Customer Reviews

Pioneer DVR-RT500S VCR/DVD Recorder

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After reading reviews on every brand sold at Amazon I picked Pioneer since it was about the only brand that didn't have any complaints. I have only had it for a few days but the unit does exactly what is supposed to and does it excellent. It uses DVD- disks only but since I never have used DVD+ disks that option is irrevelent to me.

When I bought this unit it worked fine, although it is a little slow to respond to commands. However, after a few months, it stopped reading DVDs. It gives me an "incorrect disc error," no matter what DVD I put in. I e-mailed Pioneer about the problem and got the response to unplug it for a few hours. That trick worked once. Then Pioneer said it must need repair. I had bought the Pioneer brand for its quality reputation, and was sorely disappointed to get only a few months' use out of the machine.

After searching for several days for the BEST DVD/VCR recorder, the only one that stood out was the Pioneer DVR-RT500. Unfortunately they don't make it anymore so I had to go find one somewhere out there in internetland. Lo & behold I found a brand new in-the-box one on eBay and made the highest bid. I've only had it a few days now, but it works like a charm! Very good playback of old VCR's that I'm now transferring to DVD. I've owned other Pioneer equipment in the past, and I must say, they rank right up there at the top in my opinion. Very satisfied!

This is a pretty decent VCR/DVD combo. We'd have some trouble playing the newer dvds. Other than that, its good.