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Professional DVD Recorders
Professional recorders show their best sides when used in connection with camcorders and other external recording devices. For these purposes, look for professional recorders that have the best input/output connections. Features in Professional DVD Recorders DVD recorders made for professional use have some distinguishing advanced capabilities as a standard feature. For example, IEEE 1394 input permits the high-speed transfer of digital video from an IEEE 1394-equipped DV camcorder. Furthermore, flexible professional solutions offer wide backward compatibility with the existing DVD players. To this end, the DVD-RAM recorders, as DVD-RAM is very incompatible media with existing players, also have a DVD-R capability, which has the highest reported backward compatibility of all the recording formats. Also, hard drive feature provides flexible editing on the hard drive. The result can then be transferred to a more permanent storage into a disc format. The following DVD recorders have been specifically labeled “for professional use” by the manufacturers. Professional DVD Recorders – Panasonic * Panasonic DMR-T6070 PROLINE DVD Video Recorder* DVD-RAM, DVD-R* Progressive scan* 160 GB internal hard drive* DV input* 3-prong plug* Direct Navigator with thumbnail picture representation* High-speed recording from hard drive* Ability to create a DVD that will play upon insertion* Playlist recording from hard drive, with no re-encoding required* DV Input with DV auto recording* SD Memory/PC Card slots for viewing photos from your digital camera* Auto Renewal recording (repeated daily/weekly from tuner, line, or DV input)* Relief recording, which automatically records to hard drive if DVD disc is full* CD-R/RW and MP3 playback* Black level control of input and output* Progressive scan playback* Simultaneous record and play* Integrated NTSC TV tuner (2-69), CATV (1-125)* Video, S-Video, and DV inputs* Video, S-Video, and Component outputs* One-touch record and play |