JVCís New Pro-HD D-VHS Professional System

24-Apr-03

At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in early April in Las Vegas, JVC Professional Products Company announced a new affordable professional high-definition delivery system targeted at post-production, presentation, film, and HDTV facilities. JVCís system is comprised of an HD MPEG-2 TS encoder, and a recording and playback D-VHS VCR.Unlike consumer D-VHS systems, the professional Pro-HD system includes the provision to create password-protected, high-definition recordings that play back on Pro-HD D-VHS equipment.Based on the HM-DH40000 consumer unit, the Pro-HD D-VHS VCR SR-VD400US ($1,400 MSRP) provides the ability to playback recordings in either the password-protected Pro-HD mode or regular D-VHS and D-Theater modes. Otherwise, the SR-VD400US shares the same capabilities of the HM-DH40000 and can be used to record and play back off-air and satellite HDTV broadcasts, using a DTV or DBS set-top box, or play back D-Theater-protected, prerecorded software.For an exclusive report on these two new HD developments, please see Issue 73, June 2003, which arrives at subscribers homes about mid-May and can be found on national newsstands on May 27.

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