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January 6th 2005 Toshiba Expands DVR Line
“Consumer adoption of Digital Video Recorders is definitely on the rise,” said Jodi Sally, Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Toshiba America Consumer Products Digital A/V Group. “We continue to improve and expand our line by offering consumers new functionality to make the digital recording process as simple as possible. Guidance features like the EASY NAVI menu and the TV Guide On Screen Interactive Program Guide will assist consumers while recording their favorite TV shows or transferring their content on to a hard disc drive or DVD disc.” DVD Recorders Toshiba DVD Recorders come in three different configurations to meet the varied desires of this growing market: DVD Recorder, DVD Recorder/VCR combination, and a DVD Recorder with a built-in hard disc drive. One of the key features included in several of the models is the EASY NAVI portal. This portal is designed to simplify operations by offering a home base where users get direct access to key operations, recorded content and a place where they can instantly go to if they get lost while using the recorder. The new RD-XS34 Multi Drive (DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD-RW) DVD Recorder will feature a 160GB hard disc drive allowing users to record and playback their favorite TV shows as well as building personal movie libraries for archiving and preserving family videos. To help consumers with their digital recordings, the RD-XS34 features TV Guide On Screen Interactive Program Guide for simple, user-friendly channel navigation and recording scheduling. In addition, the unit comes with the EASY NAVI portal, offers high speed dubbing and comes with a DV input to allow the transfer of camcorder recordings directly onto DVD media. The D-VR4 combines Toshiba’s quality DVD recorder technology with a 4 Head Hi Fi VCR allowing users to archive home videos of favorite VHS tapes to DVD within the same device. This Multi Drive (DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD-RW) recorder includes ColorStream Pro® Component Video outputs, Bi-Directional dubbing between DVD and VCR and four different recording modes. Rounding up the DVD Recorder line is Toshiba’s new Multi Drive D-R4 DVD Recorder which will offer recording and playback of DVD-RAM, DVD-RW or DVD-R media. The unit features the EASY NAVI portal, ColorStream Pro Component Video outputs and five different recording modes. All Toshiba DVD recorders feature Digital Cinema Progressive Scan output, Multimedia playback for JPEGs and MP3 titles, and a Zoom mode. The line also features 3-D Virtual Surround Sound and Digital Noise Reduction. Digital Media Servers Toshiba also showcased its two Digital Media Server models that feature TiVo technology with DVD recording. Currently shipping, both models include high capacity hard disc drives with the capability to record the user’s favorite programs. With the addition of a front panel DV input, both models offer the ability to transfer camcorder material to the hard drive and then to DVD quickly and easily. With TiVo Basic service included without having to pay a subscription fee, users can select programs to record from a 3-day program guide, save them to the hard drive and view them at their leisure, or they can record their shows to DVD quickly and easily. The TiVo easy to use interface can automatically create a DVD Menu based on the user's selections, or titles can be manually entered. In either case, simplicity is the key. Additionally, both units come with a 45-day free trial of the TiVo Plus™ service, offering users the opportunity to try features unique to the TiVo Plus service including the ability to search for programs by title, set up Season Pass™ recordings for their favorite shows, and create WishLists™ to find their favorite shows. Other key features include Progressive Scan Component Video Outputs for both DVD and DVR signals, capability to record in DVD-R and DVD-RW formats, as well as an IR blaster for cable box and satellite receiver control. The TiVo Basic service includes a 3-day rolling program guide, TV “Trick Play” features including the ability to pause andrewind live TV, and manual recording capability with repeat function. Both units are fully upgradeable to the TiVo Plus service (subscription required) which includes the newly added Home Media Option. The RS-TX20 with 120GB hard disc drive (up to 140 hours of recording time) and the RS-TX60 with 160GB hard disc drive (up to 200 hours of recording time) are both available now. To support retail sales of its line of Digital Video Recorders, Toshiba provides dealerswith in-store display materials, literature and demonstration discs to increase consumer awareness and provide education on digital recording. To further assist the consumer with their purchase, Toshiba also provides a toll free support line (1-800-631-3811). Suggested retail pricing and availability information: DVD Recorders D-R4 ($249.99, March 05); D-VR4 ($349.99, March 05); RD-XS34 ($499.99, March 05) Digital Media Servers RS-TX20 ($599.99, Available now); RS-TX60 ($699.99, Available now) |
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