Pioneer DVR-310S DVD-R/RW Recorder with Progressive scan

by Pioneer

Product Details

• Item Weight: 15 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• ASIN: B0001MTRHE
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,359 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked right out of the box!, June 11, 2004

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Joel Comm (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pioneer DVR-310S DVD-R/RW Recorder with Progressive scan (Electronics)

It is extremely rare that I get a high-tech product that works out of the box like the Pioneer 310 did for me. I hooked it up to my home theater in a matter of minutes, began dubbing home videos from my collection to a DVD-R, reading the manual as I went. After copying 12 videos for a total of 90 minutes, I entered the editing process where I was able to grab snapshots for the menu and apply titles to each item. I told the player to finalize the DVD, and VOILA! My first DVD burned successfully.

66 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and outstanding value..., May 21, 2004

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Addison Phillips (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer DVR-310S DVD-R/RW Recorder with Progressive scan (Electronics)

I bought this unit as an open-box special at the local big-box store, but I'd pay full price for it. After having read lots of DVD-recorder reviews, I was a bit scared that I might not be able to get a unit that would record reliably, be easy to use, or be of high quality.

This recorder is not unattractive. It was easy to cable up. The front panel offer easy to use controls and the on-screen menus are fantastically easy to use. I recorded my first DVD within an hour of getting it home and it played beautifully on my Sony DVD player. Since then I've been downloading all my long-term saved TiVo recordings and have not had a bad recording episode--not one. So I strongly recommend this recorder.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful product, great price, June 28, 2006

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Kody Miles (charlotte nc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pioneer DVR-310S DVD-R/RW Recorder with Progressive scan (Electronics)

I considered several other brands & DVR units before purchasing this Pioneer DVR310. I've had it for about 3 weeks now and I am quite pleased with the product. It is fairly easy to set up and use and the quality of recording is great.
*** Pluses *** (things I like):
Easy to set up, easy to record, compact size, great quality recordings, can record DVDs that play on other devices (Video Mode recordings)

*** Minuses ***
- Cannot tape to hard drive and then burn to DVD - only records directly to DVDs (either DVD-R or DVD-RW)
- Inputting titles and disc names is a tedious process - you have to enter letter by letter using the remote control. (Would be nice to be able to hook up a keyboard to the unit!)


*** Other things to know before you buy ***
- "Chase Play" feature - that is, watching a show while it's recording, is only available if you use dvd-rw disks (not dvd-r). This is not misrepresented, but good to know!
- Can only record up to 4 hrs at a decent quality per dvd disk - this is not a shortcoming of the unit but rather of the DVD (R, RW) technology.