Specifications
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DVD PLAYERS & RECORDERS
PIONEER
DVR-233-S
118
Slim Design DVD Recorder
The entry-level DVR-233-S delivers
high-performance DVD playback
plus easy DVD recording. Watch
DVD movies and concerts in
stunning audio and video detail.
Plus, you can record your favorite
TV shows and home movies to
DVD and watch them whenever you want. To simplify the recording process it utilizes VCR Plus + and an intuitive on-screen
navigator to walk you through it. To ensure high quality recording and playback, it offers a 10-bit/54MHz video digital to
analog converter and Pioneer’s high-quality PureCinema progressive scan output. It also features a built-in TV tuner, easy
timer and one-touch recording, and an advanced GUI.
Advanced Disc Navigator
◆ The user-friendly menu makes all the key
functions easy to operate. You can set up a
Play List or move a chapter with this menu.
Want to find and play a certain segment of
your “My Kids” DVD? Select a thumbnail of
that chapter and it will begin to play.
◆ Menu’s thumbnail’s are shown in full motion,
with sound! These mini-movies make it easy
to find what you’re looking for, and make
your DVD recordings look professional.
Chase Play
◆ You set the timer to record your favorite
program, but get home early, while it’s still
recording. You don’t have to wait until the
recording is done to see the program from
the beginning. With Chase Play, you watch
the program as the rest of it is being record-
ed. It lets you watch, stop, or pause a show
while you’re recording. Chase Play is per-
formed using a memory buffer and record-
ing directly to DVD-RW discs (VR Mode).
TV Recording
◆ Includes a built-in TV tuner, so it’s easy to
find and record your favorite TV program.
You can either use Pioneer’s timer record
system or the widely used VCR Plus+ system
◆ Smart VBR (Variable Bit Rate Recording)
mode lets you choose the level quality/
recording time (Fine, SP, LP, EP, and Auto)
that suits you best.
◆ In Basic EP mode, you can record up to 10
hours on one disc .
◆ “Commercial Skip” button on the remote.
When you encounter the first commercial,
press “CM Skip” once and you jump ahead
30 seconds. Press again, another 30.
◆ Sometimes imperfections in blank DVDs
cause the laser to lose accuracy, and you get
less-than-perfect recording. Pioneer’s virtual
lens tilt mechanism with iquid-crystal tech-
nology corrects these imperfections, and
ensures the most accurate recording possible.
Sophisticated Video Playback
◆ Features PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan
for a more film-like presentation when
watching movies. A full set of connections
is provided, including a component video
output for higher-quality signal transfer to
your TV.
◆ Compatible with DVD-Video, CD-R/RW,
Video CD, DVD-R/RW, WMA, MP3 and JPEG
embedded discs.
◆ Equipped with Dolby Digital and DTS Digital
surround sound outputs, along with high-
quality audio and video D/A converters.
Editing
◆ With the DVR-233-S, dubbing your home
movies onto DVD is a snap. Analog inputs
for composite or S-video plus L and R audio
are right there on the front panel.
◆ Once your movies are on disc you can use
high-speed scanning (FWD or REV) to find
the best parts quickly. And now, you’ve got a
back-up copy of your best video memories,
just in case something bad happens— like
old age — to your original version on tape.
◆ Organize your footage and record it to DVD
without using your computer. Basic editing
in Video mode lets you name, erase, lock,
and unlock titles before finalizing the disc.
◆ In VR mode (using a DVD-RW disc) you can
do even more, such as erase part of a title or
make detailed changes to chapters in a title.
You can also set up a Play List — for exam-
ple, a title for each city you toured — which
adds further editing capabilities, such as
moving the position of a chapter, combining
it with another, or dividing it in two.
◆ In Video mode you can finalize the disc and
then select a suitable wallpaper to appear
behind the disc’s menu during playback —
so when you show your DVD it has a clean,
professional look.
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