The DVD made on this model will be all regions you can play it on any DVD player in the World, even on PAL DVD players. You can send the DVD made on this recorder to a PAL or NTSC country.

The World Wide version Pioneer DVR-340H opens your world! It lets you record your favorite TV shows* or home movies on its own internal hard disk memory or onto blank DVD discs. Plus you can do this in any of the World's most popular video formats - NTSC or PAL! Now you now can send DVD movies overseas or make them for domestic use. Imagine recordings that combine tape-free convenience with DVD ultra-clean picture and sound quality! Camcorder owners will love making pristine DVD copies of videos for easy playback, or for sharing with friends and family. Plus, the DVR-340H is a great CODE FREE ALL ZONE DVD player too! Also with progressive-scan output for an improved picture with an HD-compatible TV.

Warning: All dvd recorders are encrypted by a copy-protection format that will prevent you from recording copyrighted movies. However, we do have a copy-protection eliminator box that will allow you to record VHS and DVD movies into this dvd recorded. Please remember that the use of this product should be for you own home use only, and should not be used for commercial duplication. These products should only be used to make backup copies of videos under "fair use". We do not promote any illegal copying of copyrighted material.

Key Features:

• Region free and codefree playback of any region dvd movies.

• 100% Lifetime all region guarantee on all our players.

• Recording and playback in PAL or NTSC

• 80 GB Hard Disk Drive (up to 227 hrs) with High Speed Copy (Maximum speed 74x) from HDD to DVD-R
• World's First 24-hour Capacity Dual-Layer DVD-R:
  Thanks to the new MPEG Encoder, a Dual-Layer DVD-R can hold up to 24hours of programming in standard high-resolution mode. It realize approximately 1.8times the capacity of a standard DVD-R.
• High-Speed Copy from HDD to DVD
• A Digital Jukebox in your Living Room:
  The digital jukebox feature lets you save up to 100 songs per GB from your CDs or the data equivalent to 999 CDs to the recorder's Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and plays them back in any desired sequence. It is also save MP3 and WMA files to the jukebox and play them. You can name albums, and assign them to genres for easy recall. It’s your very own digital jukebox-perfect for parties!
• DVD Multi Disc Recording and Playback:
  In addition to DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM and DVD+R/RW, Pioneer DVD recorders are compatible with dual layer DVD-R and dual layer DVD+R, making recording playback possible with selection of discs. Now you will never have to worry whether the discs you bought are usable on your DVD recorder.
• Digital Time Base Corrector
• DivX® Playback:
  All the new Pioneer DVD recorders allow playback of DivX® files burned on a CD-R/RW/ROM disc. DivX® is a popular media technology including compressed digital video which ensures a high compression rate and fast transfer speed without appreciably compromising the picture quality. Create a DivX® on your PC, burn it to a disc, and play it on the Pioneer DVD recorders.
• Commercial Skip / Back: Use the CM Skip function repeatedly to jump through TV commercials up to 10 minutes forward. CM Back allows you to jump progressively back up to 3 minutes in smaller steps when passed the end of the TV commercial. The CM Skip / Back function can also be used during edit mode.

• Time slip function: Chasing Playback Simultaneous Recording and Playback
  Time Slip Roller and Button Control

• Digital progressive scan for PAL and NTSC

• Fire wire (i-link) DV input - for quick and easy connection to digital camcorders, computers, etc...

• Hybrid VBR (Variable Bit Rate) recording

• Rapid Random Access

• Records in 5 speeds XP/SP/LP/EP/FR

• 3D Digital Noise Reduction

• 108MHz/10-bit video DAC

• 96kHz/24-bit audio DAC

• selectable interlaced/progressive-scan video (playback only)

• de-interlacer with 3-2 pull down processing

• World-wide TV tuners Built-in NTSC M, PAL/Secam BG, I, DK TV tuners

• auto/manual recording

• remote (multi-brand for TVs)

• Modified to play "Region 1,2,3,4,5 or 6" coded DVDs, Records in "ALL" regions format for worldwide compatibility

• 110-240 volts 50/60 Hertz dual voltage for use World-Wide

Recording and playback:

• The DVD made on this model will be all regions you can play it on any DVD player in the World, even on PAL DVD players. You can send the DVD made on this recorder to a PAL or NTSC country.

• Plays any region PAL or NTSC DVD-Video/DVD-R/DVD-RW/Dual-layer (DL) DVD-R (Video Mode)/DVD-RAM/DVD+R/DL DVD+R/DVD+RW/CD/SVCD/VCD/CD-R/CD-RW

• Records in PAL or NTSC on the following media DVD-R, DVD-RW / DVD-R, DVD-RW, Dual-layer DVD-R

• Records PAL to PAL

• Records NTSC to NTSC

• Records PAL to NTSC with the use of a video converter.

• Records NTSC to PAL with the use of a video converter.

• Plays NTSC DVDs on any TV.

• Plays Pal DVDS on Pal tv or Multi System TV.

• Plays PAL on NTSC TV with the use of a video converter.

• Basically if you are taking this unit overseas it willl play any dvd on an overseas tv. IF you are using it in the USA and have a Multi system tv then it will work perfectly as well with any DVD. If you want to use it in the USA with a NTSC (standard USA) tv, you will need a video converter.

• Records in "ALL" regions format for worldwide compatibility

• 80 GB (stores up to 227 hours of recording in EP mode)

• Single layer Disc/Dual-layer DVD-R (Video Mode)
  XP (FINE): +/- 1 hr/1.8 hrs
  SP: +/- 2 hrs/3.5 hrs
  LP: +/- 4 hrs/7.1 hrs
  EP: +/- 6 hrs/10.7 hrs
  SLP: +/- 8hrs/14.3 hrs
  SEP: +/- 10 hrs/17.9 hrs
  MN: +/- 1-13 hrs/1.8-24 hrs

• Hard drive (HDD) Functions:

• Group: The large capacity of the Hard Disk Drive means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder. To help you organize your Hard Disk Drive video content there are four ‘groups'. You can move content from group to group, and rename the groups as you want. You can also use group icons, such as a heart or spade.

• Maximum number of titles: 999
• One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD, DVD to HDD)
• High Speed Copy (HDD to DVD, DVD to HDD)
• Rate Conversion Copy (HDD to DVD, DVD to HDD)
• Optimized Copy (HDD to DVD)
• Disc Backup
• Auto Replace Recording
• Resume (by Title)
• Recovery Recording
• Hard Disk Drive
• Advanced Disc Navigator (DiscNavi) Playback
• Seamless Playback
• Chase Playback, Playback with Recording

Connections:

• Inputs:
  3 RCA (Audio/Video) (1 front and 2 rear)
  3 S-Video (1 front and 2 rear)

• outputs:
  1 RCA (Audio/Video)
  1 Component Video output
  1 S-Video
  1 Optical Digital Audio

Dimension and Weight:
 

• Dimension : 420(W) x 69(H) x 318(D) mm
• Weight : 4.2kg
• Power Supply Voltage : AC110 - 127/220 - 240V 50/60Hz
• Power Consumption : 42W, 0.32W (standby mode)