Philips Introduces New Hard Disk/DVD Recorder
Philips has released its new DVDR9000H Hard Disk/DVD Recorder with Pixel Plus, built-in digital TV tuner and Guide Plus+ EPG.
This latest entry into the HDD/DVD Recorder market brings together all the latest technological innovations in video and audio, providing a superior visual and sound experience and an easier, more convenient package for playing, pausing and recording television content.
The DVDR9000H features optical disc recording and a Digital TV Tuner for direct recording. The 400 GB hard disk can hold more than 80 hours of TV programming in HQ (High Quality) mode and up to 650 hours in SEP (Super Extended Play) mode. For consumers’ convenience, the Pause Live TV function allows users to pause and resume live programming as it suits the viewer, with a six-hour time shift for convenience and control.
To guarantee reliable recording of program material onto optical discs, the DVDR9000H features Philips’ new SmartAlgo optical recording algorithm. This intelligent algorithm automatically analyzes the recording properties of any optical disc inserted into the DVD drive and chooses the optimum write-strategy (in terms of parameters such as laser power, write timing, etc.) to ensure optimum recording quality and maximum playback compatibility whatever make or quality of disc is used.
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
DVDR9000H achieves clear sound and picture quality through High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), a direct digital connection that can carry digital HD resolution video as well as digital multichannel audio. By eliminating the conversion to analog signals it delivers perfect picture and sound quality, completely free from noise. HDMI is fully backward-compatible with DVI.
With Video up-scaling viewers can increase the resolution of SD (Standard Definition) video signals that DVD uses to HD (High Definition) so they will be able to see more details thanks to a sharper, more true-to-life picture. The resulting HD video resolution output signal can be fed to any HD display through HDMI.
The DVDR9000H is the first product outside of Philips’ TV range to incorporate the company’s award-winning Pixel Plus technology for more natural, vivid and detailed pictures. It utilizes a unique combination of picture improvement techniques to enhance the quality of virtually any video source by adding more detail, depth and clarity to the picture.
The Integrated DVB-T tuner lets the viewer receive Digital Terrestrial TV signals to watch or record. This allows for reception of more TV programming at higher quality with additional services, such as interactive teletext. With the HDMI input, the video signal is kept digital from the broadcaster to the TV without any analog signal conversion steps in between, to preserve the highest possible picture quality.
The DVB-T digital terrestrial tuner in the DVDR9000H also makes this unit ready for the roll-out of free-to-air DVB-T broadcast services in countries throughout Europe. Coupled with the DVDR9000H’s HDMI interface, this means that DVB-T signals received via a standard TV antenna are recorded in digital quality and can be played on a TV screen, thereby maintaining an unblemished picture quality. Because of the picture enhancement technologies built into the DVDR9000H, such as Pixel Plus and video up-scaling, DVB-T pictures can actually be improved over their standard digital broadcast quality.
The DVDR9000H’s digital 5.1 channel recording lets the viewer capture the original sound from digital multi-channel sources such as satellite receivers to store on the HDD. The DVD Recorder can record sound fed to the digital audio input, such as Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG Multichannel.
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