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To: Frank Ferguosn who wrote (146)	3/30/2000 5:34:00 AM
From: Allegoria	Respond to of 409

Perhaps the most eagerly awaited development in the history of home entertainment, a DVD recorder that can sit under your telly and work like the trusty old VCRs of today - only better! - is just a few months away. Samsung, the company which made a killing and drove the price of DVDs down with its DVD-807 and 709 players last year, is building on its success with the launch of the first DVD recorder, the DVDR-2000, possibly in August, but certainly by October. The DVDR-2000 (pictured right) will use 4.7Gb DVD-RAM storage discs, operating to DVD-VR standard, to capture up to 120 minutes (no recording Titanic, then...) of what the company claims will be DVD-quality video. As well as the improved picture quality, of course, the recorder will offer many of the usual playback tricks, such as zooming and scanning of live action video, as well as an unexpected but nonetheless welcome facility for attaching digital (DV) camcorders and converting their output into MPEG2 for storage on a DVD-VR disc. The good news doesn't stop there, either; the player will also have DVD-Audio capability, and a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. The price is not confirmed yet, but it will almost certainly cost more than œ1,000, and probably nearer œ1,300. Samsung's DVD innovation doesn't stop there, though. Another DVD-Audio player, the DVD-C800, is on its way for September or October, for a price of around $800. The DVD-C800 will also feature a 5-disc changer and play DVD-Video as well. homecinemachoice.com DVD Recordable and a PVR I think are the right combination: Where you can store it to disc making it a permanent archive. The cost is still pretty high for this combo but is still much cheaper than early DVD-VR models, assuming DVD-R mirrors the economics of CD-R. Think how users watch vs. archive TV programs. DVD erasible economics aren't as attractive and do not fit viewer habits. Any thoughts Frank? Good luck, Eric