DVD Player and Videorecorder Glossary

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DVD Recorder Allows you to play your existing collections of DVD movies and CD discs. The DVDs you record on it can be played in all DVD players using DVD+R/-R or DVD+RW/-RW.

Create your own DVDs! Replace your VCR in digital recording technology. Record favourite TV programs, transfer precious moments from your camcorder or transfer old VHS tapes onto long-lasting DVDs.

Easy & Convenient! Want to transfer video from VCR or camcorder? Just Plug it and press Record. Just rewind or fast forward to find a favourite scene. Index Picture screen will show you the entire contents of the disc including the space you have left for new recording.

Combi DVD-VCR Now you can watch the latest DVD or record a documentary with this versatile VCR and DVD combination. Enjoy the benefits of both DVD and VCR at the same time. Record TV Programs while watching a DVD movie.

Direct to Digital
You can transfer your digital images and/or data directly to a digital DVD in real time via an "i-Link" connection. A 400Mbits/sec 'FireWire' standard. One hour of high quality recorded video on a camcorder equals the content of a 4.7Gb DVD.

High Definition and Personal Computing A 'normal' DVD Player cannot exceed a 480i or 480P format. Only the 'next generation' HD-DVD Player will be capable of doing so. Alternatively, there is one other technology that can provide a High Definition experience - the Microsoft Windows XP Personal Computer. A medium-range PC can easily support a 720P signal to any of Daewoo Electronics' Plasma or HD-ready LCD displays through a DVI-D or D-SUB connection to the in-built DVD drive (a DVD Player essentially capable of High Defintion DVD (not HD-DVD).

High Quality Picture
DVD delivers far and away the best colour, sharpness and clarity in home video, far surpassing the Laserdisc standard. DVD also offers high resolution, with exceptional rendering of fine picture detail. Video distortion is extremely low, which reduces unwanted color 'noise'. And because DVD is an optical format, the picture quality doesn't degrade over time and repeated use.

High Definition DVD
HD-DVD is an up and coming future standard for DVD, allowing for -initially- 15-20Gb capacities and 48Mbits/sec recording potential. In comparison, the current standard in DVD (480i and 480P) has a single layer capacity of 4.7Gb and a recording capability of 8Mbits/sec (commonly known as SuperBit), but in practice it averages at 2-6Mbits/sec to get an entire 2 hour movie on the disc. The display resolution commonly associated with it is 640x480. At the other end of the scale, High Definition in its ultimate form is a standard capable of 1920x1080 (1080P) and, at the basic level, 1280x720 (720P). Both are native high resolution widescreen displays. To store this amount of super-high video quality, you need 4 times the capacity and a video bit rate of 10-12Mbits/sec.

The best place to start is with IMAX's standard 4.7Gb DVD WMVHD titles available from www.amazon.com and with Microsoft's recent introduction of Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP you have the capability to playback HD DVD/Digital content at 1080P with ease.