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Pioneer's Top-of-the-Line DVD Recorder Features GUIDE Plus+ EPG, 250GB Hard Disk Drive and HDMI Connectivity (9/3/2005)

- The DVR-920H-S, high-end HDD / DVD Recorder and superb top-class DVD Player, brings home entertainment and recording to the next level -

With the launch of the DVR-920H-S, Pioneer once again demonstrates its ability to combine the most innovative technologies with stunning design and key user benefits. Building on the success of the existing, DVR-720H-S and DVR-520H-S, the new state-of-the-art DVR-920H-S boasts an immense 250 GB HDD and raises recording capacity by allowing users to store up to 433 hours of their favourite TV programs, films or home videos.

With its high-quality video recording and its ability to high-speed copy programs on DVD up to 55X faster than real time with no quality loss, the Pioneer DVR-920H-S heralds a new era of innovative technology.

Its modern high-quality design in black acrylic combined with the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) perfectly matches with Pioneer's Plasma TVs in form, quality and function.

"With the introduction of the state-of-the-art DVR-920H-S, we give users access to what they are really looking for: ultimate recording and playback capabilities combined with large storage capacity, and the latest in digital interfacing technology." says Jim Catcheside, Product Manager, Home Entertainment and Multimedia Division. "Add to this Pioneer's highly acclaimed user-friendly graphical user interface now even further enhanced with the GUIDE Plus+ EPG, and you have all one could hope for!"

A number of key features ensure for superior picture quality and visual experience in a class of its own:

* A key innovation in the DVR-920H-S is immediate conversion of all incoming analogue video signals to digital, and subsequent full 10-bit precision signal processing in the digital domain, resulting in precise and superior image quality.
* The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) allows users to transfer uncompressed digital video and audio signals over a single cable to produce perfect full-digital video and sound without loss of quality or signal deterioration.
* Dual PureCinema Progressive Scan (PAL / NTSC) brings stable and flicker-free viewing when connected to a compatible display device.
* Building on Pioneer's own VQE8 - incorporated in current flagship DVD Player DV-868AVi-S - the newly developed Video Quality Enhancer (VQE9) significantly advances video processing.
* The DVR-920H-S's top-of-the-range 108 MHz / 14-Bit Video D/A Converter surpasses the standards of traditional data converters and boosts image resolution to new limits, as near to original DVD source quality as can be.
* Chassis strength and stability are essential for superb video and sound reproduction. The DVR-920H-S's sturdy design with dual layered chassis and thick steel stabilising plate effectively absorbs unwanted vibrations and eliminates undesired interference.
* Possibility of recording between one to eight hours of material on disc in both 'DVD-Video Mode' and 'DVD Video Recording mode', depending on desired picture quality and editing requirements.
* DV in/output (i.LINK) simplifies dubbing of digital DV camcorder video, using the DVR-920H-S's remote to control basic camcorder functions, making it ideal for the home video maker.

The days of engaging in long protracted battles just to set a recording time, are confined to the past. The DVR-920H-S guarantees ease of use ensuring TV fans can relax and get out or stay in more without the hassle of programming the VCR! Key advanced features include:

* The GUIDE Plus+(tm) EPG service gives the user access to a multi-day electronic TV guide and allows for easy programming from within the detailed TV channel and program listings. Timer programming at the simple touch of a button.
* The Chase Play function is a convenient feature enabling users to watch the beginning of a recorded programme whilst still recording the end, while Simultaneous recording and playback means that material can be recorded whilst watching another previously recorded programme.
* With the Advanced Disc Navigator you will no longer waste valuable leisure time trying to locate a previously recorded title. You can instantly select a thumbnail image and see the corresponding title play in that thumbnail frame, with audio, allowing you to quickly recognise recorded programmes.
* The Disc Backup feature offers users a convenient way to backup important material at high speed. All contents and information from the original disc is fully backed up without quality loss. During Disc Backup, recording to the HDD or playback of other content from the HDD is possible.
* Thanks to the Disc History function users will no longer need to dig through DVD libraries in order to locate the free recording space they require. It effectively provides an on screen overview (through the GUI) of any recording space still available on 30 previously inserted discs.
* As a versatile player, the DVR-920H-S handles MP3 and WMA audio files recorded on CD-R/RW as well as VideoCD and SVCD. There is also a JPEG PhotoViewer for enjoying digital camera images from CD.

Concise feature overview

* Record directly onto the mega-capacity 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, for more than 400 hours1 of recording (HDD 250 GB)
* View full digital high-quality images thanks to the direct High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
* Copy recorded content up to 55 times2 faster than real-time from HDD to DVD-R/DVD-RW, without loss of quality (High-Speed Copy)
* Enjoy a flicker-free, cinematographic viewing experience (Dual PureCinema Progressive Scan)
* Full digital 10-bit precision signal processing (High-quality video recording)
* Get superlative picture quality with enhanced-quality video (108 MHz/14-bit D/A Converter with VQE9)
* Navigate through a multitude of TV-channels and record them at the touch of a button with the GUIDE Plus+(tm) Electronic Programme Guide3
* Gain clear, high-fidelity sound with increased chassis strength (Dual Layered Chassis)
* High-quality design in black acrylic, matching Pioneer's Plasma TV and Multimedia Receiver
* Save precious time with Chase Play - watch a programme from the beginning, while it's being recorded, without interrupting the ongoing recording process
* Find what you want easily and quickly (Advanced Disc Navigator, Disc History)

1 The number of titles which can be recorded on the Hard Disk Drive is limited to 999, even if there's still more recording time available.
2 The actual speed depends on the recording mode and media used. Up to 55x high-speed copy can be reached when content is recorded in SLP mode and copied to 8x DVD-R media.
3 The GUIDE Plus+(tm) service is available in selected countries only. For more information, please see http://www.europe.guideplus.com/

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