Toshiba D-R5 Multi Drive DVD Recorder

Toshiba D-R5 Multi Drive DVD Recorder
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
The Toshiba D-R5 Multi-Drive DVD Recorder allows users to record and playback their favorite videos in stunning MPEG-2 digital video on either a DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-VR, or DVD-RW formatted discs. DivX Home Theater Certification allows playback of DivX, AVI and MPEG4 (.ASF) compressed files downloaded from the internet from a personal computer and stored on a CD-R/RW. The D-R5's convenient HDMI inputs include both digital audio and video signals in one cable. 3 - 2 Pulldown Digital Cinema Progressive Up to 125-Channel TV Tuner (Cable-TV compatible) for direct recording of favorite TV shows / Multiple event programmable timer mode Comb Filter 2-line Digital Black Level Expansion 0 IRE / 7.5 IRE Recording Selection Digital Video Noise Reduction Playback Simultaneous Play and Record Time Slip (Chase Play/ Live Chase Play Pause TV) Time Base Correction Instant Replay, Instant Skip JPEG Viewer Fast Scan, Slow Motion Audio D/A 24-bit/192kHz Dolby Digital /DTS Compatible WMA & MP3 Playback on CD - CDR - CDRW 3-D Virtual Surround Sound Auto Clock, Daylight Savings Time Adjust Time Zone Adjust One-Touch Record Auto Title/Chapter/Thumbnail Creation On-Screen Keyboard EASY NAVI Menu Up to 32 recording events may be programmed within a 2 month period Auto Channel Setup Parental Lock Universal Remote Control Connections - Compontent Video - 1 Rear Output / S-Video - 1 Rear Output, 1 Rear Input, 1 Front Input / RCA Audio Video - 1 Rear Output, 1 Rear Input, 1 Front Input / Optical Out - 1 Rear Output / RF - 1 Rear Output, 1 Rear Input Unit Dimension (WHD) - 17 x 2.3 x 11.8 inches
Amazon.com Product Description
DVD players are preferred over VCRs because of their ease of use and their quick access to content without fast-forwarding or rewinding. Still, many who have left VHS behind miss the ability to record their favorite content. With the Toshiba D-R5, you get all of the recording versatility of a high-end VCR and the convenience of a progressive-scan DVD player. It even delivers some of the best functions of a DVR.

Multi-Drive Playback and Recording
The D-R5 is designed to record and play back video using DVD-RAM, DVD-R, or DVD-RW recordable discs formats. The DVD-RAM disc, due to its flexibility when recording, offers the best value when using the time-shifting functions of this recorder, such as timer record, chase play and instant replay. DVD-R is a disc type to which content can only be written once, but it is also the most widely accepted format by other players, so it's ideal for recording and sharing home movies. The DVD-RW format generally fits between them in that it's more widely accepted by players than DVD-RAM though not as easily rewritten.

The D-R5 provides a range of recording options. It lists five recording modes with trade-offs between time capacity and video quality. It has an auto title/chapter/thumbnail creation feature, but you can create your own titles with the help of an on-screen keyboard. Front panel composite and S-video input ports make it easy to record straight from a variety of other video sources, such as a camcorder.

HDMI Compatible
High-Definition Multi-media Interface (HDMI) is an interface format that provides uncompressed digital audio and video directly to a digital television. It represents the current state of the art in high-definition video and sound because the information never has to be converted into an analog format. Another benefit of HDMI is that it puts all that information into one cable and one easy-to-use connector.

An added benefit of connecting the D-R5 to your television with HDMI is that the unit can "upscale" commercial DVDs, which are rendered at 480p resolution, to a digitally interpolated 720p resolution, which makes for a much sharper picture. Also, the unit's built-in MPEG decoder is able to display your JPEG files at higher resolution when connected HDMI display.

Lacking an HDMI connection, however, the D-R5 offers 10-bit digital-to-analog video conversion at 54 MHz and ColorStream Pro component video output for a clear image. This player is also DivX Home Theater Certified, which means it display popular Internet video formats that have been burned onto a CD, such as DivX, AVI, and MPEG4.

Audio
For home theater audio hookups, the unit provides optical Dolby Digital and dts surround sound output 24-bit analog conversion at 192kHz. The D-R5 also plays MP3 and WMA files recorded to compatible disc media.

Average customer rating: 4.0 Don't buy it if you can Reliable monitor from a reliable company. Great value, but not the best monitor out there LOOKS GOOD TO ME! OK Listmania: All About Eric Falcon

ViewSonic E771 17" CRT Monitor (PC/Mac) Manufacturer: ViewSonic Product Group: CE Binding: Electronics ASIN: B00001OPJ2

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Amazon.com Review

The operation of this monitor is fairly standard, and for the most part will only require turning the unit on or off. However, a menu button displays onscreen controls to alter and finesse brightness, contrast, vertical and horizontal position and size, and moiré and degauss, as well as allowing corrections to any geometric distortion and the color temperature. A recall button quickly returns whatever changes were made back to the company's default settings, which we found to be the best for regular usage.

The operating manual is as brief as it should be for such a straightforward unit. The menu options are labeled and defined, while an additional troubleshooting guide is an easy-to-read page that should solve most common predicaments. The monitor carries a warranty with three years of protection. This is a solid model, worthy of professionals and families alike. --David Greenberger

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