Pioneer launch new range of DVD/HDD recorders with MPEG-4 encoders

SeeMoreDigital · 21st July 2005, 12:32

According to the August 2005 edition of What Satellite and Digital TV, Pioneer have launched new range of combined DVD/HDD recorders.

There are three models to choose from, the DVR-433H with 80Gb HDD, the DVR-530H with 160Gb HDD and the DVR-630H with 250Gb HDD. However, what makes these devices so special is the inclusion of an "advanced" MPEG-4 encoder "capable of squeezing 24 hours of recording onto a dual-layer DVD-R disc, while also improving recording/playback quality".

Alarmingly, Pioneer's own specification does not mention anything at all about the MPEG-4 encoder (it simply says: New high-quality MPEG encoder) but it does list the much longer recording times: -

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/product_...nomy_id=42-125

All come with fitted FireWire inputs, which I guess means it could be possible to generate DV directly to an high-quality MPEG-4 stream.... It's all quite interesting stuff!

Cheers

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SeeMoreDigital Life looks better in HDTV Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 10,009	Pioneer launch new range of DVD/HDD recorders with MPEG-4 encoders According to the August 2005 edition of What Satellite and Digital TV, Pioneer have launched new range of combined DVD/HDD recorders. There are three models to choose from, the DVR-433H with 80Gb HDD, the DVR-530H with 160Gb HDD and the DVR-630H with 250Gb HDD. However, what makes these devices so special is the inclusion of an "advanced" MPEG-4 encoder "capable of squeezing 24 hours of recording onto a dual-layer DVD-R disc, while also improving recording/playback quality". Alarmingly, Pioneer's own specification does not mention anything at all about the MPEG-4 encoder (it simply says: New high-quality MPEG encoder) but it does list the much longer recording times: - http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/product_...nomy_id=42-125 All come with fitted FireWire inputs, which I guess means it could be possible to generate DV directly to an high-quality MPEG-4 stream.... It's all quite interesting stuff! Cheers __________________ Still confused about anamorphic images? Then look here! \| Main Encoding Interests: Hardware device playback \| My Gear \|

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