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TOP DVD TIPS FOR A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS
Remember LSI’s tips when buying a DVD recorder for a friend or relative this Christmas!
A DVD recorder could make the perfect gift for your loved ones this Christmas. DVD recorders are great gifts as they allow people to record their favourite programmes and personal home movies onto DVD for later viewing. So whether they like Mary Poppins, Celebrity Big Brother or the Only Fools and Horses Christmas special, a DVD recorder could be the answer!
The two things required for a consumer product to really become popular are ease-of-use and affordability. Easy-to-use DVD recorders are now available at a range of good prices.
There are a variety of DVD recorders available that come with a range of different features. One of the best ways to choose the right one is to think about how it will be used. Here are a few things to consider:
Learn more about how LSI enables some of the products you use every day. Visit: http://www.lsi.com/productshowcase
About LSI Logic
LSI Logic Corporation is a leading provider of silicon-to-systems solutions that are used at the core of products that create, store and consume digital information. LSI offers a broad portfolio of capabilities including custom and standard product ICs, host bus and RAID adapters, storage area network solutions and software applications. LSI products enable leading technology companies in the Storage and Consumer markets to deliver some of the most advanced and well-known electronic systems in the market today. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com.
Remember LSI’s tips when buying a DVD recorder for a friend or relative this Christmas!
A DVD recorder could make the perfect gift for your loved ones this Christmas. DVD recorders are great gifts as they allow people to record their favourite programmes and personal home movies onto DVD for later viewing. So whether they like Mary Poppins, Celebrity Big Brother or the Only Fools and Horses Christmas special, a DVD recorder could be the answer!
The two things required for a consumer product to really become popular are ease-of-use and affordability. Easy-to-use DVD recorders are now available at a range of good prices.
There are a variety of DVD recorders available that come with a range of different features. One of the best ways to choose the right one is to think about how it will be used. Here are a few things to consider:
1.
Will it be used for transferring VHS tapes?
Select a DVD recorder with a built-in VCR deck. This is the easiest way to transfer precious memories from old, fragile VHS tapes to DVD disks. A VHS tape is inserted into one side of the DVD recorder, a blank DVD disk into the other side, and then the record button is pushed to create a DVD. An example of a VCR-DVD recorder combo product like this is the LG Electronics RC185 VCR/DVD recorder. It retails for less than £200*
2. Will it be connected to an HDTV?
Select a DVD recorder that has an HDMI interface. HDMI is a special digital interface that provides a digital-to-digital connection between the DVD recorder’s output signal and the HDTV, enabling a higher-quality picture. An example of a DVD recorder with an HDMI interface is the LG Electronics R136/XEU DVD, which retails at around £190*
3. Is superior video quality important?
Select a DVD recorder that displays the DVFXTM logo. Developed by LSI, a DVFX logo represents high-quality video, which is enabled by special video processing technologies. An example of a DVD recorder with DVFX video processing and the HDMI interface is the LG Electronics RG177 DVD Recorder with 80GB hard drive which sells for around £200*
4. Will it be used to convert home movies on camcorder tapes to DVDs?
Select a DVD recorder that has an IEEE-1394 Firewire interface. IEEE-1394 is the standard interface on digital camcorders and provides the highest quality when transferring camcorder video to DVDs. An example of a DVD recorder that has the IEEE-1394 interface is the Philips DVDR3380 DVD player/recorder, which sells for around £130*
5. Is ease-of-use the most important feature?
Select a DVD recorder that includes the YesDVD™ authoring capability. YesDVD is special technology developed by YesVideo, a specialist provider of high-quality video transferring services. DVD recorders with YesDVD can automatically create menus and break a video into chapters, making it easy to access the DVD’s content. All this is done automatically, with the touch of a single button on the DVD recorder’s remote control. An example of a DVD recorder with YesDVD is the Grundig GDR 5550 HDD DVD Recorder which retails at around £330*
*All prices listed are based on suggested retail prices.
Select a DVD recorder with a built-in VCR deck. This is the easiest way to transfer precious memories from old, fragile VHS tapes to DVD disks. A VHS tape is inserted into one side of the DVD recorder, a blank DVD disk into the other side, and then the record button is pushed to create a DVD. An example of a VCR-DVD recorder combo product like this is the LG Electronics RC185 VCR/DVD recorder. It retails for less than £200*
2. Will it be connected to an HDTV?
Select a DVD recorder that has an HDMI interface. HDMI is a special digital interface that provides a digital-to-digital connection between the DVD recorder’s output signal and the HDTV, enabling a higher-quality picture. An example of a DVD recorder with an HDMI interface is the LG Electronics R136/XEU DVD, which retails at around £190*
3. Is superior video quality important?
Select a DVD recorder that displays the DVFXTM logo. Developed by LSI, a DVFX logo represents high-quality video, which is enabled by special video processing technologies. An example of a DVD recorder with DVFX video processing and the HDMI interface is the LG Electronics RG177 DVD Recorder with 80GB hard drive which sells for around £200*
4. Will it be used to convert home movies on camcorder tapes to DVDs?
Select a DVD recorder that has an IEEE-1394 Firewire interface. IEEE-1394 is the standard interface on digital camcorders and provides the highest quality when transferring camcorder video to DVDs. An example of a DVD recorder that has the IEEE-1394 interface is the Philips DVDR3380 DVD player/recorder, which sells for around £130*
5. Is ease-of-use the most important feature?
Select a DVD recorder that includes the YesDVD™ authoring capability. YesDVD is special technology developed by YesVideo, a specialist provider of high-quality video transferring services. DVD recorders with YesDVD can automatically create menus and break a video into chapters, making it easy to access the DVD’s content. All this is done automatically, with the touch of a single button on the DVD recorder’s remote control. An example of a DVD recorder with YesDVD is the Grundig GDR 5550 HDD DVD Recorder which retails at around £330*
*All prices listed are based on suggested retail prices.
Learn more about how LSI enables some of the products you use every day. Visit: http://www.lsi.com/productshowcase
About LSI Logic
LSI Logic Corporation is a leading provider of silicon-to-systems solutions that are used at the core of products that create, store and consume digital information. LSI offers a broad portfolio of capabilities including custom and standard product ICs, host bus and RAID adapters, storage area network solutions and software applications. LSI products enable leading technology companies in the Storage and Consumer markets to deliver some of the most advanced and well-known electronic systems in the market today. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com.
