Video Asylum

Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on March 27, 2003 at 20:13:33

In Reply to: Is there such a thing??? posted by daryl r on March 26, 2003 at 11:57:57:

http://www.toshiba.com/tacp/dvd/current/RDX2.html

http://www.prodcat.panasonic.com/shop/NewDesign/ModelTemplate.asp?ModelId=17372&show_all=false&product_exists=True&active=1&ModelNo=DMR-HS2&CategoryId=2596

RCA also makes one, but I couldn't find it. Their website sucks big time, so I wasn't going to search forever (hey, I did this for free!). I believe I've seen another such product, but I can't remember who makes it -- sorry. You may find more of these types of recorders coming later in the year (Sept/Oct).

I don't know about the availability, but the Toshiba allows up to 1.5Mb/s PCM recording data rate on the analog audio input. The rest of all DVD recorders limit you to compressed 192 or 384kb/s Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (great,... if you're "hearing impaired"). At this time, there are no consumer DVD recorders that have digital inputs. Real bummer.