What I like about the Pioneer DVD recorder is the 227 hour's you can record straight to the hard drive ,they do mutter about 24 hour recording using a dual layer DVD-R disc bear in mind each disc could cost you £3.50 /$6.00 .
Manufacturer's Description
HDD (Hard Disk Drive) DVD Recorder. Modern life is fast paced, there is no time to waste. Exactly why a Pioneer DVD Recorder slots perfectly into up-to-the-minute lifestyles. For those who want more, faster. Record a world best of 227 hours on the 80GB Hard Disk Drive and up to 24 hours on a dual-layer DVD-R disc.
Create your own digital jukebox (DVR-630H, DVR-530H,DVR-433H).Turn your Pioneer HDD DVD Recorder into a true Digital Jukebox.With a touch of a button, you can rip your favourite CDs to the HDD.You can store up to 120 songs in only 1 GB of storage space;that means your 160 GB HDD can hold more than 19,000 tracks* - for hours of your favourite digital music.It's the ideal source for a gigantic library of video, and now audio titles.
You can also find songs on the screen easily, and edit song titles on your remote control.*When recording 999 CD, 99 tracks per CD.
Recording from a Digital Camcorder (DVR-630H, DVR-530H, DVR-433H).Connect your digital video camcorder into the DV In terminal and discover how easy it is to view and manage your home movies.From there on, you only need to use your remote control to navigate through functions on both the camcorder and the DVD Recorder, using Pioneer's Graphic User Interface. Recording, playing back, fast-forwarding and rewinding has never been this easy.You can copy from your camcorder directly to a DVD-RDVD-RW disc, or first to your Hard Disk Drive and then, using Pioneer's Copy List function, copy the desired sections of your home movie to a DVD-R/DVD-RW disc.
Features
Ultra slim 59mm DVD-R / DVD-RW recorder
80 Gbyte HDD
up to 13 hours recording onto DVD-R/RW discs
DVD-R DL (dual layer) recording (up to 24 hours on 1 disc)
Up to 227 hours onto HDD
Digital audio juke box function allows CDs to be copied onto HDD for audio playback
XP+ high resolution recording mode
High speed copy (HDD-DVD-R/RW, DVD-RW (VR mode) - HDD)
DV input
PAL progressive component output
Video Plus+
Advanced GUI with Help function
+R/+RW and DVD-RAM (without cartridge) playback compatible
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