Pioneer DVR-533H-S Slim Design DVD Recorder with 80 GB Hard Disk Drive

Pioneer DVR-533H-S Slim Design DVD Recorder with 80 GB Hard Disk Drive
Manufacturer: Pioneer
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Hard Drive Records Up To 170 Hours, 10 Hours On DVD / DVD-R (Single Layer/Single-Sided, Dual Layer/Single-Sided), DVD-RW , DVD Video, CD, CDR CDRW MP3 WMA
Amazon.com Product Description
Record your library of home movies and your favorite television programs to disc quickly and easily with the Pioneer DVR-533H-S DVD recorder. The built-in 80 GB hard drive lets you record lots of home movies and TV shows for temporary storage, and it can hold up to 170 hours of content (recorded at lowest video quality--SEP Mode). Once recorded, you can watch them whenever you want, edit them, delete them, or burn them to DVD. The DVR-533H-S burns to DVD-R/RW discs, and is compatible with playback of CD-R/RW, VCD, and SVCD disc formats as well as JPEG, WMA, and MP3 digital file formats.

The DVR-533H-S includes a built-in TV tuner and the free and easy-to-use 8-day TV Guide On Screen interactive program guide--just find your favorite programs and select them for recording. The Chase Play function lets you watch, stop, or pause a show being recorded to the hard drive--even while you're recording it. It also includes a commercial skip feature that lets you jump ahead 30 seconds at a time.

The i.LINK (also known as Firewire or IEEE 1394) interface allows you to transfer your DV (Digital Video) home movies from your digital video camcorder smoothly to the hard drive. If your movies were shot in analog format, inputs for composite video/S-video and Left-Right audio are provided for dubbing them directly to DVD. With Disc Backup, you can make a direct file transfer of your home-movie DVD back to the hard drive, and from that make as many copies of your home movie as you want, all at blazing speed.

The Smart VBR (Variable Bit Recording) recording functionality lets you choose the quality level/recording time that best suits you. Choose from Fine, SP, LP, EP, and Auto; Auto automatically sets the optimal recording quality for the time remaining on the hard drive.

This DVD player's PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan gives you a more film-like presentation when watching movies. The 54MHz/10-bit video DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) delivers beautiful video quality. Other features include Dolby Digital and DTS Digital surround sound outputs and a high-end 24-bit/192kHz audio DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) for superb musical performance. It offers the following connection options:

Composite AV In: 2
Composite AV Out: 2
S-Video In: 2
S-Video Out: 2
Component video Out: 1
RF In: 1
RF Out: 1
Digital optical audio: 1

What's in the Box
DVD recorder, remote control, DVD-RW disc, printed operating instructions

Average customer rating: 5.0

very, very good
Great monitor!
Overpriced, but Good
Good Monitor
Good monitor for everyday, normal use.

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Compaq Presario FS740 17" Flat CRT Multimedia Monitor

Manufacturer: Compaq
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000055XZA

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Amazon.com Product Description

With its built-in speakers and absolutely flat 17-inch viewing screen, the Compaq Presario flat-screen multimedia monitor is ready and waiting for your games and graphic-heavy applications. Due to its 1,280 x 1,024 resolution and 85 Hz refresh rate, you can be sure that your images will retain clarity and crispness with clear color separation. Installation is nothing more than connecting the 15-pin minicord, and the onscreen controls allow you to customize color, screen size, and a handful of image settings to achieve your perfect picture. The speakers are far more versatile than standard-issue built-ins, as they can be easily detached for a variety of layouts. Users with a digital audio player can connect it directly to the speakers and groove to the beats while saving power--you won't need to turn on the PC with this direct connection.

The Compaq monitor comes with a one-year warranty on parts and labor.

Product Description

The Compaq FS 740 is a 17" multimedia monitor, styled to match the cool new look of the Presario desktop PCs. It delivers outstanding picture quality and value - with a dot pitch of 0.26 mm and a 1280x1024 resolution, you'll enjoy incredibly clear, sharp images. It comes with detachable or attachable monitor-powered JBL Platinum Series Speakers, which offer crisp sound and the convenience of a digital audio player jack - just plug in your digital audio player and listen to tunes without powering up your PC. And with an integrated Telex microphone, you have built-in, high-quality voice recognition. A simple, on-screen display menu helps you easily adjust screen dimensions, colors and image attributes. And the installation is simple - just plug your monitor into your PC, and you're ready to go!

Customer Reviews:

very, very good.......2005-07-10

I love this monitor. I bought it on sale 3 years ago and it has worked beautifully. I've yet to see any cathode-ray tube with a better picture. I guess the rating should really be 4.5 stars, because it's a little on the bulky/heavy side, even for a CRT (I think that may be why Compaq redesigned their monitors shortly hereafter). But once it's in place, that really doesn't matter. Now I have a crisis: my new machine came with another 17-inch monitor, but I can't bring myself to give this one up.

Great monitor!.......2003-01-04

I paid ... when I bought this monitor last year. But I've been using it for over a year now and it's wonderful. With anti-glare screen, I get excellent pictures everytime. The images are sharp and clear, and with Compaq's Coloreal technology you can enjoy true-to-life images on its 16.0 VIA. For a 2-piece stereo speaker system, the JBL Platinum is excellent, too. You can connect headphones directly to the speakers. The Digital Audio Player port lets you use the speakers as output for your mp3 player without switching on the computer. This is definitely one of the best flat screen monitor around. If you don't want this, get a flat panel display.

Overpriced, but Good.......2002-10-17

Good Monitor, Good Picure. Got it new for a lot lot lot less money at a local place.

Good Monitor.......2002-07-20

Purchased this monitor as part of a bundle with an Emachines system @ Circuit City. The monitor has a great picture and comes with JBL Platinum Speakers and built in microphone. While I'm not a fan of built in mic's this one works OK. The speakers are powered and need to be manually turned on and off via the volume control. They can be hung on the side of the monitor or they also can be put on the desktop with supplied stands. They sound pretty good but sound distorted at higher levels. They are a huge step up from the supplied e-machines speakers that came with the CPU though. Controls are easy to use and all cables and such are provided. ...

Good monitor for everyday, normal use........2002-03-15

This monitor was included with a Compaq computer that I bought and it hasn't given me any problems since. It's a flat screen (different from LCD) with 2 small slits on both sides to slide the speakers in to hang on the sides of the monitor. If you don't have the speakers or if you don't want to connect them to the monitor directly, that is no problem because the slits are barely visible and do not stick out. The monitor doesn't take much room and fits snugly on my desk. I don't ever have to turn it off because like most monitors, it automatically goes on standby when the computer is off or in sleep mode and turns back on with the computer. All in all this is a good, reliable monitor.

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