Features:
- Record up to four hours of HDTV broadcast to D-VHS cassette
- Compatible with playback of S-VHS/VHS tapes; FireWire/iLink connectivity for set-top boxes and DV camcorders
- Video/audio input/output: RF, component video, S-video, RCA jacks, optical
- 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio output
- Measures 17.2 x 3.75 x 12.2 inches (W x H x D)
Description:
Record high-definition television broadcasts with the JVC HMDH40000U D-VHS digital video recorder. Using special D-VHS tapes with a 50 GB of capacity, you can record up to 3.5 hours of high-quality video and Dolby Digital audio. Features include 5.1-channel Digital Dolby audio, FireWire/iLink connectivity, VCR Plus+ instant timer programming, and playback of D-Theater prerecorded movies. Thanks to its high read/write speed (28.2 Mbps in HS mode), D-VHS produces up to six times better quality than DVDs. And you'll get powerful home theater sound with the 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio output (and support for 2-channel linear PCM output). With the JVC HMDH40000U, you can record any type of broadcast, including HD, SD (standard definition), and analog. You can also play your old VHS and S-VHS tape library, as well as record analog video signal to those older formats. The JVC HMDH40000U has two FireWire/iLink ports so that you can connect to a digital set-top box. If you have a digital camcorder, you can download video footage to a D-VHS tape (using the MPEG-2 video standard) via the second FireWire/iLink port. The Video Navigation System feature enables you to store title, date, and storage information on up to 2,000 tapes. Other features include: - Time Base Corrector removes jitter from fluctuating video signals
- Digital YNR/CNY improves signal-to-noise ratio by 3 dB
- Record up to 24 events, up to 1 year in advance
- MTS stereo reception
- Remote control featuring multibrand compatibility and glow-in-the-dark buttons
Recording modes include: - HS (28.2 Mbps; 210 minutes max with DF-420 cassette)
- STD (14.1 Mbps; 420 minutes max with DF-420 cassette)
- LS3 (4.7 Mbps; 1,260 minutes max with DF-420 cassette)
- LS5 (2.8 Mbps; 2,100 minutes max with DF-420 cassette)
- SP (210 minutes max with S-VHS or VHS cassette)
- EP (630 minutes max with S-VHS or VHS cassette)
Tech Talk
D-VHS: The D-VHS (or Digital VHS) format offers the highest consumer video resolution for recording and playback. It stores digitally encoded video signals and accompanying multichannel audio from high-definition TV (HDTV) to a tape format. You can record up to 3.5 hours of video at either the 1080i or 720p HDTV formats. For audio, D-VHS encodes Dolby Digital at 576 Kbps (compared to DVD's 384 Kbps and 448 Kbps data rates), which can mean higher sound fidelity due to less compression. HDTV formats: There are two common video formats for HDTV. The 1080i format displays video at 1080 vertical by 1920 horizontal pixels and it is interlaced (which means that a video screen scans the odd-numbered video lines first, then the even-numbered lines). The 720p format displays video at 720 vertical by 1280 horizontal pixels and it is progressive (which means that all video lines are filled at the same time). What's in the Box
JVC HMDH40000U D-VHS player/recorder, remote (LP21036-013), two AA batteries, S-Video cable, RCA audio cable, coaxial cable, head cleaning cassette, and instruction manual.
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