Toshiba DVR3 DVD Recorder/VCR Combination

Records and plays DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD-R / 4 Head HiFi VCR / Slim Cabinet – Only 3.3″ High / VCR Plus
Note: Toshiba D-VR3 DVD Recorder/VCR Combination is no longer being manufactured. You may want to believe purchasing the newer Toshiba D-VR4 DVD Recorder/VCR Dual Deck instead.

Delivering great convenience on two fronts, Toshiba’s D-VR3 combination DVD recorder and VCR opens a world of video recording and archiving options whilst saving valuable shelf space. It’s a 4-head, hi-fi stereo VCR and a full-featured, progressive-scan DVD player that handles your DVDs, CDs, MP3 music discs, and JPEG-filled digital-photo discs, all wrapped into a component that stands just 3 inches tall. The recorder can store up to 12 hours of audio/video–whether broadcast programming or copies of your home movies to share with loved ones–on a 4.7 GB double-sided DVD-RAM disc and 6 hours on a write-once DVD-R or recordable DVD-RW.

The D-VR3’s disc recorder offers the flexibility of recording on both DVD-RAM–perfect for instant chapter access and for multiple rerecordings–as well as DVD-R, the most widely compatible of the many DVD formats (great for sharing camcorder footage with loved ones). DVD-RW compatibility lets you erase and rewrite, though moderately few players and computer drives will play back DVD-RWs. DVD-RAM discs can be read, written, and erased more than 100,000 times.

Time Slip lets you use the device like a digital video recorder, or DVR. As a result of DVD-RAM’s speedy transfer rate, you’ll be able to view the recorded portion of an ongoing program from the beginning, whilst still recording the show in progress.

The D-VR3 features a 181-channel cable-compatible tuner and advance programming accessible to both the VCR and the DVD recorder. Input your own program data or profit from built-in Gemstar VCR Plus+ (C3) technology for simplified programming. XDS auto clock set with Daylight Savings adjust ensures that your recorder will all the time be on time.

In addition to recording new video content, the D-VR3 lets you transfer and even toughen your favorite video recordings to durable, space-saving discs–a terrific way to archive, preserve, and access your movies and family videos. A convenient front-panel IEEE-1394 input is perfect for direct digital transfers of mini DV camcorder footage.

For superlative playback, the D-VR3 is equipped with a 10-bit/54 MHz video digital-to-analog converter capable of great color purity and detail. When connected to a high-definition or HD-ready television through its ColorStream Pro component-video outputs, the D-VR3 delivers a progressive-scan DVD picture. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images whilst eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The D-VR3 also features Toshiba’s Digital Cinema Progressive (3:2 pulldown reversal) for DVD playback. DVD mastering commonly introduces a distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown reversal digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

The deck’s abundant connections include 2 composite-video and 1 S-video input, 2 sets of stereo analog (left/right) RCA inputs (with a choice, for DVD recording, of uncompressed, linear PCM or, to conserve disc space, Dolby Digital 2.0 audio encoding). The DVD and VCR sections share a single composite-video output and stereo analog audio output (saving input space on your TV or audio receiver), whilst the DVD player also offers the component-video outputs mentioned above, an S-video output, and a pair of digital-audio outputs (1 coaxial, 1 optical) for channeling Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel surround signals to a compatible digital surround receiver.

What’s in the Box
DVD recorder/VCR combo, remote keep watch over, remote batteries, user’s manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, RF coaxial video cable.
Combo unit with progressive scan DVD recorder and 4-head, hi-fi stereo VCR with give a boost to for CD, MP3, and JPEG formats
DVD-RAM, DVD-R, and DVD-RW recording with Time Slip feature (plays show from the beginning whilst it’s still recording)
Progressive-scan DVD output for flicker-free images on HD and HD-ready screens; VCR Plus+ (C3) simplifies DVD/VCR advanced programming
Front-panel audio/video and IEEE-1394 DV input for easy connection with a camcorder, second VCR, or other device
3:2 cinema pulldown for DVD playback; measures 17 x 3.2 x 12.6 inches (W x H x D); 1-year parts warranty