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- DVD Video Recording Format - DVD-R , DVD-RW (, DVD Video, CD, CD-R/RW, Video-CD/ MP3 / WMA / JPEG
- Video Outputs - Component, S-Video (2), Composite (2) / Audio Outputs
- Advanced Graphical User Interface, HELP On-Screen Assistant
- 10-Bit/54 MHz Video Digital-To-Analog Converter
- 24-Bit/192 kHz Audio Digital-To-Analog Converter
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Replace your VCR and step into the 21st century with the easy-to-use Pioneer DVR-633S DVD recorder--which also includes a 160 GB hard drive for storing programming (both TV shows and your home movies). It's the perfect way to create your own movies on DVD, or to record your favorite TV programs. It records up to 10 hours of video, enough for your vacation movies or an all-day marathon of your favorite TV show. Record your favorite video content onto DVD-R/RW discs.
The built-in 160GB hard drive lets you record tons of home movies and TV shows for temporary storage--up to 340 hours of content (at lowest video quality). Once theyÕre recorded you can watch them whenever you want, edit them, delete them, or burn them to DVD. When your recorded content to DVD from the hard drive, an hour-long program recorded in SEP mode (lowest video quality) can take less than 30 seconds to burn--approximately 120x (max) speed. The Smart VBR (Variable Bit Recording) recording mode lets you choose the quality level/recording time that best suits you. Choose fromÊFine, SP, LP, EP, and Auto; Auto automatically sets the optimal recording quality for the time remaining on the hard drive.
With Disc Backup, a Pioneer exclusive, you can make a direct file transfer of your home-movie DVD back to the Hard Disk Drive, and from that make as many copies of your home movie as you want, all at blazing speed. The i-LINK (a.k.a. "DV" and "IEEE 1394") interface allows you to transfer your DV (Digital Video) home movies smoothly to the Hard Disk Drive.ÊJust connect the DV input on the unitÕs front panel to your camcorderÕs DV input, and begin. And if your movies were shot in analog format, inputs forÊcomposite video/S-video and Left-Right audio are provided for dubbing them to DVD.
Program the DVR-633S to record a program up to eight days in advance using the built-in TV Guide On Screen interactive programming guide. Or manually set up programming with the VCR Plus function, a simplified programming feature to record programs where each program has a corresponding code (PlusCode) number (typically found in newspaper and magazine TV guides). The Chase Play function lets you watch, stop, or pause a show--while youÕre recording it.
You can connect the component video output of this DVD recorder to a progressive scan television for stable and flicker-free images. With the 3D Y/C Filter you get minimized noise and cross color in your picture, providing you with a top quality picture, and the all-important quality you require from a large screen television set. Also, Purecinema 2:3 playback provides smoother, clearer picture from discs encoded at 24 frames per second. Other features include a 10-bit /54MHz Video DAC, 24-bit /192kHz Audio DAC, block noise reduction, and mosquito noise reduction.
The DVR-633S provides a digital coaxial audio output for connecting to surround sound home theater receivers, as well as Dolby Digital and DTS decoding. It offers the following connection options:
- Composite AV In/Out: 3 in (1 front)/2 out
- S-Video In/Out: 3 in (1 front)/2 out
- Component video (YPbPr) In/Out: 0 in/1 out
- RF In/Out: 1 in/1 out
- Digital optical audio In/Out: 0 in/1 out
What's in the Box
DVD recorder/player, remote control (with batteries), DVD-RW disc, printed operating instructions
Product Description
Digital electronics brings simplicity to you and your home-theater with the Pioneer DVR633HS. You get a DVD Recorder/Player together with a 160MB hard-drive in one slim video component. The hard drive can store up to 340 hours of video programming - and play it back too. A built-in NTSC TV tuner lets you record TV programs on DVD or hard drive. A built-in programmable timer lets you set up to 32 shows to record in 1 month. It's quite a wide leap from your old VCR. Now you can take your old video tapes and archive them on DVD. It's simple, it's easy, it's fun. No computer necessary! Simply connect it to your TV or home-theater system. Variable bit rate recording allows for best resolution or super long recording 32 Program recording timer per month Hard Drive Recording Time - Up To 340 Hours (At Lowest Bit-Rate Setting) DVD-R/RW Recording Time - Up To 10 Hours (Single Layer/Single-Sided Disc At Lowest Bit-Rate Setting) VHF/UHF NTSC TV Tuner for timer recording (tuner is CATV compatible with optional service from your local carrier) Purecinema 2 - 3 Progressive Scan from compatible DVD SRS TruSurround compatible Front DV Terminal (IEEE 1394) Playback on one media while recording with the other VCR Plus+ mode lets you record based on program codes listed in TV Guide One-Touch Recording Twin-Wave Laser Pickup Quartz-Lock 12-Hour Digital Display Clock Pioneer Multibrand Compatible Remote Control PlayBack Control (Video CD Only) Unit Dimensions - 16.56 W x 2.38 H x 10.75 D / Weight - 9.06 lbs. Unit is home-theater surround compatible when played through a surround sound system Pioneer USA 1-Year Limited Warranty
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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
So much potential, but one overwhelming problem,
By Berk "electroniker" (Tucson) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer DVR-633H-S DVD Recorder With 160 GB Hard Drive (Electronics)
On paper, this recorder seemed to be perfect for my needs - primarily scheduled recordings of TV programs. In addition to the normal specs for these devices, I particularly liked the commercial skip, its low standby power level, and its 5-year battery backup.
But the TV Guide is truly a deal-breaker. In the week I had my unit, it literally chattered continuously as it tried (with only partial success) to download the guide. It was very irritating in an otherwise quiet room, and quiet passages in music or TV programs are a thing of the past with this in the same room. I emailed Pioneer; they said it is normal for the unit "to make some sound" when it is on, and the TV Guide cannot be disabled. If it worked well, the TV guide would be nice, but it isn't worth the racket. If I could have disabled the TV Guide, I would have kept the unit and programmed it manually. I reluctantly returned the recorder.
79 of 81 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very good DVR with a few mistakes.,
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This review is from: Pioneer DVR-633H-S DVD Recorder With 160 GB Hard Drive (Electronics)
On the surface the Pioneer DVR-633-HS seems to be the one to get. After review I'll give it 4 stars without the TV Guide. It's a very good unit and perhaps the best in its class right now.
The Good: It's nice looking. It has many inputs although no component inputs. The remote and menu system is clean. Recording/picture quality is very good, 16:9 is automatically recorded and preserved. Can set many video levels (not audio though) to compensate for bad external signals. Flexible recording is fantastic. Hard drive is quiet although some complain. It does DVD copying. It does burning and finalizing DVDs in one shot. It has an amazing number of video controls for INPUT for recording from a VHS. Recording VHS tapes is *superb* and best I have seen and this is a great unit to buy if you are archiving. The dual layer is a great idea but it is only DL- which is not popular at all. I wonder if it will become popular eventually. The Bad. TVGOS sucks. I feel like trashing the TV Guide magazine I see every time I buy groceries. Setting it up is nightmarish and you will be fortunate if it works. The TVGOS is made by Gemstar. Unfortunately you cannot turn it of. I read another reviewer's problem and I have the same setup -- problem is that the 633 won't control my cable box. What is insane is that if you want to record using the S-VHS, you have to allow the unit to cycle through all your channels when off. This means that you cannot watch TV when the unit is downloading information. Expect not to watch TV for 24-48 after you purchase since the unit needs to cycle your cable box through all the channels. What is unfortunate is the omission of the "chapter mark" button where, during playback, you can add areas to place "chapters" or indexes where hitting the fast forward (not seek button) will go to these chapter points. These will also be burned on DVD you create and are the same "chapters" you can view in movies. For undisclosed reasons Pioneer REMOVED the chapter mark button from the 533/633 remote. As matter of fact all video editing is done while viewing the video in a tiny 1/8 window. Why options couldn't be superimposed lightly over the video is beyond me. Overall this is really one of the best DVRs for the money. My prior review gave this machine only a three star because I realized how bad TVGOS. Shame on all the manufacturers for not allowing you to turn this off. If you cannot use it, unfortunately there is no way to have the TVGOS stop searching for data and popping up on your screen every time you turn it on.
44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Except for the TV Guide,
By Glen (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pioneer DVR-633H-S DVD Recorder With 160 GB Hard Drive (Electronics)
This would be a great machine if it didn't have that TV guide system on it. I've used a simpler TV Guide system on our RCA TV without problems. However with Pioneer, the TV Guide causes the hard drive to run virtually all the time. Even while watching a movie on DVD the hard drive is running and is noticeable. When the room is silent, the hard drive noise is irritating. I think that there must be something wrong where it is just not able to properly download the data that is causing this problem. We've had it plugged in for over two weeks now and it still does not give a full week (there is always one day missing and it constantly changes) of programs. The result is that it does not shut down. I've found that if I turn the machine off, and on again and then off, and wait about two minutes it will sometimes power down. There must be a trick to it. This is otherwise a wonderful machine that is easy to use and operate but that TV Guide system is going to cause a lot of customers to be unhappy. When I phoned Pioneer about it they had no solutions except to say that I was one of the lucky ones as many people can't even get the TV Guide system to work at all. They are clearly aware that these things have a problem.
Once you've used a machine with a hard drive you will never go back to just a DVD Recorder. The difference in convenience, simplicity and possibilities is incredible. Whether it be this Pioneer product or another recorder, a hard drive is the only way to go.
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