Pioneer DVR-533H-S Recorder Review

The Pioneer DVR-533H-S DVD recorder allows you to record your library of home movies and your favorite television programs to disc quickly and easily.. The built-in 80 GB hard drive lets you record lots of home movies and TV shows for temporary storage, and it can hold up to 170 hours of content (recorded at lowest video quality--SEP Mode).

Once recorded, you can watch them whenever you want, edit them, delete them, or burn them to DVD. The Pioneer DVR-533H-S burns to DVD-R/RW discs, and is compatible with playback of CD-R/RW, VCD, and SVCD disc formats as well as JPEG, WMA, and MP3 digital file formats.

The Pioneer DVR-533H-S includes a built-in TV tuner and the free and easy-to-use 8-day TV Guide On Screen interactive program guide--just find your favorite programs and select them for recording. The Chase Play function lets you watch, stop, or pause a show being recorded to the hard drive--even while you're recording it. It also includes a commercial skip feature that lets you jump ahead 30 seconds at a time. The i.LINK (also known as Firewire or IEEE 1394) interface allows you to transfer your DV (Digital Video) home movies from your digital video camcorder smoothly to the hard drive. If your movies were shot in analog format, inputs for composite video/S-video and Left-Right audio are provided for dubbing them directly to DVD.

With Disc Backup, you can make a direct file transfer of your home-movie DVD back to the hard drive, and from that make as many copies of your home movie as you want, all at blazing speed.

The Smart VBR (Variable Bit Recording) recording functionality lets you choose the quality level/recording time that best suits you. Choose from Fine, SP, LP, EP, and Auto; Auto automatically sets the optimal recording quality for the time remaining on the hard drive. The Pioneer DVR-533H-S DVD player's PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan gives you a more film-like presentation when watching movies. The 54MHz/10-bit video DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) delivers beautiful video quality. Other features include Dolby Digital and DTS Digital surround sound outputs and a high-end 24-bit/192kHz audio DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) for superb musical performance. It offers the following connection options:

� Composite AV In: 2

� Composite AV Out: 2

� S-Video In: 2

� S-Video Out: 2

� Component video Out: 1

� RF In: 1

� RF Out: 1

� Digital optical audio: 1

What's in the Box?

Pioneer DVR-533H-S DVD recorder, remote control, DVD-RW disc, printed operating instructions

What Features Does the Pioneer DVR-533H-S Have?

� Disc capacity: 1

� Progressive scan: Yes

� VCR capability: No

� Recording capability: Yes

� Recording formats: DVD-R/RW

� Playback formats: DVD movie, CD audio, DVD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, JPEG

� Aspect ratio control: Yes

� Dialog enhancer: No

� Integrated amplifier/receiver: No

� Front-panel operation: Yes

� Multi-angle viewing: Yes

� Chapter preview: Yes

� Custom bookmarks: No

� Karaoke: No

� Multilingual support: Yes

� Parental controls: Yes

� Picture zoom: No

� Play exchange: No

� Random play: Yes

� Repeat play: Yes

� Resume play: Yes

� Slow motion: Yes

� Frame advance: No

� Still/freeze frame: No

� Text display: Yes

� Video inputs: 2 composite AV, 2 S-Video, 1 Firewire, 1 RF

� Video outputs: 2 composite AV, 2 S-Video, 1 component, 1 RF

� Audio outputs: Analog, digital optical

� Surround-sound output or Virtual surround sound: Dolby Digital, DTS

� Headphone jack: No

� Item width: 16.55 inches

� Item height: 2.4 inches

� Item depth: 10.75 inches

� Item weight: 9.1 pounds

� Warranty: 1 year

Conclusion

The Pioneer DVR-533H-S's hard Drive Records Up To 170 Hours, 10 Hours On DVD / DVD-R (Single Layer/Single-Sided, Dual Layer/Single-Sided), DVD-RW , DVD Video, CD, CDR CDRW MP3 WMA. In our opinion this is not a great DVD Recorder.

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