Toshiba Multi-Drive DVD Recorder And Player - Silver Finish - DR5

Product Details

Toshiba Multi-Drive DVD Recorder And Player, Model DR5R

The Toshiba DR5 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 DR5's convenient HDMI™ inputs include both digital audio and video signals in one cable for uncompressed single wire connection of home theater components to the television. HD JPEG will provide the ability to view Megapixel images in their enhanced resolution when using HDMI™ and an HDTV display device. Preset recording modes for DVD: 1hr/2hr/3hr/4hr/6hr.

Features:

Video

• Multi-Drive Playback and Recording
• HDMI™ Video Upconversion - 720p/1080i
• Digital Cinema Progressive (3:2 Pulldown)
• DivX® Home Theater Certified
• HD JPEG
• 10-bit/54 MHz Video Digtial/Analog Converter
• Video Up-Conversion for SD DVD (720p/1080i)
• 181-Channel Tuner

Audio

• Dolby® Digital and DTS® Compatible Output
• WMA & MP3 Playback
• 3-D Virtual Surround Sound
• 24-Bit/192kHz Audio Digital/Analog Converter

Convenience

• Disc Record: DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW*
• Time Base Correction
• Auto Title/Chapter/Thumbnail Creation
• On-Screen Keyboard
• Timer Recording
• 5 Recording Modes (1hr/2hr/3hr/4hr/6hr)
• Disc Quantity: 1
• Disc Play: DVD-Video/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW
• 0 IRE / 7.5 IRE Recording Selection
• Time Slip, Chase Play and Live Chase Play "Pause Live TV"
• Instant Replay/Instant Skip
• Fast Scan, Slow Motion
• Rename Title, Delete Title
• Auto Channel Setup
• Parental Lock
• Remote Control

Jackpacks

• HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
• Optical TosLink® Digital Audio Outputs
• Front Panel A/V & S-Video
• ColorStream Pro® Component Video Output
• Y, Pr, Pb
• S-Video Outputs
• RCA Video Outputs - Rear (1)
• L-R Audio Outputs - Rear (2 pair)
• RF Output - Tuner Pass Through Only (1)
• S-Video Input
• RCA Video Inputs - Front (1) and Rear (1)
• L-R Audio Inputs - Front (1) and Rear (1)
• RF Input - Rear (1)

Benefits:

Video

• Multi-Drive Playback and Recording
  Benefit: Toshiba Multi-Drive DVD recorders are multi-format DVD recorders designed to provide the greatest flexibility in recording and playback by supporting DVD-RAM, DVD-R, and DVD-RW* recordable disc formats. The right format for every application:
• · DVD-RAM is the most flexible of the recordable DVD formats when it comes to recording, editing and playback. Even more, re-record content approximately 100,000 times!
• · DVD-R is a write-once format perfect for sharing treasured video moments with virtually anyone who has a DVD-Video player.
• · DVD-RW* can rewrite content up to 1000 times and playback in a wide variety of computer drives and DVD-Video players
• HDMI™ Video Upconversion - 720p/1080i
  Definition: HDMI™ can support uncompressed digital video up to HDTV resolution. Thus the player makes use of this conduit by up-converting the standard DVD picture resolution of 720p or 1080i. This makes a DVD player with an HDMI™ connection the perfect match for today's digital televisions. And because this conversion is performed in the player, the signal remains free frome excessive digital to analog artifacts.
• Digital Cinema Progressive (3:2 Pulldown)
  Benefit: Delivers the smoothest, most film-like images to any progressive scan television, such as an HD-compatible one, and ensures maximum resolution.
• HD JPEG
  Benefit: HD JPEG will provide the ability to view Megapixel images in their enhanced resolution when using HDMI™ and an HDTV display device
  

Audio

• Dolby® Digital and DTS® Compatible Output
  Definition: Connected to a compatible AC-3 receiver, Dolby® Digital creates a multi-channel audio experience and unsurpassed three-dimensional audio performance rivaling the best movie theaters. And every Toshiba DVD player features DTS® (Digital Theater Systems) compatibility. A Toshiba DVD player can be connected to a DTS® compatible receiver/decoder via its digital audio outputs for playback of high-resolution multi-channel DTS® -encoded DVDs and CDs.
• WMA & MP3 Playback
  Benefit: Play recordable Compact Discs (CD-R & CD-RW) with music stored in either the Windows Mediaâ„¢ Audio or MP3 file formats can be enjoyed.
• 3-D Virtual Surround Sound
  Benefit: Provides a simulated surround sound effect from sources that contain only a stereo soundtrack. Convenient when playing older DVD films or for use with home theaters not equipped with multi-channel playback compatibility. Also active via the headphone output jacks.
  

Convenience

• Auto Title/Chapter/Thumbnail Creation
  Benefit: Recorded content remains easy to find with the help of a menu that will be automatically created when you record. It displays the date and channel you recorded, along with a thumbnail of your recording by capturing the first video frame of the recording. The date and channel can be change to any 64-character title and the thumbnails to any image within the recording. Chapters within the recording can also be created by either predetermined intervals, or by the user selecting specific points within the recording. These chapters can also be named and assigned a specific thumbnail from any video frame within the chapter.
• Timer Recording
  Benefit: This DVD recorder features a 181-channel cable compatible tuner and a 2-month, 32-event timer programming functionality. Users may input their own program data, or take advantage of the built-in TV Guide On Screen® Interactive Program Guide and VCR+ technology for simple timer event programming. Battery Backup ensures that you will not lose your programming during power outages, and the XDS Auto Clock Set function ensures you player will never blink 12:00 again.
• 5 Recording Modes (1hr/2hr/3hr/4hr/6hr)
  Benefit: Preset audio and video settings provides simplicity in selecting the recording bit rate and allow users to maximize disc space based on the content to be recorded. (1hr, 2hr, 3hr, 4hr, and 6hr)
  

Jackpacks

• HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
  Benefit: HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video connection. HDMI™ provides the best interface between a DVD player and compatible products, such as a digital television (DTV). When matched with a compatible TV, this single interconnecting cable combines: Multi-channel audio, uncompressed digital video, intercommunication between devices and simple control Protocols. This single cable connection ensures that all signals remain in their pure digital form and secure by use of High Definition Copy Protection (HDCP) regardless of signal output resolution.
• Optical TosLink® Digital Audio Outputs
  Benefit: Connects easily to a wide variety of receivers and signal decoders. It is not affected by RF interference.
• Front Panel A/V & S-Video
  Benefit: There are composite audio & video inputs, as well as RCA L/R inputs on the front panel of the unit for easy camcorder dubbing. As well, an S-Video input is also available on the front panel for interfacing components with this available video output.
• ColorStream Pro® Component Video Output
  Benefit: These outputs allow the video signal to be sent from the DVD player to a component video equipped interlaced or progressive scan TV. When this connection is utilized with today's HD-compatible sets, typical NTSC artifacts-like video noise, dot crawl, and flicker-are virtually eliminated, resulting in a low-noise, highly detailed picture with unequaled color purity.

Approximate Dimensions:

• Width:16.93"
• Height: 2.44"
• Depth: 11.97"

Approximate Weight:

• Unit: 7.7 lbs
• Shipping: 9 lbs

Footnotes:

• 1 CD-R/CD-RW discs recorded by CD-DA method can be played back. Some CD-R/CD-RW discs may be incompatible due to laser pick-up and disc design. DVD-R discs recorded by DVD Video method can be played. Some DVD-R discs may be incompatible due to laser pick-up and disc design. WMA, MP3 and JPEG discs may be incompatible due to different recording format or condition of disc.
• *DVD-RW Recording in the Video Format only. Playback with VR or Video format.
• 3 Certain encrypted programming may not be recordable.
• Design specifications and dimensions are not final and may be subject to change. Please confirm specific features and exact dimensions by reference to the product itself.

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