref>

	In the video archival community, the DMR-EH55 is valued for its passthrough TBC performance. Community testing on the German Gleitz forum and VideoHelp determined that the EH55 uses a different video processing chip from the [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]], but provides the same or nearly the same passthrough jitter correction results. This places it in the second tier alongside the [[Panasonic DMR-ES15]] and DMR-EH56 — very close to the ES10's performance, and clearly ahead of older models like the [[Panasonic DMR-E55\|DMR-E55]] and DMR-E53.<ref name="videohelp-tiers">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page6 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 6] — Community comparison of Panasonic DVD recorder chipsets and passthrough TBC performance tiers.</ref> In A/B testing, users on VideoHelp found it difficult to visually differentiate between the EH55 and ES10 passthrough output.<ref name="videohelp-comparison">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page7 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 7] — A/B comparison of ES10, EH55, and E55 passthrough captures.</ref>		In the video archival community, the DMR-EH55 is valued for its passthrough TBC performance. Community testing on the German Gleitz forum and VideoHelp determined that the EH55 uses a different video processing chip from the [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]], but provides the same or nearly the same passthrough jitter correction results. This places it in the second tier of the [[Panasonic DMR series DVD recorders\|Panasonic DMR series]] alongside the [[Panasonic DMR-ES15]] and DMR-EH56 — very close to the ES10's performance, and clearly ahead of older models like the [[Panasonic DMR-E55\|DMR-E55]] and DMR-E53.<ref name="videohelp-tiers">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page6 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 6] — Community comparison of Panasonic DVD recorder chipsets and passthrough TBC performance tiers.</ref> In A/B testing, users on VideoHelp found it difficult to visually differentiate between the EH55 and ES10 passthrough output.<ref name="videohelp-comparison">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page7 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 7] — A/B comparison of ES10, EH55, and E55 passthrough captures.</ref>

	A key advantage of the EH55 over the ES10 is its HDMI output, which allows fully digital passthrough capture without the additional D/A conversion step inherent in S-Video or component output. With an appropriate HDMI capture device, this preserves the exact digital signal produced by the EH55's internal processing.<ref name="videohelp-hdmi">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page5 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 5] — Discussion of HDMI vs S-Video passthrough paths and the tradeoff between ES10's stronger TBC and later models' HDMI capability.</ref>		A key advantage of the EH55 over the ES10 is its HDMI output, which allows fully digital passthrough capture without the additional D/A conversion step inherent in S-Video or component output. With an appropriate HDMI capture device, this preserves the exact digital signal produced by the EH55's internal processing.<ref name="videohelp-hdmi">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page5 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 5] — Discussion of HDMI vs S-Video passthrough paths and the tradeoff between ES10's stronger TBC and later models' HDMI capability.</ref>
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	Panasonic marketed this model as having a TBC, confirmed in product documentation.<ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/410773-Is-the-TBC-function-in-my-Panasonic-Diga-DMR-EH55-working VideoHelp Forum — "Is the TBC function in my Panasonic Diga DMR-EH55 working?"]</ref>		Panasonic marketed this model as having a TBC, confirmed in product documentation.<ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/410773-Is-the-TBC-function-in-my-Panasonic-Diga-DMR-EH55-working VideoHelp Forum — "Is the TBC function in my Panasonic Diga DMR-EH55 working?"]</ref>

	For a detailed explanation of the passthrough TBC concept and recommended settings, see [[Panasonic DMR~~-ES10~~]].		For a detailed explanation of the passthrough TBC concept, model comparison, and recommended settings, see [[Panasonic DMR series DVD recorders]].

	== Known Issues ==		== Known Issues ==

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	\|year_released=2006		\|year_released=2006
	\|features=DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW recorder, 200GB internal HDD (NTSC) / 160GB (some PAL variants), integrated frame synchronizer with passthrough TBC capability, S-Video and composite inputs, HDMI output, component video output, SD card slot, DV input		\|features=DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW recorder, 200GB internal HDD (NTSC) / 160GB (some PAL variants), integrated frame synchronizer with passthrough TBC capability, S-Video and composite inputs, HDMI output, component video output, SD card slot, DV input
	\|description=The Panasonic DMR-EH55 is a consumer DVD/HDD combo recorder released in 2006 as the successor to the [[Panasonic DMR-EH50]]. It was Panasonic's last HDD-equipped DVD recorder for the North American market, discontinued by early 2007.~~<~~ref name="avsforum-discontinued"~~>~~[https://www.avsforum.com/threads/panasonic-dmr-eh55-discontinued.811997/ AVS Forum — "Panasonic DMR-EH55 Discontinued?"]~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\|description=The Panasonic DMR-EH55 is a consumer DVD/HDD combo recorder released in 2006 as the successor to the [[Panasonic DMR-EH50]]. It was Panasonic's last HDD-equipped DVD recorder for the North American market, discontinued by early 2007.<ref name="avsforum-discontinued">[https://www.avsforum.com/threads/panasonic-dmr-eh55-discontinued.811997/ AVS Forum — "Panasonic DMR-EH55 Discontinued?"]</ref>

	In the video archival community, the DMR-EH55 is valued for its passthrough TBC performance. Community testing on the German Gleitz forum and VideoHelp determined that the EH55 uses a different video processing chip from the [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]], but provides the same or nearly the same passthrough jitter correction results. This places it in the second tier alongside the [[Panasonic DMR-ES15]] and DMR-EH56 — very close to the ES10's performance, and clearly ahead of older models like the [[Panasonic DMR-E55\|DMR-E55]] and DMR-E53.~~<~~ref name="videohelp-tiers"~~>~~[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page6 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 6] — Community comparison of Panasonic DVD recorder chipsets and passthrough TBC performance tiers.~~<~~/ref~~>~~ In A/B testing, users on VideoHelp found it difficult to visually differentiate between the EH55 and ES10 passthrough output.~~<~~ref name="videohelp-comparison"~~>~~[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page7 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 7] — A/B comparison of ES10, EH55, and E55 passthrough captures.~~<~~/ref~~>~~		In the video archival community, the DMR-EH55 is valued for its passthrough TBC performance. Community testing on the German Gleitz forum and VideoHelp determined that the EH55 uses a different video processing chip from the [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]], but provides the same or nearly the same passthrough jitter correction results. This places it in the second tier alongside the [[Panasonic DMR-ES15]] and DMR-EH56 — very close to the ES10's performance, and clearly ahead of older models like the [[Panasonic DMR-E55\|DMR-E55]] and DMR-E53.<ref name="videohelp-tiers">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page6 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 6] — Community comparison of Panasonic DVD recorder chipsets and passthrough TBC performance tiers.</ref> In A/B testing, users on VideoHelp found it difficult to visually differentiate between the EH55 and ES10 passthrough output.<ref name="videohelp-comparison">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page7 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 7] — A/B comparison of ES10, EH55, and E55 passthrough captures.</ref>

	A key advantage of the EH55 over the ES10 is its HDMI output, which allows fully digital passthrough capture without the additional D/A conversion step inherent in S-Video or component output. With an appropriate HDMI capture device, this preserves the exact digital signal produced by the EH55's internal processing.~~<~~ref name="videohelp-hdmi"~~>~~[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page5 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 5] — Discussion of HDMI vs S-Video passthrough paths and the tradeoff between ES10's stronger TBC and later models' HDMI capability.~~<~~/ref~~>~~		A key advantage of the EH55 over the ES10 is its HDMI output, which allows fully digital passthrough capture without the additional D/A conversion step inherent in S-Video or component output. With an appropriate HDMI capture device, this preserves the exact digital signal produced by the EH55's internal processing.<ref name="videohelp-hdmi">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page5 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 5] — Discussion of HDMI vs S-Video passthrough paths and the tradeoff between ES10's stronger TBC and later models' HDMI capability.</ref>

	Panasonic marketed this model as having a TBC, confirmed in product documentation.~~<~~ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc"~~>~~[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/410773-Is-the-TBC-function-in-my-Panasonic-Diga-DMR-EH55-working VideoHelp Forum — "Is the TBC function in my Panasonic Diga DMR-EH55 working?"]~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Panasonic marketed this model as having a TBC, confirmed in product documentation.<ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/410773-Is-the-TBC-function-in-my-Panasonic-Diga-DMR-EH55-working VideoHelp Forum — "Is the TBC function in my Panasonic Diga DMR-EH55 working?"]</ref>

	For a detailed explanation of the passthrough TBC concept and recommended settings, see [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]].		For a detailed explanation of the passthrough TBC concept and recommended settings, see [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]].
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	As with all Panasonic DVD/HDD recorders, the EH55 displays an intrusive "The HDD is going into power saving mode" on-screen message after 10–30 minutes of idle operation. This will be burned into any passthrough capture if not managed. Workarounds include inserting a blank disc, recording garbage to the HDD during capture, or waiting approximately 30 minutes after power-on before beginning capture.		As with all Panasonic DVD/HDD recorders, the EH55 displays an intrusive "The HDD is going into power saving mode" on-screen message after 10–30 minutes of idle operation. This will be burned into any passthrough capture if not managed. Workarounds include inserting a blank disc, recording garbage to the HDD during capture, or waiting approximately 30 minutes after power-on before beginning capture.

	The Panasonic passthrough TBC crops approximately 5 pixels from the left edge of the image. This is unavoidable when using the unit.~~<~~ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc" /~~>~~		The Panasonic passthrough TBC crops approximately 5 pixels from the left edge of the image. This is unavoidable when using the unit.<ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc" />

	Many Panasonic DVD recorders of this era are prone to power supply capacitor failure. See [[Panasonic DMR-ES10#Known Issues]] for details. HDD-equipped models may also require hard drive replacement over time.		Many Panasonic DVD recorders of this era are prone to power supply capacitor failure. See [[Panasonic DMR-ES10#Known Issues]] for details. HDD-equipped models may also require hard drive replacement over time.
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Panasonic AV devices]]		[[Category:Panasonic AV devices]]

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{{AV device
|brand=Panasonic
|model_code=DMR-EH55
|device_type=DVD/HDD recorder
|year_released=2006
|features=DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW recorder, 200GB internal HDD (NTSC) / 160GB (some PAL variants), integrated frame synchronizer with passthrough TBC capability, S-Video and composite inputs, HDMI output, component video output, SD card slot, DV input
|description=The Panasonic DMR-EH55 is a consumer DVD/HDD combo recorder released in 2006 as the successor to the [[Panasonic DMR-EH50]]. It was Panasonic's last HDD-equipped DVD recorder for the North American market, discontinued by early 2007.<ref name="avsforum-discontinued">[https://www.avsforum.com/threads/panasonic-dmr-eh55-discontinued.811997/ AVS Forum — "Panasonic DMR-EH55 Discontinued?"]</ref>

In the video archival community, the DMR-EH55 is valued for its passthrough TBC performance. Community testing on the German Gleitz forum and VideoHelp determined that the EH55 uses a different video processing chip from the [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]], but provides the same or nearly the same passthrough jitter correction results. This places it in the second tier alongside the [[Panasonic DMR-ES15]] and DMR-EH56 — very close to the ES10's performance, and clearly ahead of older models like the [[Panasonic DMR-E55|DMR-E55]] and DMR-E53.<ref name="videohelp-tiers">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page6 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 6] — Community comparison of Panasonic DVD recorder chipsets and passthrough TBC performance tiers.</ref> In A/B testing, users on VideoHelp found it difficult to visually differentiate between the EH55 and ES10 passthrough output.<ref name="videohelp-comparison">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page7 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 7] — A/B comparison of ES10, EH55, and E55 passthrough captures.</ref>

A key advantage of the EH55 over the ES10 is its HDMI output, which allows fully digital passthrough capture without the additional D/A conversion step inherent in S-Video or component output. With an appropriate HDMI capture device, this preserves the exact digital signal produced by the EH55's internal processing.<ref name="videohelp-hdmi">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/403635-Panasonic-DVD-recorder-passthrough-settings-(DMR-ES10-DMR-ES15-DMR-ES25)/page5 VideoHelp Forum — "Panasonic DVD recorder passthrough settings" — Page 5] — Discussion of HDMI vs S-Video passthrough paths and the tradeoff between ES10's stronger TBC and later models' HDMI capability.</ref>

Panasonic marketed this model as having a TBC, confirmed in product documentation.<ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc">[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/410773-Is-the-TBC-function-in-my-Panasonic-Diga-DMR-EH55-working VideoHelp Forum — "Is the TBC function in my Panasonic Diga DMR-EH55 working?"]</ref>

For a detailed explanation of the passthrough TBC concept and recommended settings, see [[Panasonic DMR-ES10]].

== Known Issues ==

As with all Panasonic DVD/HDD recorders, the EH55 displays an intrusive "The HDD is going into power saving mode" on-screen message after 10–30 minutes of idle operation. This will be burned into any passthrough capture if not managed. Workarounds include inserting a blank disc, recording garbage to the HDD during capture, or waiting approximately 30 minutes after power-on before beginning capture.

The Panasonic passthrough TBC crops approximately 5 pixels from the left edge of the image. This is unavoidable when using the unit.<ref name="videohelp-eh55-tbc" />

Many Panasonic DVD recorders of this era are prone to power supply capacitor failure. See [[Panasonic DMR-ES10#Known Issues]] for details. HDD-equipped models may also require hard drive replacement over time.
|av_system=NTSC, PAL
|frequency=60Hz, 50Hz
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{{AV TBC
|type=Frame synchronizer
|notes=Uses a different video processing chip from the DMR-ES10 but provides nearly identical passthrough jitter correction. HDMI output enables fully digital passthrough capture path.
}}
== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Panasonic AV devices]]