I bought the Pioneer DVR-3100 to compliment my Toshiba 42" plasma in the lounge, but through no fault of the DVR or TV, I cant put it in there as it looks too cluttered with set-top boxes, so I put it in the bedroom with my Sanyo 5.1 dvdplayer and sony vhs. The DVR is linked to my sky+ box wirelessly and let me tell you, what a star!! the quality of the DVD's is fantastic!! I am currently going through my video tapes and putting them all onto DVD and to be honest the quality is as if they are original DVDs! It's fantastic! The record time is one of the best I've seen, 2hrs = sp, 4 hrs - lp, 8 hours = ep. Although the quality deteriorates as the record time gets longer, it doesn't make that much of a difference! Want a DVR? get the DVR-3100. As well as the name 'Pioneer' known for its outstanding products, this is no exception! :-)

The Pioneer DVR-3100 is now below £200, this stylish recorder has the feature of i-link or dv in/out.

BEWARE - Pioneer's replacement DVR220 does NOT have DV in/out i-link as standard - for this you have to fork out an extra £100 for the dvr320.

DVR-3100 is great for camcorder use as the dv in/out i-link means easy transfer and archiving of camcorder footage is a breeze.

Stocks of the DVR-3100 fast becoming hard to find at this price.