DVDINSIDER: Panasonic Introduces Two Progressive Scan DVD Recorders.

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Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company has announced the availability of two professional progressive-scan DVD recorders -

the DMR-T3040 with built-in 40GB hard drive and the DMR-T3030. Offering unprecedented versatility for video production systems, the DMR-T3040 teams a DVD-RAM/DVD-R recorder with a built-in 40-gigabyte hard drive to provide expanded flexibility for viewing, recording and DVD duplication. The large-capacity DMR-T3040 records up to 52 hours (in the EP mode) of video on its 40GB hard disk drive, 12 hours on a 9.4GB double-sided DVD-RAM disc, and 6 hours on a DVD-R disc. The DMR-T3030 delivers up to 12 hours of DVD recording.

The DMR-T3040 is equipped with an IEEE 1394 input to permit the high-speed transfer of digital video from a IEEE 1394-equipped DV camcorder, like the full-size AG-DVC200, to the hard drive, and the unit's PC card slot makes it easy to copy images from a digital still camera. The DMR-T3040 offers a programmable auto renewal recording function that can be programmed to automatically record video, such as a satellite feed, at a specific time daily or weekly onto the hard drive, as well as a relief recording feature that automatically records to the hard drive when a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc is full.

In addition to recording new video content, the DMR-T3040 facilitates the transferring of VHS tape recordings to space-saving DVD-RAM or DVD-R disks or the internal hard drive. DVD-RAM offers high storage capacity on removable media, high-speed data transmission, exceptional picture and sound quality, fast, random access memory and rewritability up to 100,000 times. Both the DMR-T3040 and DMR-T3030 record onto highly compatible DVD-R disks, allowing them to share video recordings with virtually anyone with a DVD player. High quality digital copies of originally created video content can be used for an array of applications: weddings, education, events, training, sports, video kiosks, product demonstrations and entertainment. Video libraries can be archived, preserved, and easily cataloged and accessed on DVD. Once video is recorded to DVD, it is instantly accessible and ready to view without having to search, rewind or fastforward. The DVD recorders allow users to easily navigate, edit scenes and create custom play lists of digital content on a DVD disc.