Pioneer DVR-633H-S (160 GB) DVD Recorder

Pros: 160GB Hard Drive Ten minute transfer to DVD

Cons: No TVGOS (but never had it) Need Too many screen selections

Review: I tried several DVRs without hard drives and then bought this one, which has a 160GB. It is a dream to use, but the learning curve is steep. It took me a long time to discover that I could edit and erase portions of whatever I had on the drive, so that ...

Pros: Huge 160 GB hard drive Fantastic picture quality

Cons: If TVGOS isn't available manual recording can be a pain

Review: I took the plunge and bought the 633H-S 6 months ago. I love the 160 gb hard drive. When I make recording's of TV shows in the XP or SP mode you can't tell they're not live. The TVGOS (TV guide on screen) was a bit of a problem as it wasn't available in ...

Pros: NO MONTHLY FEES!!!, Skips commercials easily, plays video from beginning while still recording

Cons: Expensive, DVD recording severely limited, remote control crowded with tiny buttons

The Bottom Line: I think this is great DVR for people who were comfortable programming VCRs, and don't want to pay DVR fees to the "cable" company or TIVO!!!

Review: On DVD Recording Well, as the box claims this thing is a “DVD RECORDER”, I guess I should start reviewing this beast as a “DVD RECORDER”. To put it bluntly, I hate it, as a dvd recorder. I find my wife’s computer (with a DVD R/W ...

Pros: Excellent manual DVR capabilities.

Cons: Bad TV-guide feature. Frequently fails to make high speed DVD copies.

Review: The manual Digital Video Recorder (DVR) features of the Pioneer 633 are excellent. There are some problems with the unit that the average person might consider minor, such as audio drop-out at the end of a deleted segment. The TV-Guide feature is ...

Pros: Can watch a recorded program while it records something else

Cons: THE TV GUIDE FEATURE

The Bottom Line: All this said its still a heck of a lot better than a VCR or DVD recorder, and my purchasing experience with One Call was excellent.

Review: When first plugged in and for the 1st week the device worked as billed... Then things started going awry. More on that below. What I really like about this DVR is that I can watch something I recorded to the hard drive while it’s recording ...

Pros: Lots of hard disk space, flexible programming options, easy to create DVD's

Cons: TV Guide feature doesn't work; strange audio drop-outs ruin recordings

The Bottom Line: Maybe buy. Would "recommend" if Pioneer provided a forum or a FAQ section with problems like mine with suggested fixes from their service department.

Review: I have "taped" a number of shows with the DVR-633H-S to the HD and for the most part I'm happy. But the TV Guide thing is for crap. It is suppose to pick up all the information from your cable box so that recording is simply "click on the program." ...

Pros: Very strong editing capabilities. Large hard drive.

Cons: Almost unbelievable difficult and unintuitive to use.

The Bottom Line: If you really need good editing, this machine represents a possibility. Otherwise, go elsewhere.

Review: I primarily purchased this unit to copy old VCR tapes, and possibly edit the commercials, and to record special events, and then go back and record them to disk WITHOUT the commercials (e.g Olympic Games, Super Bowl-although you may WANT those ...