where to buy Pioneer 220/225/320?

[spiritgumm]

Walmart has discontinued carrying it (they now carry the much lesser-featured 231/233). I see Staples and Bestbuy carry it but charge $50+ more than what Walmart charged ($180-200). Any leads on a Walmart-priced model, besides Ebay?

[gshelley61]

eBay is going to be about it at this point. Those are last year's models and are discontinued.

If you are interested in new entry level priced DVD recorders, have a look at the Toshiba D-R4... or the Panasonic DMR-ES20 if you want a DV input and switchable noise reduction on the analog video inputs.

[spiritgumm]

I had problems with those recorders, so I'm looking to try Pioneer and maybe the JVC 100.

[bbanderic]

JVC 100

[lordsmurf]

Best Buy, Costco, Wal-Mart ... all had them.

Some stores carry discontined items for many months, sometimes years. The local Walmart near me still has certain Apex recorders/players, and those were discontinued almost 2 years ago.

Rural area stores are generally better about this than stores in urban areas (LA, New York, Miami, etc). Then again, I live in a huge metro area, and my store has old stock for certain items.

HOWEVER, as that last post stated, the JVC DR-M100S would be a better option anyway, and can be found in the $200 range at online stores, maybe a little more for walk-in stores.