Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Clunky - Panasonic DMRES15 far superior

I bought one of these and returned it in one week. The remote has to be aimed directly at the machine to the point of being a pain. The machine takes about 2 seconds to respond to most commands adding to the frustration and has a generally cheap feel and sound. Overall reception and video quality are OK, not great. And what made me return this unit was when I read reviews about how often they break down. I exchanged it for a Panasonic DMRES15, which cost less money, and within the first 10 minutes it was obviously a far superior machine. Overall operation was smoother and quieter and the remote is fantastic! The Panasonic will also handle DVD-RAM and came with a blank disc! Philips does not.