Pioneer DVR-640H-S DVD Recorder with 160GB DVR
Several hard drive failures in half a year - Unacceptably poor quality
Although I was delighted with this machine when I first purchased it (outstanding tuner, outstanding picture quality, powerful editing capabilities, lossless copies, outstanding remote, etc. etc.) my delight soon turned to great disappointment.  <br /> The first DVR-640-HS I bought lasted 5 weeks before the hard drive failed.  <br /> The replacement machine had its hard drive fail approximately 6 weeks later.  The machine was sent for repairs. Six weeks later, I was contacted and told that Pioneer had not approved repairing the unit. The store gave me a third Pioneer machine (same model), which was, as the others were, brand-new. <br /> The third machine lasted a bit longer than 6 weeks before its hard drive began showing exactly the same symptoms as the previous two machines.  <br /> This means that unless Pioneer repairs this machine, I will soon be on machine number 4 in only 7 months. <br />Draw your own conclusion. Mine is that this machine is overpriced and overrated for its unacceptably poor quality