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The Pioneer DVR-550HX DVD & 160GB HDD Recorder
The Pioneer DVR540HX DVD & 160GB HDD Recorder

The Pioneer DVR-550HX DVD 160GB HDD Recorder

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Pioneer DVR550
Built in 160GB HDD for up to 455 hours of recording time and time shifting
VQE10 video scaling up to 1080p
"Pause Live TV" Time shifting feature on 2x/4x certified DVD-RW media to allow simultaneous playback and recording
Digital Freeview TV & Analogue tuner built in with RF pass through
Multi Format, now records to DVD+R, DVD+RW &
DVD-RAM
DivX Playback (3.11 / 4.x / 5.x)
120x copying from HDD to DVD
Minidisc style Non-linear editing erase/combine/undo etc (DVD-RW VR Mode & HDD Only)
Plays pre-recorded DVD's & CD's
10-bit / 108 MHz  video DAC, combined with a high quality 192kHz / 24bit audio DAC
TBC (Time Base Corrector) LSI for efficient jitter-free, high quality recording
VR mode support 'Disc Timer Recording' This allows time settings to be stored on the disc
Can make discs that will play in most existing DVD players (Requires Video mode and finalization)
NICAM PAL TV Tuner built in with Videoplus+ & PDC with
one month / 8 event timer
Will record onto Single and Dual Layer DVD-R
Quick recording function automatically finds the blank part of the disc
Variable Data rate and variable resolution settings
2 Channel Dolby Digital Encoding
Disc navigation thumbnail chapter view
Store timer settings on individual discs

SR control terminal
VBR recording on all recording video mode and VR
Audio record level
Progressive Scan playback
Time Slip Chasing Playback
Includes MP3/WMA & JPEG playback with on-screen navigator
RGB in/out
New GUI and Help menu feature
New Jukebox feature which allows you to record audio CD's in real time to the HDD

Supporting Products



Cables

 



Pioneer DVR-550

Pioneer DVR-550

Pioneer DVR-540

 

Pioneer DVR 550 HX Connection Table

  AUDIO VIDEO
  Analogue Digital Analogue Digital
 
Line
Optical
Optical

Coaxial

Component
S-Video
S-Video

Composite
SCART
EURO-SCART

HDMI
DV
DV
Inputs 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 RGB IN/OUT 0 1
Outputs 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0

 

Specifications for the PIONEER DVR550HX
Playable Discs DVD-Video/DVD-R/DVD-RW/Dual-layer DVD-R (Video Mode), /DVD-RAM/DVD+R/DVD+RW/CD/SVCD/VCD/CD-R/CD-RW
Recordable Discs DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-R Dual Layer
DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD+R Dual Layer
DVD-RAM






Recording times
Video recording mode HDD Single Layer
DVD-R/RW
 Dual Layer
DVD-R
XP 34 Hours 1 Hour 1 Hour 51 mins
SP 68 Hours 2 Hours 3 Hours 35 mins
LP 136 Hours 4 Hours  7 Hours 11 mins
EP 204 Hours 6 Hours 10 Hours 46 mins
SLP 272 Hours 8 Hours 14 Hours 21 mins
SEP 340 Hours 10 Hours 17 Hours 57 mins
MN 34 - 455 Hours 1 - 13 Hours 1 Hour 51 mins - 24 Hours
Number of program records Program record (internal) 32 programs / 1 month
Program Record (per disc) 8 programs / 1 month
Video Compression Format MPEG 2
Audio Sampling Frequency 48kHz
Audio Compression Format Dolby Digital 2 ch
Clock Quartz lock (24-hour digital display)
Power source voltage AC220-240V 50 / 60Hz
Power consumption 51W (0.69w in standby)
Dimensions Width 420mm
Height 75mm
Depth 288mm 
Weight 4.3kg