Digital Trends

In recent years, the popularity of the venerable Video Tape Recorder has waned in favor of digital recorders.  Pioneer's recent entry into the fray, the DVR-633H-S, represents a leap forward in such devices.  This slim line recorder enables saving your favorite television shows to either its 160GB hard drive or burning them to DVD to add to your collection.  Besides the normal studio DVDs, you can play your home-burned DVDs containing TV content or home movies.  It also plays CDs and CD-R/RW discs with WMA and MP3 files, and its JPEG photo viewer is compatible with Fujifilm and Kodak photo discs and CD-R/RWs burned from your computer.  With its easy to follow menus, on-screen help system and numerous audio/video ports, the 633H-S will easily integrate into any home theater system.  With features like DTS output and progressive scan, this unit will also replace the need for a separate DVD player, saving some room in that growing stack of equipment next to your television set.  As one of the first dual layer DVD burners, the 633 H-S will let you get the most out of the media you use.  Overall, this is a purchase that will bring a lot to your home theater.