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Pioneer DVR-520H

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    4.5 stars

    "A Really Slick Little Package!"

    by whjacobs on April 20, 2005

    Pros: Record direct to HDD or DVD, or any conbination thereof.

    Cons: None. I love this machine.

    Summary: What I like:
    1. Very user friendly, but enough advanced editing options to satisfy even the most hardcore "gadget geeks." Read the 120-page pdf owner's manual at Pioneer's web site if you're still in doubt.
    2. Has 32 manual speed settings in addition to the standard 2, 4, and 6 hr settings. (Cnet didn't do their homework on this one!).
    3. No EPG? Who cares. VCR Plus works great on this machine.
    4. Excellent connectivity options; Hook-up your VCR or camcorder and record your tapes to DVD.
    5. Excellent tuner and audio. Supports DTS. Optical connections.
    6. Add your own chapters and titles, edit commercials, not a problem.
    7. Manually or automatically erase unwanted programs on the HDD.
    8. DVD's you record will play on other DVD players. Supports DVD-RW's.
    9. Plays slideshows of your photo CD's.

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  • reply by: mikejs on May 1, 2005

    No Tivo? Big deal. I've already got the Motorola HD DVR through Comcast, with its 80-gig hard drive and Tivo lite software (which will be upgraded to actual Tivo in the future). I use the Motorola box to record all my programming, and the Pioneer to do turn my old VHS and camcorder tapes into DVDs. This is the technology I've wanted for a decade. And instead of paying $599 (price quoted by Circuit City) or $560 (price quoted by another local retailer), I bought the thing online for $377 with shipping included (through Beach Camera). Very nice.

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