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Pioneers DVR-520H-S DVD recorder houses an 80 GB hard drive, making the component a one-stop choice for both time-shifted TV viewing and video archiving. The hard drive holds up to 102 hours of programming. Once you record TV shows or home movies to the DVR-520H-Ss hard drive, youll have terrific editing and playback options: store programs and keep them indefinitely; delete them after viewing to free up disc space; or edit your favorite programs and home movies and set them up with brilliant menus, wallpaper, and playlists.When you find yourself with a recording you want to watch again, you can keep it on the hard drive or simply burn it to a DVD-R (permanent: cant be erased) or DVD-RW (can be erased or written over many times). The DVR-520H-S features high-speed dubbing in both directions (disc to HDD, HDD to disc). You can burn content to recordable DVD-R and DVD-RW at high speed: a 1-hour program recorded in the Extended Play mode can be transferred to an 8x DVD-R in less than 2 minutes.A feature called Disc Backup lets you make a direct file transfer of a home movie DVD to the units hard drive, and from that make perfect copies of your original DVD for all of your family and friends--at blazing 8x speed. The Chase Play feature lets you watch your favorite TV show from the beginning, even while its still being recorded. The DVR-520-S also features the ability to create full-motion thumbnails with sound and a built-in TV tuner. You can also play a DVD while recording a TV show to the hard drive, or play programs from the hard drive while archiving something to DVD.Additionally, DVD-RW permits non-destructive on-disc editing. The newly created DVD-R can be played back on most other home and portable DVD players, as well as DVD-ROM computer drives. A great feature for home-movie directors is the ability to create a professional-looking menu for home movies, similar to the menu found on DVD movies. Users can choose from nine graphical navigation menus to personalize their disc.The DVR-520H-S also features PureCinema 3:2 Progressive Scan for a film-like presentation when watching movies. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. (Youll need an HD-ready TV to appreciate this feature.)Heading up the connections are DV (digital video) inputs and outputs (1 each, IEEE 1394) for seamless integration with your camcorder and/or your computer. You get a trio of audio/video inputs (composite- and S-video with stereo analog audio) and 2 sets of composite-/S-video outputs with left/right analog-audio outputs.Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the players digital-audio output (Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. An RF coaxial AV input and output help you interface with older TVs, VCRs, and cable boxes.Whats in the Box DVD recorder, remote control, 2 AA/R6P batteries, an audio/video cable (red/white/yellow), an RF antenna cable, an AC power cable, a users manual, and a warranty card.Pioneer DVR-520H-s dvd recorder - flagship personal DVR introduced in the mid-2000’s to make video recordings from outside sources, both analogue and digital, including TV broadcasts, mini-DV camcorder tapes, VHS tapes, DVDs, etc. Most any form of media that is not copy-protected can be recorded. With both recordable DVD and a high capacity HDD in the same device, you have the flexibility to keep recordings on the HDD for quick access anytime, or record to DVD for archiving or playing on other DVD players. I purchased this in 2005 and after some mild use, put it into storage where it has been for the last 10 years. I just connected it to my TV and tested all the functions, which worked perfectly. I left a couple recordings on the drive – which you of course can delete – so you can immediately see it in operation. The remote and other accessories including the box are in excellent condition. I’ve also thrown in an optional cable (not pictured) in case you have a S-VHS device, and a blank recordable dvd-r disc. Keep in mind – Pioneer’s one-year warranty expired in 2006. Nothing further is expressed or implied. Estimated Shipping will be via UPS or Fedex to the lower 48 and include insurance. I will refund any amount over the actual charges. Payment is requested within 48 hours of auction end. Please magnify and review pics for a closer look. Any questions or further info needed, please ask. Thank you for your interest!
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