DVD Recorders > Pioneer DVD Recorders

Advantages: Great quality, lots of useful features
Disadvantages: Takes a lot of time to work out how to use!

...programmes for viewing and recording. Also films and sport are shown in different colours so are easy to pick out. The remote link function is also handy. It means the DVR can be hidden from view and the remote operated via the TV remote sensor (if a pioneer TV). ... Read review

Advantages: EPG, recording modes, HDD recodring and DVD playback
Disadvantages: Only one recording format

...not the DVD+R, but hey with the progress of technology I now believe that Pioneer have produced one of these. No HDMI output either, but hey component video out is fine considering our TV is not HD at this time. Overall recommended as a piece of kit. ... Read review

Advantages: Records to both HDD and DVD,Freeview
Disadvantages: Not HD ready,Discontinued model

I have owned a HDD freeview recorder for moore than 2 years now (Humax PVR 800T). brought before twin tuner HDD devices existed within my price bracket. I needed ,Wanted to save a few films and TV programmes I had on the HDD.I also wished to transfer recordings I have on video tape onto DVD. So went out and about searching for a DVD recorder with a HDD and freeview tuner and came across this model. Set up was easy and navigating wasnt too hard ...
...thick...thats because you can do so much with this piece of equipment...and I recommend being patient and reading it all and keeping it to hand for a few days till you have acclimatised yourself to how to get the best from it. There are two internal tuners one is freeview the other is analog which will be redundant in under 3 years from now but a handy choice to have in the meantime. I dont think there is any DVD disc format the DVD player will ... Read review

Advantages: DVD-DL recording, optical output, DVD-R and DVD-+R, lots of features
Disadvantages: DVD drive reliabilty, can't watch and record at same time

I originally bought the Liteon LVW-5045GDL+ model fro Currys Digital a coupld of years ago when they were doing it on promotion for whatever football cup was on. We used it for several months without problems, recording to both the HDD and DVDs, and playing many DVDs - both commercial and home-burned. After about 8 months, the DVD suddenly stopped recognising blank DVDs. I took it back to Currys, who replaced it with the HD-A 740 GX model they ...
...really don't get this as Liteon have a great reputation for their optical drives in PCs! Anyway, aside from this, the 740 is a great DVD recorder - it can record to Dual-layer DVDs, has optical output for home cinema, can be firmware upgraded, and has a pretty decent - if complex - menu system. Avoid using the EP and SLP modes - the picture quality is a bit jagged at times. Some makes of DVDs are simply not recognised, but that's really not big ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, small
Disadvantages: Need to eb there to amke sure it records

i am happy to say i no longer use this product. I got this DVD recorder for only £190 which is a really good deal so i thought. I got it home and attempted to set it up but i just could not get on with it at all. i read and re read te instructions but i still coudl not do it. I got a freind to set it all up and then gave it a second try. I did manage to record on it twice but boteh time s it recorded teh worng thig at teh wrong time an dote rtime ...
...only time i coudl record was if i there to check it and that was pointless. when i did manage to record things the recordindg would only play some of it and would sometimes freeze or not play at all which again was annoying. i did call teh helpline but tehre not very helpfull at all ... Read review