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(More customer reviews)The previous review on this item, where it is stated that this unit does not work in the U.S. is completely inaccurate.The unit will play and record in both Pal and NTSC (US market).It has innitial settings that allow the user to select either of these formats and also to play on a television for either.The user just needs to set those settings to NTSC for both record and play.The unit does come with PAL as the default setting but there is simple code you input into the remote that changes it to NTSC.At that point, it is fully functional for the US market.All controls work in the US as well as the timer record.The only difference is that in inputting the date and time, you must rememeber that it uses military time, thus 11 PM is 23:00 hours and the date is recorded in terms of day / month / year.All the menus are in english and it is far better than units previous sold in the US.It has a DV input, and also can be used as a music jukebox.It still offers and manual mode that allows the user to adjust the bitrate to fit your project perfect on a disc.It is superior inediting than any other machine, you can cut cut clips from any part of a title.It works with all discs including both dual layer formats and automatically moves to the second layer when dubbing from the HDD to the media.It is the only unit to do this.It has 12 bit video, thus the image is better.It is superior with menu creation on discs.It also includes the former remote control that users loved.It is the best DVD/HDD machine on the market and works perfect in the U.S.
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Product Description:
This model was not manufactured or designed for sale or use through Pioneer USA. It is intended for use in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It does not include a Pioneer USA warranty. The Pioneer DVR-550H-S Multi-System DVD-Recorder combines functionality and versatility, while recording your favorite TV shows or home movies onto DVD formats. The internal 160GB Hard Drive allows recording up to 455 hours on. The DVR-550H-S is a Progressive scan player capable of up converting your DVDs to a (720p/1080i) high-definition experience. Enjoy the amazing features of Dolby Digital and DTS audio decoding, one second quick-start recording, DV (IEEE) input, and HDMI output.Dimensions -Width 420mm x Height 75mm x Depth 288mm Weight -4.1 kg
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