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JVC today announced a versatile new digital recorder that
combines a 250GB hard disk drive, DVD recorder and MiniDV
recorder into a single deck. The new JVC DR-DX5S is ideal
for camcorder users looking for a simple editing and DVD
burning option or even just a convenient way to play back
Mini DV recordings.
The new triple-play deck offers dubbing between any two
of its drives for six-way dubbing. For example, it offers
the convenience of recording TV programs to its hard disk
drive (HDD) for time shifting, and the option of copying
the material from the HDD to DVD for archiving. Or, MiniDV
footage can be recorded onto the HDD for editing and then
the edited footage easily dubbed onto DVD. Or go directly
from MiniDV to DVD for archiving home video.
The DR-DX5S DVD recorder section records and plays back
the DVD-RAM and DVD-RW/-R formats, and can also play DVD-Video,
SVCD/VCD, CD, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, and MP3, WMA and JPEG files
on CD-R/RW.
Like JVC’s other DVD recorders, the DR-DX5S includes
several technologies that enhance picture quality. A Super
MPEG Encode Pre-Processor uses a three-step process that
ensures superior image quality when recording from analog
sources, providing noise reduction before MPEG-2 encoding.
A Super MPEG Post-Processor enhances playback quality through
block noise reduction circuitry, JVC’s DigiPure with
3D noise reduction and color and detail enhancement (Color
DigiPure), and Hadamard noise reduction to eliminate mosquito
noise.
The deck also includes JVC’s Bit Rate Optimizer for
DVD recording, which analyzes content as it is recorded onto
the HDD and then intelligently optimizes the bit rates – low
for simple scenes, high for complex scenes – to provide
the best picture quality while taking into account disc capacity.
When recording in the DVD-RAM mode, the deck offers Live
Memory, allowing a program to be paused or rewound without
interfering with the recording. Also offered is high speed
HDD to DVD dubbing (RAM 5x, -RW 4x, -R 8x). Both the HDD
and DVD sections record in the NTSC MPEG-2 format, while
the MiniDV section records an NTSC DV signal.
For enhanced versatility, the DR-DX5S offers a full complement
of connections, including component outputs and an IEEE 1394
terminal (HDD/DVD - DV In; MiniDV - DV In and Out).
The DR-DX5S will be available in October and sell for about
$1,500..
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Daniel Del Aqua is a contributing
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that offers reviews, ratings & info on where to find
the best mini dvd camcorders, Handycam video cameras,
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