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DVD Recorders
A DVD Recorder is little short of the ultimate in digital entertainment versatility. TV, home video, family photos,
music, movies wherever and whenever you want... with a DVD recorder the choice is yours.
Toshiba's DVD recorders are multi-
Which format?
drive so you can choose the media
There are several different recording
(disc type) you want to record onto –
formats. A DVD recorder records
integrated hard disk, or removable
video and audio optically onto discs.
DVD-RAM, DVD-RW or DVD-R
Discs are available in different formats
(depending on the model).
and can be either 're-writable' (DVD-
RAM, DVD-RW) or used only once
What is recordable DVD?
(DVD-R). A DVD hard disk recorder
A DVD recorder allows you to record,
offers the added benefit of a built-in
edit and play back material with
hard disk drive (HDD), as well as a
astonishing ease and absolutely no
removable disc option.
loss of quality. Before recordable
DVD, if you wanted to record a
Hard Disk Drive
programme or home movie, you
were expected to compromise on
quality, with a tape of limited capacity
The most obvious benefits of a hard
and susceptible to long-term
disk are the capacity* and simple
deterioration. Not to mention the
editing/dubbing capabilities. You can
hassle of searching for a blank
use the HDD for everyday recordings,
cassette at the last moment, or the
then edit and dub to disc if you want
risk of recording over something you
to keep them or pass them on to
wanted to keep.
someone else.
*
(up to 206 hours on the RD-XS64)
All that has changed. Recordable
DVD offers durable discs of varying
DVD-RAM
format and capacity capable of
storing great quantities of digital
information for your enjoyment.
A DVD-RAM disc is ideal for
recordings you want to edit and
A DVD recorder isn't just about
archive. The disc may be single or
recording programmes from TV,
double-sided and is re-writable up to
or even digital images from
100,000 times meaning the content
camcorders and cameras. It also
can be erased and the disc can be
gives you complete control to edit
reused with no risk of deterioration in
the bits you want, then archive the
quality. For added durability, some
final version on a permanent disc or
DVD-RAM discs are encased in a
give copies to friends.
plastic caddy, protecting them from
fingerprints and scratches.
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The main advantages of DVD-RAM
are the recording and editing
versatility. With the Random Access
Memory (RAM) format, all available
space on a disc can be used,
unwanted sections of programmes
can be simply edited or deleted, and
new recordings made without
accidentally recording over
something you wanted to keep.
DVD-RW
A DVD-RW disc is also re-writable,
up to a maximum of 1,000 times.
However, recording is linear, just like
on a VHS tape, so although
recordings can be deleted and
replaced, they cannot be edited. This
means that there is greater risk of
over-recording and wasted space
than with a DVD-RAM disc.
DVD-R
Like CD-R, a write-once DVD-R
disc can only be used to record once
and the recording cannot be deleted.
The main advantage is that they are
cheap to buy and compatible with
most DVD players, recorders or
DVD drives, making them ideal
for loans to friends and multiple
copying (for example, a wedding
or holiday video).
Timeslip feature
20:00
20:15
Start recording a
real-time broadcast
20:15
You come home and watch
the recorded footage using
'chase play'
Timeslip
Now you can make the TV schedule
Hard Disk models also allow you to
fit in with your own schedule thanks
pause a live programme at the touch
to the brilliant Timeslip feature that
of a button, then continue from that
gives you the option to 'Chase' or
point when you are ready.
'Pause' TV.
Meanwhile, you can keep an eye on
the real-time broadcast with the
Chase TV means you can watch the
'Picture in Picture' feature which
start of a programme at any time,
opens a small picture box showing
while it is being recorded. For
the live programme.
instance, watch the start of the
Grand Prix before waiting for the end
of the race.
Easy Navi*
The menus are completely intuitive,
aided by thumbnail visuals of
programme content. The recorder
even recognises when a camcorder
is connected, automatically providing
the appropriate on screen menu to
download footage using the
recorder's remote control.
With so many features and functions
on our Hard Disk Recorders, it would
be natural to feel daunted at the
prospect of finding your way around.
However, our HDD recorders* feature
a simplified Easy Navi menu option
which gives you easy access to
recordings and key features. Simply
press the Easy Navi button on the
Edit menu DV
remote control while watching TV or
recording window
playing recorded footage to display
the navigation menu on the screen.
From there it's just one press of the
button to access all the operations
you need to playback, record or edit.
*(RD-XS24).
20:30
21:00
The recording
is completed
20:30
21:00
21:15
Picture from
the real-time
TV broadcast
Picture being
played back
Picture in Picture feature
Satellite Box Control
Multiple recordings from satellite
is just as easy. You simply select
the appropriate channel in the
programming window and be sure
to leave the satellite box switched
on. The recorder will automatically
switch the satellite receiver to
the appropriate channel for
each recording.
Instant connection
via DV input
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