Consumer-use disc system records images digitally

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NEC Corp of Japan has introduced the Giga Station MV-10000 digital video recorder with 120 mm erasable optical discs. The product has an MVDisc erasable optical disc cartridge which can store up to 5.2Gb per side. MV- 10000 can record and play for two hours in a standard mode in S-VHS level image quality. It accepts analog input from broadcast satellite or VHS signals, VCRs and camcorders, which it records in a digital format using an MPEG-2-compatible, real-time variable bit-rate compression scheme.

Video Home Recorders & Players

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Pioneer blends own DVD-RW with changers for unique DVD strategy

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Pioneer/Technologies Group Inc will introduce a 301-disc DVD and CD changer in the US in Jan 2000. The release of the changer, the first changer to hold such a large number of 12cm diameter optical discs, is in preparation for the impending release of the DVR-1000 DVD recorder and player. Pioneer, which is positioning the changer for use with home servers, offers users the ease of selecting from a wide variety of films without taking the discs out of the changer.

Record Changers, Phonographs

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Alpine eyes video to raise revenues in maturing U.S. market

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Alpine Electronics plans to introduce 14 new in-dash CD head unit models in 1999 and will upgrade the sound quality of its MiniDisc-compatible CD players through digital harmonic expander technology. The company will also launch an audio-video car theater system that will use a DVD player. It will also unveil its first auto navigation system develop jointly with ATX Technologies.

Auto Entertainment Electronics

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