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The Toshiba D-VR5 combines the versatility of a DVD recorder with a full-featured Hi-Fi VCR to offer the convenience in one compact package. This Multi-Drive DVD Recorder allows users to record and playback their favorite videos in stunning video on either a DVD-RAM, DVD-R or DVD-RW formatted discs. DivX® Home Theater Certification allows playback of DivX, AVI and MPEG4 (.ASF) compressed files downloaded from the internet from a personal computer and stored on a CD-R/RW. The convenient HDMI™ inputs include both digital audio and video signals in one cable for uncompressed connection of home theater components to the television.jr
Key FeaturesBenefitsDetailed SpecsProduct Resources
Video
DivX® Home Theater Certified
HDMI™ Output (All source)
4-Head/19-Micron Hi-Fi Stereo VHS Playback
Digital Cinema Progressive Scan (DVD only)
JPEG Viewer

Audio
WMA & MP3 Playback
24-Bit/96kHz Audio Digital/Analog Converter
3-D Virtual Surround Sound

Convenience
Chase Play with DVD-RAM
Bi-Direction Dubbing

Jackpacks
ColorStream Pro® Progressive Scan Component Video Output
Front Panel A/V & S-Video

Video
Multi-Drive Playback and Recording
Benefit: Toshiba Multi-Drive DVD recorders are multi-format DVD recorders designed to provide the greatest flexibility in recording and playback by supporting DVD-RAM, DVD-R, and DVD-RW* recordable disc formats. The right format for every application:

· DVD-RAM is the most flexible of the recordable DVD formats when it comes to recording, editing and playback. Even more, re-record content approximately 100,000 times!

· DVD-R is a write-once format perfect for sharing treasured video moments with virtually anyone who has a DVD-Video player.

· DVD-RW* can rewrite content up to 1000 times and playback in a wide variety of computer drives and DVD-Video players
DVD upconversion via HDMI™ Video Upconversion - 720p/1080i
Definition: HDMI™ can support uncompressed digital video up to HDTV resolution. Thus the player makes use of this conduit by up-converting the standard DVD picture resolution of 720p or 1080i. This makes a DVD player with an HDMI™ connection the perfect match for today's digital televisions. And because this conversion is performed in the player, the signal remains free frome excessive digital to analog artifacts.
4-Head/19-Micron Hi-Fi Stereo VHS Playback
Benefit: Offers superior slow motion effects over conventional 2 head VCR designs. Toshiba's 19-Micron Heads match precisely the width of the SP and SLP azimuths and read only the signal recorded on each azimuth (not adjoining tracks). The benefit is significantly enhanced SLP performance so good, it rivals the quality of tapes recorded in the SP Mode.
Digital Cinema Progressive Scan (DVD only)
Benefit: Delivers the smoothest, most film-like images to any progressive scan television, such as an HD-compatible one, and ensures maximum resolution.
JPEG Viewer
Benefit: Enables the display of digital photographs captured in the JPEG format. Simply load the CD with your favorite photos and create custom slide shows with a few simple clicks of the player's remote control.

Audio
WMA & MP3 Playback
Benefit: Play recordable Compact Discs (CD-R & CD-RW) with music stored in either the Windows Media™ Audio or MP3 file formats can be enjoyed.
3-D Virtual Surround Sound
Benefit: Provides a simulated surround sound effect from sources that contain only a stereo soundtrack. Convenient when playing older DVD films or for use with home theaters not equipped with multi-channel playback compatibility. Also active via the headphone output jacks.

Convenience
4 Recording Modes (1 hr/2 hr/4 hr/6 hr)
Benefit: Preset recording modes for DVD: XP (1hr), SP (2hr), LP (4hr), EP (6hr)
Chase Play with DVD-RAM
Benefit: Chase Play allows the user to begin watching a recording that is already in progress from the beginning while it continues to record to the end.
DVD-RAM Compatibility
Benefit: DVD-RAM is the most flexible of the recordable DVD formats when it comes to recording, editing and playback. Even more, re-record content approximately 100,000 times!
DVD-R Compatibility
Benefit: DVD-R is a write-once format perfect for sharing treasured video moments with virtually anyone who has a DVD-Video player.
DVD-RW Compatibility
Definition: Similar to the functionality of a CD-RW disc, this rewritable format is compatible with many of todays DVD-Video players and computer drives and can be rewritten up to 1,000 times.
Bi-Direction Dubbing
Benefit: A convenient way to transfer content from a VHS tape to DVD or DVD content to VHS. Dubbing from VHS to DVD provides the capability of either transferring the entire tape, or transfer multiple individual segments by programming the time codes through the use of an on-screen menu.

Jackpacks
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
Benefit: This single cable connection ensures that all signals remain in their pure digital form and secure by use of High Definition Copy Protection (HDCP) regardless of signal output resolution.
ColorStream Pro® Progressive Scan Component Video Output
Benefit: These outputs allow the highest quality video signal to be sent from the DVD player to a component video equipped progressive scan TV. When this connection is utilized with today's HD-compatible sets, typical NTSC artifacts-like video noise, dot crawl, and flicker-are virtually eliminated, resulting in a lownoise, highly detailed picture with unequaled color purity.
Optical TosLink® Digital Audio Outputs
Benefit: Connects easily to a wide variety of receivers and signal decoders. It is not affected by RF interference.
Front Panel A/V & S-Video
Benefit: There are composite audio & video inputs, as well as RCA L/R inputs on the front panel of the unit for easy camcorder dubbing. As well, an S-Video input is also available on the front panel for interfacing components with this available video output.

Video
DivX® Home Theater Certified
HDMI™ Output (All source)
4-Head/19-Micron Hi-Fi Stereo VHS Playback
Digital Cinema Progressive Scan (DVD only)
JPEG Viewer
10-bit/54 MHz Video Digtial/Analog Converter
ColorstreamPro® Component Video Out (All Source)

Audio
Virtual Surround Sound
WMA & MP3 Playback
24-Bit/96kHz Audio Digital/Analog Converter
3-D Virtual Surround Sound
VHS Hi-Fi Stereo

Convenience
Daylight Savings Time Adjust
Time Zone Adjust
On-Screen Keyboard
Auto Channel Setup
Parental Lock
Unified Remote Control
Chase Play with DVD-RAM
Disc Quantity: 1
Disc Play: DVD-Video/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW
Disc Record: DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW*
Video Heads: 4
Record Speeds: SP/EP
SQPB
125 Channel Tuner
Fast Forward with Audio 1.5x
Fast Scan, Slow Motion
Bi-Direction Dubbing

Jackpacks
ColorStream Pro® Progressive Scan Component Video Output
Front Panel A/V & S-Video
S-Video Outputs
A/V Inputs - Rear
A/V Outputs (1)

Weights and Dimensions
Dimensions: 17" x 3 1/2" x 12 1/4" (WxHxD)
Dimensions With Packaging: 20 1/2" x 6 7/8" x 17" (WxHxD)

General
UPC: 022265412015

1 CD-R/CD-RW discs recorded by CD-DA method can be played back. Some CD-R/CD-RW discs may be incompatible due to laser pick-up and disc design. DVD-R discs recorded by DVD Video method can be played. Some DVD-R discs may be incompatible due to laser pick-up and disc design. WMA, MP3 and JPEG discs may be incompatible due to different recording format or condition of disc.

2 DVD-R discs recorded by DVD Video method can be played. Some DVD-R discs may be incompatible due to laser pick-up and disc design.

3 Certain encrypted programming may not be recordable.

Design specifications and dimensions are not final and may be subject to change. Please confirm specific features and exact dimensions by reference to the product itself.