Toshiba SD-V394 DVD/VCR Combo

PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD VCR COMBO WDIVX
Get maximum enjoyment out of both your VHS and DVD movie libraries with the progressive scan Toshiba SD-V394 DVD/VCR Combo. The multi-format DVD player is compatible with a variety of disc formats, including DVD movie, CD audio, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, and VCD. You’ll play discs burned with MP3 and WMA digital audio files, and it is also DivX Home Theater Certified–meaning that it’s compatible with video burned to disc the usage of both the DivX video format. You’ll also view photo slideshows from Kodak Picture CDs with JPEG images.

The VCR features 19-micron heads that match precisely the width of the SP and EP azimuths and read only the signal recorded on each azimuth (not adjoining tracks). The commercial skip feature automatically advances the tape 30-seconds forward, bypassing recorded commercials. The Auto Clock Set function ensures that your VCR never blinks “12:00” again. A special data stream in your local broadcast source (where available) automatically sets the clock display and keeps it accurate–even when time changes to daylight saving and back. Other VCR features include 8-event/1-month programming and auto channel setup.

The DVD player provides the Digital Cinema progressive scan (3:2 inverse pulldown) function, which provides accurate, smooth film reproduction. With the Digital Picture Zoom interactive feature, You’ll select an area of the picture you wish to have to zoom in on and magnify it. It can be used to expand letterbox-only films to increase the viewable area on-screen. Other features include a four fast scan options (2x, 4x, 8x, 20x), multi-camera angle selection, 14-bit/108 MHz video digital/analog converter (DAC), 24-Bit/192kHz audio DAC, parental controls, and tri-lingual on-screen menus (English, French, Spanish).

The ColorStream Pro component video output allows the video signal to be sent from the DVD player to a component video equipped interlaced or progressive scan TV. When utilized with an HD-compatible set, typical NTSC artifacts-like video noise, dot crawl, and flicker-are virtually eliminated, resulting in a low-noise, highly detailed picture with unequaled color purity. The full range of video and audio connections include includes:

• Composite AV (RCA) In: 2 in (1 front), 1 out
• S-Video: 1 out
• Component Video (Y PB PR): 1 out
• RF: 1 in, 1 out
• Digital Audio: 1 coaxial output

Tech Talk
DivX is a compressed digital video format (like MP3) that’s based on the MPEG-4 video compression standard. It can reduce the video from a DVD (MPEG-2) to around 10 percent of its original size whilst still retaining good video and audio quality, enabling you to store several two-hour length movies on burned DVD media.

Component video (also referred to as Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You are going to need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.

What’s in the Box
DVD/VCR combo, remote keep an eye on (with batteries), AV cable, printed operating instructions
Progressive scan DVD/VCR combo; measures 17″ x 3.5″ x 9.8 inches (WxHxD)
Compatibility with DVD movie, CD audio,CD-R/CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, and VCD discs; DivX, JPEG, MP3 and WMA files
VCR with 8-event/1-year programming, commercial skip, auto clock
Video connections: composite (1 in, 1 out), S-Video (1 out), component (1 out)
DVD offer Dolby Digital/DTS decoding; coaxial digital audio output