For all those who are getting tired from winding VHS tapes there's an alternative: Matsushita DMR-E20 DVD Ram recorder.
Matsushita today announced that it will introduce a new line of DVD-RAM products, including the DMR-E20, a new DVD video recorder that enables recording on DVD discs. The technology used in the new unit is based on the DVD-RAM and Video Recording formats approved by the DVD Forum. The new DVD video recorder will be launched in the Japanese market on July 1, 2001 at a price of 135,000 yen ($1124 USD). Shipment for overseas is scheduled for autumn 2001. |
The incorporated EP mode enables long video recordings onto both DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs, up to 12 hours on a DVD-RAM disc (9.4 GB) and 6 hours on a DVD-R disc (4.7 GB). The DMR-E20 enables instant access to favorite scenes without searching, fast-forwarding or rewinding. It also features Hybrid VBR technology, which combines Real-time VBR (variable bit rate) and Visibility Modulation technologies. Real-time VBR controls the rate of MPEG2 compression in real time to ensure the most efficient recording. Visibility Modulation uses the most effective data during recording to provide the highest quality images.
Personally I'm don't like DVD that much but when the DVD writables become affordable and the compatibility problems are solved, this could be quite a really nice system!
No more broken or filthy heads, no more winding etc etc.... sounds good to me!
Source: CDRInfo
