Panasonic VDR-D160 digital camcorder

HDTV Guy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:50:13 +0000

SVP have got stocks of the Panasonic VDR-D160 digital camcorder at a silly price with an accessory pack.

It was a Digital Video 2006 Award Winner, for Best DVD Camcorder.

Marketing Summary:

Panasonic VDR-160 with FREE Panasonic Tripod & Carry Case
- 3CCD camera system
- Electronic Image Stabilization
- 2.3 MegaPixel still picture recording
- 10x Optical Zoom
- 700x Digital Zoom
- 2.7″ widescreen LCD screen
- SD memory card slot

Only £149.99 inc VAT while promotional stocks last.

Get the Panasonic VDR-D160 digital camcorder here

Set Top Boxes

Brian — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:46:52 +0000

“HDTV,” short for High-Definition Television, is said to completely replace primitive analogue TV by the year 2012. HDTV is basically digital TV; the term ‘digital’ is defined as the way signals are broadcasted and interpreted by the TV. Traditional analogue TV is transmitted as waves, while digital TV is broadcasted as binary, sets of ones and zeroes. A big advantage of this is broadcasters can present a lot more information than analogue TV, around five to seven digital channels for every analogue channel. However the only way to obtain this type of new-age technology is to subscribe to a service that offers HDTV, and receive something called a Set Top Box.

Some really good set top boxes are available from the Freeview service. A very nice set top box by Goodmans can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk for only £49.99. The GDB15HD model is advertised as including such features as HDMI, and also 1080i Upscaling. The GDB15HD offers upscaling support of all the way to 1080i for the sharpest, clearest picture possible. Also the GBD15HD set top box offers the capability to view television shows in the upcoming week by its seven-day electronic guide. With this function, you’ll never miss your favorite shows.

Another excellent, though more pricey, set top box from Freeview is the Sagem 62160SL-T. The Sagem 62160SL-T offers what’s called a “twin tuner” that allows the recording of two programs at the same time. Recording two shows at once won’t hurt your 62160SY-T set top box at all, because it comes equipped with a 160 gigabyte hard drive, allowing you to save shows and watch them whenever you like. The 160 gigabyte hard drive gives you the option to save up to eighty hours of programming. With that much space available at your disposal, it’s quite hard for competitors to beat the 62160SL-T from Segam.

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