If like many of us you can’t wait for blue laser HD disc players to hit the market, but you’re willing to buy a red laser DVD solution for HD, then JVC has a solution. Their SRDVD-100U player can play HD material stored in MPEG2 or Windows Media 9 (WM9) formats. HDV camcorders are already available, so this is a great way to burn all that material.

“The industry isn’t going to wait for blue laser players. The onslaught of high definition programming brought about by HDV cameras and recorders demands a readily available disk playback system now,” said Tim Tokita, product marketing manager for JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY. “The SRDVD-100 is the perfect complement to our new ProHD lineup of cameras and recorders. JVC is proud to deliver an innovative product that meets the demands of the professional market.”

The machine has a DVI/HDCP output and component analog outputs as well, with resolutions of 720p and 1080i both supported.

In addition, the SRDVD-100 includes a front panel USB 2.0 connector to view other media files stored on solid state memory from a digital camera or from external hard disk drives. The SRDVD-100 supports most media types including USB Memory Stick, I-O Data HDD products, and any FAT16/32 storage device or card reader.

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