JVC Unveils Affordable Professional HD DVD Player.

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JVC Unveils Affordable Professional HD DVD Player SRDVD-100U decodes
a variety of media formats and offers remote file playback
capabilities.

JVC's SRDVD-100U ProHD DVD player

JVC 's SRDVD-100U ProHD DVD player
JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY revolutionizes the high definition
viewing and distribution process with the introduction of the
SRDVD-100U, ProHD media player. The SRDVD-100U provides an economical
way of viewing and distributing true HD recordings in a variety of
file formats including HDV 's MPEG -2 and Windows Media Video.

Unlike advanced disk formats still under development, the SRDVD-100U
utilizes a standard red laser DVD player combined with a decoding
engine compatible with several popular HD file formats. MPEG -2 files
created with HDV camcorders can be saved onto a common recordable DVD
disk using any commercial DVD recorder , and then played back on the
SRDVD-100U.

“The industry isn't going to wait for blue laser players. The
onslaught of high definition programming brought about by HDV cameras
and recorders demands a readily available disk playback system now,”
said Tim Tokita, product marketing manager for JVC PROFESSIONAL
PRODUCTS COMPANY. “The SRDVD-100 is the perfect complement to our new
ProHD lineup of cameras and recorders. JVC is proud to deliver an
innovative product that meets the demands of the professional market.”

With an auto-play, auto-repeat function, the SRDVD-100U is an ideal
component for retail outlets with unattended displays and kiosks as
well as for corporations with videos demonstrations in lobbies and for
tradeshow booths. The DVD player allows for a continuous video loop
and will repeat until the stop bottom has been selected.

The SRDVD-100U also comes equipped with a standard RJ-45 jack for IP
network connectivity that allows for network file playback. An IP
address is automatically assigned under DHCP. Multiple players can
playback files from a single server as well. The SRDVD-100 comes with
AveL Link Server software for use with Windows or MacOS X10.3.

The SRDVD-100U ProHD DVD player is Windows Media Video (WMV9)
compatible, which offers higher compression levels and provides longer
recording times on DVDs . Non-linear editing systems that provide WMV9
output allow users to create DVDs with up to two hours of HD content
with standard inexpensive red laser DVD disks.

Additional features of the SRDVD-100U include a DVI output connector
with HDCP compliance and component analog outputs for 780p/1080i. With
HDCP you can playback commercially recorded DVDs . In addition, users
can play standard definition DVDs with the player’s ability to
up-convert them to HD for the highest image quality viewing
experience. Users can also view still photos up to 2048 x 1532
resolution.

In addition, the SRDVD-100 includes a front panel USB 2.0 connector to
view other media files stored on solid state memory from a digital
camera or from external hard disk drives. The SRDVD-100 supports most
media types including USB Memory Stick, I-O Data HDD products, and any
FAT16/32 storage device or card reader.

The SRDVD-100 was co-developed by JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
and I-O Data and will be distributed exclusively by JVC . The
SRDVD-100U will be available September 2005 with a suggested list
price of $399.00. Additional information and high-resolution photos
are available on JVC ’s Web site at http://pro.jvc.com.






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