Pioneer DVR-533H-S Slim Design DVD Recorder with 80 GB Hard Disk Drive
R.Thomas
This is my 5th DVR (all Pioneer) and the first with TV Guide. I would NOT buy this unit again! <br /> <br />ISSUES: <br /> <br />1. The automatic TV Guide feature causes my unit to be on about 18 hours a day. I can hear it thrashing the hard disk constantly. Why does it take so long to get programming??? <br /> <br />2. It is very difficult to find the manual timed programming mode, or to make changes to the TV Guide programming. The menu's are hard to use for this feature (which is mostly the way I want to program). <br /> <br />3. There seems to be much less disk space available on the DVR for shows than the older units (which I like SO MUCH BETTER). Maybe this is due to the space TV Guide takes. <br /> <br />I would trade my unit for one of the older 420/520 units ASAP! <br />and would not buy another Pioneer DVR until they fix the interface.