New DVD recorder from KiSS supports Nero Digital files

[JohnV]

KARLSBAD, Germany --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 22, 2004 --

Nero AG, leaders in digital media technology, in cooperation with KiSS Technology, one of the leading producers of DVD products worldwide today announced the release of a new DVD recorder that supports files in Nero Digital™ format. This expands the availability of Nero Digital hardware products on the market opening up new dimensions in the world of digital video for consumers while playing back Nero Digital™ files with their highest quality.


Next generation DVD recorders with Nero Digital™

The DP-558 DVD recorder manufactured by KiSS Technology truly leaves nothing at all to be desired – direct access to PC files, live television, unlimited, comfortable recording of TV programmes as well as online applications such as WebRadio and online games that can be enjoyed on the television screen. It is easy to experience Nero Digital™ file formats live on TV with this unit: Simply install the Nero Recode 2 CE DVD transcoding software on your PC. Convert any existing video file into the Nero Digital™ format, and you can already play these back on the DVD recorder. The special network functions of the product enable a connection between the KiSS DVD recorder and a PC or Mac. Your favourite Nero Digital™ files can be stored and played back on the DVD recorder itself, by means of its integrated 80-gigabyte hard disk, without having to turn on the PC or having to burn and insert a CD or DVD. You only need to key the IP address of the DP-558 into the Internet browser of the PC to view the entire contents of the hard disk of the DVD recorder. Finally, you can simply copy all the Nero Digital™ Audio, Video and picture files onto the DP-558 and rename them all on the hard disk from your PC. And all television programs that have already been recorded can be transferred and copied onto a DVD on your PC just as easily with Nero Digital™.


"We are pleased with our cooperation with KiSS Technology," said Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Nero. "The enormous growth of Nero Digital™, also into playback products, serves to strengthen our leading role in the area of digital media technology."


"We are proud to have been able to fit out our latest product with the Nero Digital™ standard and, in this way, to have supported the best and most complete solution for audio and video codec worldwide," emphasizes Martin Manniche, COO principal of KiSS Technology, in favour of this cooperation. "With Nero Digital™, our customers get the right solution for their home cinemas and can, for example, process their favorite video material on their PCs and, without any perceivable loss in quality, easily view this on their television screens."


Nero Digital™, co-developed by Nero and Ateme, is the first complete MPEG-4 audio and video solution for home entertainment and CE devices.

For more information visit http://www.nerodigital.com or http://www.kiss-technology.com.

[acidsex]

This is excellent. When will this one be available in the US as the current Nero Digital player is only available in Europe thus far.

This Kiss player does seem to be the best one yet. One question, when it records shows to hard disk, does it use the ND format or just Mpeg-2?

Edit: nevermind. Just looked at the brochure on Kiss' web page and it doesnt even show support for the .MP4 container and it doesnt show support for AAC audio.


http://www.kiss-technology.com./?p=558&v=users

[JohnV]

Originally posted by acidsex
This is excellent. When will this one be available in the US as the current Nero Digital player is only available in Europe thus far.

This Kiss player does seem to be the best one yet. One question, when it records shows to hard disk, does it use the ND format or just Mpeg-2?

Edit: nevermind. Just looked at the brochure on Kiss' web page and it doesnt even show support for the .MP4 container and it doesnt show support for AAC audio.


http://www.kiss-technology.com./?p=558&v=users KiSS hasn't updated their brochure info yet.

[bond]

as always:
"nero digital support" means support in the player for mpeg-4 compliant .mp4 files using aac audio and vobsub subtitles (no matter what tool was used to create them)

[JohnV]

Originally posted by bond
as always:
"nero digital support" means support in the player for mpeg-4 compliant .mp4 files using aac audio and vobsub subtitles (no matter what tool was used to create them) Well, it also means that the device is tested with Nero Digital streams which are like you said mpeg-4 compliant of course..

[SeeMoreDigital]

Not meaning to be pessimistic. All I can say is... lets hope this device does not suffer from the same problems as the I-O DATA players!

Some users have reported intermittent or total loss of audio via the AC3 output. Here's what one I-O DATA player owner has said about it: -Just got message from I-O DATA and looks like that the AC3 problems that some of us experience is major issue and Sigma engineers have to work on it.

Lets also hope that KISS have not skimped... and has included 6Ch audio outputs. Or has provided some sort of real time "to DolbyDigital" transcoding!

If they have not, some of you guys who have already bought HD-WMV DVD's wont be able to spin them... And neither will any of you, who have generated Recode2 encodes with 6Ch AAC-LC audio :eek:

Just thought I'd let you know!


Cheers

[three_dee]

Is this the same dp-558 we're takling about, which I've had home for testing which couldn't fast forward on contents I've recorded on the hdd, nor play disney dvds - and I had to return it before smashing it up with a baseball bat? I sure hope not.
I'm very pleased with the fact that we're now seing the first ND hardware player, but since it's Kiss producing the hardware, I'll seriously hold my horses till - well probably mid-sommer 2005 where a 'stable' hacked firm will more than likely see the day.
Kiss still haven't fixed some serious issues regarding the dp-450 and 500, so how'd you expect this one to be better? Kiss is VERY innovative, and always up on the beat, but they got a short term memory the lenght of an ant's penis regarding bug fixing and upgrade support for their old products (which is very essential if they plan on keeping them in the future).
I welcome this feature with an open heart and hope the best, I do however, fear the worst.
Let the competetion begin - Philips, Pioneer, Sony, Panasonic, JVC where are you? This is the future, place your bets.

[SeeMoreDigital]

The problems "three_dee" has unidentified with the KISS player are also echoed by I-O DATA player users/owners. So this brings up an interesting question.... Just who is responsible for some of these bugs?

In all honesty, I think it may be important to establish, what type of "on-going" relationship Sigma has with companies such as KISS and I-O DATA!


Cheers