pioneer dvr-540hs reviews | Watch This Item.

Have a picture of Pioneer DVR-540HS?, please send it to us.

Average Ratings
Value for Money9/10
Overall rating9/10
Recommended
Rate this item

1- Pioneer DVR-540HS Review

  • Full review by
    UncleZen Rank: Staff Sergeant
    on 29th Nov 2006


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Good Points: 160Gb hard disk Plays DVD's Records DVD's Component output Freeview

    Bad Points: Remote looks cheap and cheerful Long start up and shut down sequence

    General comments: I wanted to replace my VCR with a PVR/DVR for better image quality when playing back recordings. A quick look at the PVR's on the market at the time, and no one does a PVR that records from an external source. If they record from an external source they tend to call them DVR's. But just about every DVR I found also included a DVD recorder. I didn't want a DVD recorder. In fact, I didn't want a DVD player because I already had one. What I wanted was a basic machine that records to a hard drive instead of a tape, with freeview, but no-one makes such a thing. So I opted for the Pioneer DVR-540HS-S (in Silver). What a great piece of kit! I have Sky, so I wanted to be able to record from Sky (external source), and I didn't want to pay Murdoch £10 per month for the pleasure. You can setup the DVR-540HS to get its channels from Analogue, Digital or External sources. And using the Guide Plus system I can tell it to record from Sky, and (as long as your sky box is switched on) it will switch to the correct channel using a small IR transmitter. It has freeview, and the image quality is brilliant, even though our reception can be weak at times. The DVD playback quality is excellent as well. At this point I haven't recorded to DVD (remember I didn't really want that feature. In fact I don't have a blank recordable DVD disk in the house). I have recorded to HDD several times. The only issue I have to moan about is that, as you select the program using Guide Plus, the start/end times are preset, and if the program overruns by a minute or two, the system will chop the end of. It's quiet, but it does have quite a long start up and shut down sequence (30 seconds approx). Overall, it is well worth the money. £286 including postage from Digital Direct.
    UncleZen's review and ratings
    | 359 words


Pioneer DVR-540HS Web Sites



Top Hard Drive DVD Recorders
JVC DR-MH30
Lite On HD-A740GX
Lite On HD-A760GX
Lite On LVW-5027HC
Panasonic DMR-EX75EB-S
Sharp DVHR300H
Sony RDR-HX525
Sony RDR-HXD710
Sony RDR-HXD860
Requested reviews
JVC HDMI HDD 160GB
Kiss Technology VR-558
LG RH-177
LG RH-4820
Sony RDR-HXD560

Would you like to see a review that's not being listed?

Similar Price Hard Drive DVD Recorders

  1. Toshiba RDX-S30 (about £307)
  2. Sony RDR-HXD860S (about £308)
  3. Sony RDR-HXD860 (about £308)
  4. Kiss Technology VR-558 (about £309)
  5. Sharp DVHR300H (about £268)
  6. Panasonic DMR-EX75EB-S (about £320)
  7. Philips DVDR3450H (about £255)
  8. Sony RDR-HXD560 (about £255)
  9. JVC HDMI HDD 160GB (about £325)
  10. Philips DVDR3460H (about £245)

Web Results
Pioneer DVR-540HS Review - Hard Drive DVD Recorders. Review of ...
Pioneer DVR-540HS in Hard Drive DVD Recorders / Home Cinema reviews at Review Centre...

www.reviewcentre.com
Sony RDR-HXD860 Review - Hard Drive DVD Recorders. Review of 225206
Sony RDR-HXD860 in Hard Drive DVD Recorders / Home Cinema reviews at Review Centre...

www.reviewcentre.com
Pioneer DVR 540HS - EE Online; Entertainment Technology& Lifestyle ...
DVD-R/-RW Recorder with 160Gb Hard Disk Drive...

www.eeonline.com.au
DVD Players/Recorders - EE Online; Entertainment Technology& ...
Pioneer DVR 540HS DVD-R/-RW Recorder with 160Gb Hard Disk Drive

www.eeonline.com.au
Resources