Pioneer Electronics has introduced a line of DVD recorders featuring the TiVo service. These new recorders offer consumers the control provided by the easy-to-use TiVo service integrated with advanced DVD recording for the option of short-term storage on a hard drive or long-term archival of broadcast programming on DVD-R/RW discs.

The Pioneer Elite DVR-57H includes a 120-gigabyte hard disc drive while the Pioneer DVR-810H boasts 80 gigabytes of storage space. Both models are powered by the TiVo service and offer the ability to:

• Schedule and record programs while playing a DVD.
• Play programs from the hard drive while recording from the hard drive onto a DVD.
• Watch a program from the beginning while the recorder simultaneously finishes the recording.
• Transfer content at high speeds from the hard drive to a DVD for
  long-term storage.

Russ Johnston
Senior VP Marketing Pioneer Electronics
"Pioneer is setting the standard for value-added DVD recorders by including the TiVo service with these two new products. Unlike many of the original DVD recorders, we're offering effortless operation with maximum benefit. Consumers will not see this type of innovation from any other manufacturer in the near term."

The DVR-810H and DVR-57H will be available in the fall 2003 with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $1,199 and $1,800 respectively.