Sony Introduces New HD Camcorders, DVD Recorder

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The Sony HDR-DX500V and HDR-CX520V High Definition Handycam Camcorders get GPS, flash memory, and improved stabilization while the VRD-MC6 DVDirect DVD Recorder gets smaller and lighter.

Sony today updated its high-definition family of products by introducing two camcorders and a refresh to its DVDirect Recorder, a standalone station for transferring standard-definition and select high-definition video to DVD.

Sony's new HDR-DX500V and HDR-CX520V High Definition Handycam Camcorders will be identical, varying only in the amount of embedded flash memory they use to record video: 32GB and 64GB, respectively. The pair will replace the Sony HDR-CX12. Major updates to the camcorders include improvements to image stabilization and face detection/tracking; the addition of embedded GPS for geotagging pictures/video (though using as a traditional GPS is possible); and a revamped user interface.

The HDR-DX500V and HDR-CX520V High Definition Handycam Camcorders will be available in September 2009 for $1,099 and $1,299, respectively.

The new Sony VRD-MC6 DVDirect DVD Recorder is 47 percent lighter and 58 percent shorter than its predecessor, the PCMag Editors' Choice-winning VRD-MC5. Even though the overall size of the VRD-MC6 has been reduced, its functionality is virtually identical. The product can connect to almost any standard-definition camcorder and transfer video to a DVD, regardless of the camcorder brand. The digital inputs on the DVDirect include FireWire, USB, and memory card readers for camcorders that write to MemoryStick DUO/SD/SDHC/XD memory cards (the CF card was dropped from this model). Analog composite A/V inputs are also available for connecting older camcorders that don't offer digital connections (though S-Video was not included).

 

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Review of the JVC DR-M100S DVD Recorder/Player

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The Bottom Line

The JVC DR-M100S DVD Recorder/Player is an inexpensive and feature-laden DVD Recorder that fits in nicely to any home theater set-up.

Pros

• Inexpensive
• DV Input
• Front Analog inputs
• Watch TV while you record to DVD

Cons

• Supports only DVD-R/RW Recordable DVDs
• No Hard Drive, Records only to DVD

Description

• Record your video content in DVD-R, DVD-RW or DVD-RAM discs.
• VCR Plus Programming.
• Front Panel A/V, S-Video and Firewire DV Input.
• Simultaneous Recording and TV Viewing.
• Four recording quality settings XP, SP, EP, and LP.
• Progressive Scan Component Video Output.

Guide Review - Review of the JVC DR-M100S DVD Recorder/Player

The JVC DR-M100S DVD Recorder is a single-deck device that can record to either DVD-RAM, DVD-R or DVD-RW discs. The DR-M100S is also a player, it plays DVD-Video, VCD, Super VCD, CD-R and CD-RW. It also plays MP3 files and JPEG. In addition to the VCR Plus programming feature, the DR-M100S has other recording options such as manual and On-Disc Timer recording.

 

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Yamakawa DVD 238 – DVD player

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Product Description

The DVD-238 is the new compact model of the Yamakawa 200 series and a professional entry into the world of digital media. The DVD-238 has all the options you dream of, since it not only plays DVD-Video and Audio-CDs and the popular formats MP3, VCD and SVCD but it also supports the new media like DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. Furthermore, the DVD-238 has a built in Dolby Digital Decoder, which offers 6 analog outputs for easy connection of Home Theater Systems.A high end Component Video output is the standard for all of Yamakawa players, but the DVD-238 has more since it also offers a Progressive Scan video signal for superior picture quality perfectly matching to modern LCD / PLASMA TVs or projections systems. A huge number of audio- and video settings (Digital Sound Processor, Contrast and Brightness settings a.m.m.) and the innovative dialog volume control are just a few of the Yamakawa’s special features.The support of CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media and also the firmware update function through CD-R are further features of this extremely powerful Yamakawa DVD player.

 

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Toshiba Readies First HD DVD Recorder

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Toshiba will launch the first HD DVD recorder next month in Japan, it said Thursday.

Toshiba's announcement of an HD DVD recorder comes as the first player for the rival Blu-ray Disc format is launched, and is sure to raise competition a notch in an already competitive market. Toshiba put its first HD DVD player on sale in Japan in March.

The RD-A1 is much like existing digital video recorders but with high-definition support. There's 1TB of hard disk storage space for day-to-day recording and the HD DVD drive allows consumers to store TV shows they wish to keep.

The hard-disk storage space is enough for about 130 hours of digital HD terrestrial TV and a dual-layer HD DVD-R disc will be able to store about 230 minutes, or just under four hours of programming, Toshiba said. Blank discs will cost around $39 in Japan.

Prominent among the features of the RD-A1 is its support for 1080p video output, which was missing on Toshiba's first generation player, and had been seized upon by Blu-ray Disc backers as a reason to buy their machines.

The recorder won't come cheap, with a price tag of $3467.

 

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Pioneer Expands Line of Professional DVD Recorders

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Pioneer Electronics, Inc. has announced the availability of the PRV-9200 professional DVD recorder. Coming with a 160-gigabyte built-in hard disk drive and 48X high-speed copying to the HDD, the PRV-9200 allows for the creation of compliant DVD-Video discs without the need for a computer or authoring software.

DVD-R/RW discs recorded on the PRV-9200 are highly compatible and can be played back in most DVD players, including industrial players, consumer players, in-car systems, portable DVD players, and personal computers.

Additionally, the recorder allows high-speed copying of content from a DVD-RW disc recorded in Video mode to be directly recorded back onto the internal HDD. Users can then repurpose content or make edits before recording it to a new DVD-R/RW disc. Users also can re-encode original HDD recording while making a copy simultaneously to a DVD disc in real time.

Other product highlights include:

• Extended Recording Times
• Multiple Copy Modes
• Disc Backup and Bit-for-Bit Recording
• Chase Play
• Smart Variable Bit Rate Recording (VBR)
• Full Motion Thumbnails with Sound
• Built-in Tuner
• IEEE-1394/DV Input/Output (i.LINK)
• Three-pin AC Power
• Supports NTSC and PAL/SECAM TV Formats

 

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What is DVD-RAM?

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DVD-RAM is a high-capacity, high-performance optical disk that allows data to be read, written and erased. It is designed to work exactly like a floppy disk, allowing users to copy and delete files from it, and use it to run programs. DVD-RAM offers all of the benefits of DVD ­ including high capacity and compatibility with CD formats ­ combined with enhanced rewriteability.

With current capacities of 2.6GB to 5.2 GB per disk, DVD-RAM offers up to eight times the storage of a rewriteable CD. The growth path for DVD-RAM takes capacities even higher to 9.4GB per disk. In addition, DVD-RAM is much cheaper than conventional magneto-optical drives. At less than one penny per megabyte, it is the most economical rewriteable medium available today. Also, it can read all of the CD and DVD formats including CD-ROM, CD-Audio, CD-R , CD-RW, DVD-ROM and DVD-R, making it an ideal choice for high-density data storage and exchange.

Technology Overview
DVD-RAM drives use phase-change technology in which a laser heats the inner surface of the disk to magnetically charge it. This allows the data to be rewritten hundreds of thousands of times. A "wobble-land-groove" format provides clocking data, with marks written on both the grooves and the lands between grooves. The grooves and pre-embossed sector headers are molded into the disc during manufacturing. The DVD-RAM wobble-land-groove format or track structure makes DVD-RAM technology reliable, and the constant linear velocity format provides high access speed and capacity.

 

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Samsung DVD-R135

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The good: Relatively inexpensive; HDMI upscaling to 480p, 720p, and 1080i; flexible recording length; FireWire input; DivX support; solid disc compatibility; adjustable length commercial skip.

The bad: No support for recording on DVD-RAM or dual-layer discs; HDMI performance isn't as good as that of some stand-alone players.

The bottom line: The Samsung DVD-R135 is a relatively inexpensive and stylish DVD recorder with HDMI upscaling, but it's not quite as good as the competition.

Review:

Set-top DVD recorders have gone from being an exciting innovation to being one step less boring than VCRs, and even the addition of upscaling technology can't save them. But although it may not inspire rampant gear lust, Samsung's DVD-R135, with its ability to record to DVD coupled with the capacity to upscale DVDs to its HDMI output, promises to be a single do-it-all DVD unit. While the DVD-R135 mostly delivers on that goal, it's not quite up to the level we've seen from Panasonic recorders such as the DMR-ES25S, which offers better LP recording quality, DVD-RAM ... Expand full review

Set-top DVD recorders have gone from being an exciting innovation to being one step less boring than VCRs, and even the addition of upscaling technology can't save them. But although it may not inspire rampant gear lust, Samsung's DVD-R135, with its ability to record to DVD coupled with the capacity to upscale DVDs to its HDMI output, promises to be a single do-it-all DVD unit. While the DVD-R135 mostly delivers on that goal, it's not quite up to the level we've seen from Panasonic recorders such as the DMR-ES25S, which offers better LP recording quality, DVD-RAM and dual-layer recording support, and a media card slot. That said, the stylish DVD-R135 will definitely look better in your A/V rack, and its superior playback compatibility might come in handy if you already have a lot of home-brew DVDs.

 

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