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Technical Details
- Built-in 80 GB hard drive records more than 8 hours of HD content
- VSB technology provides improved reception and noise immunity
- Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound output for immersive audio when used with compatible AV receiver and speaker system
- User-friendly GUI and fast program screen tuning
- Includes AV cable, S-video cable, component-video cable, remote control
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Early Adopters Pick: June 2003. This is the world's first combination HDTV receiver and HDTV digital video recorder set top box.
Finally, a PVR for viewers of high-definition television. Zenith's HDR230 is a combination full-function personal video recorder and terrestrial high-definition broadcast receiver, offering the ability to receive, pause, store, and play back high-definition programming all from one compact set-top box. All you need is your HD-ready television and an antenna compatible with over-the-air HDTV reception.
This all-format ATSC receiver uses Zenith's fourth-generation VSB (vestigial sideband) technology for both improved terrestrial/cable VSB-DTV reception and noise immunity. Its 80 GB hard drive stores up to eight hours of full high-definition programming (in resolutions of 1080i, 720p) or around 27 hours of standard-definition digital programming (that is, signals with fewer than 700 lines of horizontal resolution, including progressive-scan 480p).
With the unit's time-shift mode engaged, you can pause both live TV and recorded playback, view in slow motion, and fast-forward/rewind at 2x, 5x, 20x, and 50x normal speed. The HDR230 offers various display options, with an enhanced scaler and selectable outputs so you can configure the unit for playback on different displays in both 4:3 (standard) and 16:9 (widescreen) formats.
For immersive, full-bodied sound to go with your high-definition picture, the HDR230 passes 5.1-channel Dolby Digital surround sound through both coaxial and optical digital-audio outputs, which any Dolby Digital-equipped audio/video receiver can decode for use with a multichannel surround speaker system (AV receiver and speaker system not included).
An electronic program guide based on PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) alerts you to viewing options and assists with advanced PVR programmed recording. A user-friendly GUI and fast program-screen tuning further simplify setup and operation. Bookmarked playback lets you index your recordings for easy access to your favorite sections, while digital closed captioning provides subtitling on select programs.
What's in the Box
Main unit, one audio/video interconnect (stereo analog-audio with composite-video), one S-video cable, one component-video cable, one remote control, two AA batteries, one RF cable, one attenuator, a user's manual, warranty information.
Note: the HDR230 does not include an NTSC tuner for standard-definition analog broadcast reception.
Product Description
The World's First HDTV Broadcast Receiver AND High Definition Personal Video Recorder, the HDR230 set-top box allows you to pause, playback, record, and timeshift a live High Definition video feed. With a built-in 80GB hard drive, the HDR230 can record over 8 hours of High definition content or 40 hours of SD content. With Zenith's 4th generation VSB technology, the HDR230 receives improved over-the-air HDTV programming (with proper antenna) or cable programming with greater noise immunity. The PSIP-based Electronic programming guide allows for quick browsing and selection of desired content.
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23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
It is a good start...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Zenith HDR230 HDTV Personal Video Recorder/Receiver (Brushed Metallic) (Electronics)
Zenith has made a good start here, but it is missing some key features. Notably: sharing between PVRs (e.g. like ReplayTV does out of the box and like TiVo does with an extra option). Also it needs a larger drive - 160GB at minimum, 250 or larger preferably.Let us hope this is an early version of what will become a full-featured PVR like the TiVo or ReplayTV because it has plenty of promise!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My comments after 10 months of use:,
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This review is from: Zenith HDR230 HDTV Personal Video Recorder/Receiver (Brushed Metallic) (Electronics)
I have waited a while before writing a review of the Zenith HDR-230 in order to gain some experience and learning curve..
This unit is really excellent, especially when paired up with a DVD-RW/VCR unit.. Recording HDTV content to the unit's in-built hard drive is a really nice feature for the ability to record a future program, however I also prefer moving content off of the hard drive in order to free up space, and save a program as part of an archive. My HDR-230 is part of a home theater system based around the HP VP6120 DLP Video projector ($1500), an Onkyo 5 DVD disk-changer and 600 Watt Dolby 6.1 amplifier unit ($400), Zenith DVD-RW/VHS VCR unit ($400), and an 8-foot da-lite brand projection screen, which results in an 8-foot wide (diagonal measurement) screen image. The entire package ended up at an investment level of approx $2800 which is a bargain basement price for such a quality result.. A nice feature of the HDR-230 is that the output format is front-panel selectable. Note that the Y Pb Pr (component video) output is only available for 1080i, 720p, 720i, and 480p.. However there is an un-intended consequence of selecting the 480i output format, and that is that the unit will output content that can be down-converted from, for example 1080i, to 480i, and then the content can be routed to a DVD recorder or VCR that has S-video or standard video inputs ... In doing this, my results seem to indicate that recording to DVD-RW disks in this manner is very similar to the playback resolution of typical DVD movies. It is not recommended that recordings be made to VHS tapes, as the result will be the further down-conversion to NTSC video format which is much poorer quality.. The overall result is a large amount of flexiblity.. I very much recommend the HDR-230 for anyone that would like to put together an entry-level system that outperforms many systems that currently can go for five to six thousand dollars.. A word of caution for those that wish to record commercially-broadcast movies to DVD disk in this manner, it is really worth the price to purchase your favorite DVD movies if you wish to build up a collection. The reason is that having to deal with 3 minutes of commercials every 10 minutes is simply not worth the time involved..
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent tuner/nice PVR,
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This review is from: Zenith HDR230 HDTV Personal Video Recorder/Receiver (Brushed Metallic) (Electronics)
The tuner on this box is terrific. It changes channels quickly, has never locked up (unlike the Samsung SIRT-165), and has a good remote that lets you quickly pull up the channel info or signal strength. All of my local stations also broadcast in DTV, so I don't miss the lack of an NTSC tuner. The antenna pass through allows me to connect my analog VCR as well (useful to have a second tuner for PIP). When considering whether or not I wanted to spring for the extra dollars to get a PVR or just a plain tuner, I hadn't realized the difference HD recording would make. I really don't want to watch TV shows any other way! And for sharing purposes, you can always edit out the commericals of your recorded program and copy it to an analog VCR. The timeshifting feature is pretty cool. Unfortunately, you can't rewind material you've currently started recording through the timer. You have to start out using the timeshifting. The manual was a little unclear how it works exactly, so I've managed to lose 1/2 hour of a show while trying to figure it out. Suffice it to say that if you want to save timeshifted material (beyond the show's duration), you need to use the clip record function as well. Once you get used to timeshifting, you'll love it. Friends calling in the middle of your favorite show aren't a nuisance any longer. The only feature I really miss is the ability to seek to a particular time. Instead you have to fast forward at 50x speed (unless you've bookmarked it) to the spot you want. You also can't delete the multi-channels. For example, say you only want channel 4-1, but not 4-2, you can't delete 4-2. There is a surf button that moves the channel changer between channel numbers (and then you can use the ch+/ch- to move between the multi-stations). Also be careful about your how you set the clock. I was using "automatic" and failed to record a few shows. I wonder if the machine received an errant signal and it triggered some of the reservations early. Once the clock was set, I had to switch it to manual set to get consistent results.
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