DVR-420H Question

[Razortceps]

Does anyone know where I can get my hands on one of these?!?!?!?!?!? I just bought the DVR-220 without the hard drive and am coming to the realization that this just is not going to work out for me. I need something that I can use to record a whole NBA game in SP mode and leave it on my hard drive til I get home from work. Cause basically what Ive been doing is recording the first half of a game and then racing back home on my break and switching the disk to record the second half, since it cant fit the whole game on one disk. I really dont have time to make all these trips back and forth. On top of that if I go on vacation for a week Ill need to be able to record about 15 hrs worth of stuff at times and I cant do that without a hard drive. Sooooooo please if anyone knows where to get one of these babies (DVR-420H), Id sooooo appericate you telling me. Keep one thing in mind, I dont want to buy it used or refurbished. Id also like to buy it from a store that I can either buy a 2 or 3 year replacement warranty from. Please help me, that new model, the DVR-520H, is just too expensive with that freaking ilink! Alright well I wont beg anymore, thanks.

Tim

[budz]

Try checking out EBAY. I think from what steve2713 told me the PIONEER 420 with the hard drive was sold exclusively at COSTCO.

[Razortceps]

Yea I think thats what I heard too, about it being at Costco. Ive been lookign for a number to their customer service to ask for more info, but the jerks dont list it and you have to email them. I hate that, its such an impersonal way to do business! As far as ebay is concerned I think Id be into buy electronics. Id be afraid that they be used or reburishment even if the description said they werent. Alright well if anyone has anyone more info let me know. Thanks.

Tim

[Razortceps]

Well I found the #, hopefully they can help, but I have a feeling that were going to be out of them. So if anyone else has any other ideas let me know. Thanks.

[sync]

Pioneer is coming out with new models soon. You won't get a 420 at Costco any more. If you get one off eBay it won't have a warranty because Pioneer doesn't warranty these. Only Costco does and you need a receipt for that. Most of the units being sold on eBay are Costco returns.

[Guitarman]

I got mine off of ebay and it works great. I have had no problem with it at all and it is a definite plus having the HDD.

[Razortceps]

Do any of you guys have any articles talking about these news ones with hard drives that are going to be released? Or do you have any idea when they are goign to be coming out? Thanks.

[Razortceps]

Oh and when these new ones do come out do you think they'll be more, less, or equal to $399?

[linetest]

Pioneer's New DVD Recorders Give New Found Freedom to Television Lovers

Las Vegas, NV January 5, 2005

Advancements in DVD recording from Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. are making it easier than ever for consumers to record their favorite television programming directly to DVD. The new line of Pioneer DVD recorders introduced today at the Consumer Electronics Show combines hard drive technology with software and program guide upgrades to make the process of creating a DVD easy. The Pioneer DVR-533H and DVR-633H allow the viewer to find all of their favorite TV shows through the TV Guide® onscreen program guide; store programming on a hard drive; burn to DVD; and create home movies on DVD through the DV camera input on the front panel.

Find It
Pioneer’s DVD recorders with hard drives offer the TV Guide on screen program guide, giving viewers TV listings for as many as eight days. The listings can be sorted by type of programming, title and genre.

Store on Hard Drive or Burn to DVD
Once the viewer knows what he or she wants to record, simple recording is available to the hard drive or straight to a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc. The DVR-533H has a 80GB hard drive and the DVR-633H is super-sized with a 160GB hard drive.

“Hard drive recorders have been extremely popular, but we feel that something’s missing without the addition of a DVD burner for long-term archival,” said Gary Bauhard, director of marketing for home entertainment at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. “No matter what capacity hard drive you have, there’s going to come a time when you need to erase something. It’s those times that consumers will be really thankful for the DVD recorder that allows them to keep that programming for a longer term on DVD and still be able to clear space out on their hard drive.”

Create Home Movies
A simple DV terminal on the front panel of the DVR-533H and DVR-633H allows anyone to connect a digital camcorder directly to the DVD recorder to create a home movie on DVD. Simple editing features make it possible to cut out portions of the video, saving the best parts for the final DVD.

HELP
Much like a computer offers a one-touch Help button to answer basic user questions, Pioneer has created a Help menu on screen for easy set up and use of the DVD recorder. The Help button is directly on the remote control and offers information about what is currently scheduled for recording, how much space is available on the hard drive, and general operational instructions.

Even Simpler Options

For a complete DVD novice, the DVR-233-S also introduced today by Pioneer is an entry-level DVD recorder with basic recording and playback features. The DVR-233-S utilizes VCR Plus + and an advanced disc navigator to simplify the recording process. To ensure high quality recording and playback, the DVR-233-S offers a 10-bit/54MHz video digital to analog converter and Pioneer’s PureCinema progressive scan output.

When it comes time to play back the programming that has been recorded on any of these three DVD recorders, an on-screen menu shows thumbnails of each section of video to help locate the correct scene to play back. The “skip” feature allows the viewer to jump right past scary scenes in a movie or other content that they don’t want to watch.

The Best of Both Worlds
Pioneer’s DVR-RT501 is a combination DVD recorder with VCR that makes the transfer of VHS tapes to long lasting DVD-R and DVD-RW discs simple. Consumers can record from VHS to DVD and vice versa with the touch of two buttons. It’s a good transition product for someone who owns a lot of VHS tapes, but is beginning their collection of DVDs – enabling the consumer to play tapes or DVD in a single product.

The Pioneer DVR-233-S, DVR-RT501, DVR-533H and DVR-633H will be available in April with a suggested price of $259, $399, $499 and $599 respectively.

[Razortceps]

Ouch DVR-533H....$499. I so wanna kill the people that say they got there DVR-420 and 520's for $299 on sale when they had them at costco! Grrrrr. Thanks for the info Guitarman