JVC Announces MiniDV High Definition Recording Technology

[Gregg Lengling]

Source: JVC
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LAS VEGAS (Jan. 15, 2003) -- JVC Company of America further illustrated its commitment to the high definition (HD) market by announcing the ability to make an HD recording on a mini DV tape. "JVC has always been an innovator in the consumer electronics industry with many industry 'firsts' to our credit" said Jerry Barbera, Vice President, Consumer Video, JVC Company of America. "Just as we were the first company to market an HD solution for recording and playing HD signals and 1080i D-Theater(TM) Hollywood movies, we anticipate we will be the first in the market with a consumer level HD camcorder."

"One of the reasons we were able to get to this point is our development of progressive scan technology," added Rob Payesko, Merchandising Manager, Consumer Video, JVC. "We are able to record 480i (NTSC) in standard DV compression as well as 480p and 720p (ATSC) in MPEG 2 compression all on a standard Mini DV cassette. As we examine the product possibilities as a result of this technology, we know we have to make this integrate into existing HD systems. To this point, we would want to offer IEEE1394 connectivity as well as component video output for connection to HD ready monitors. This technology also allows for a variety of playback modes- 480i for integration with existing 4:3 NTSC displays and 480p, 720p and 1080i to drive high performance display devices."
"Now the consumers that have invested in HD display devices can create their own HD content, worthy of the display it is being shown on," said Barbera. "This is the beginning of a new way to create memories, introduced by JVC."