JVC's Mini DV, DVD, and HDD player / recorder

While you might color us impressed if JVC's latest player / dubber handled recordable HD DVDs or Blu-ray discs, the SR-DVM700 really isn't much more than a brushed up version of its DR-DX5S from back in the day. Sure, it can offload content from Mini DV tapes, DVD-R/RWs, DVD-RAM, and basically any other analog device, but you still won't be compiling your data on any of the newest high capacity optical discs. Nevertheless, JVC's latest touts "six-way dubbing", provides on-deck / remote controls, an MPEG2 image processor, and a 250GB internal hard drive. It also provides a foolproof UI to handle your dubbing needs, component outputs, front / rear AV inputs, rack-mountability, simple editing and authoring features, and a simultaneous video recording function to dub to multiple sources at once. Although pricing and availability details haven't been divulged, we suspect this triple-duty device will be hitting Japanese DV stores soon.

[Via AkihabaraNews]

[azn804 @ Jan 24th 2007 6:01AM]

Wow... I am surprise that this is being written now. This device has been out for a while, and we bought 2 of these like 6 months ago. this is old news!

[nano @ Jan 24th 2007 8:36AM]

it says it wont be handling any of your high density storage disc's but on the player it has the logo hdd...

[Revels @ Jan 24th 2007 8:59AM]

Hard Disk Drive

[TVGenius @ Jan 24th 2007 8:49AM]

B&H has had these for a while, even checked them out when I was in NYC a few weeks back. JVC keeps coming out with new ones that have larger hard drives.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=7049&A=details&Q=&sku=448811&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

[andy @ Jan 24th 2007 9:02AM]

Does anyone know if they have one of these that is network addressable (RJ45 100MB)? I'd like to move stuff from miniDV (my camcorder tapes) to HDD with this thing and then move my vids to my RAID array via my network.

[scriv @ Jan 24th 2007 10:55AM]

Unfortunately, no. I bought this thing Dec 05 in hopes to do just that. You can record to the HDD from any video input possible, but the only way you're getting it off is by recording to miniDV or DVD.

[CM @ Jan 24th 2007 1:58PM]

What, no built in VHS drive? ;)

[dm @ Jan 24th 2007 2:48PM]

yes this is old engadget why such the lame post

this is part of a 3some --- srdvm700 srdvm70 and srdvm600 all touting larger harddrives form the 700 which has a hatachi 160 gb harddrive --- these were olso riddled with harddrive problems and minidv tape mechs that would hang up and the menu gui / navagation through it was hard to work!!!

dm

[trevor @ Jan 24th 2007 6:31PM]

We have this deck (or a close version) and its been in warranty repair more than in use.

[daniel @ Jan 24th 2007 4:29PM]

Quick question for those who have seen or worked with these; can you create a dvd that has no menu to it but chapter marks every 5 minutes? thanks.

[azn804 @ Jan 26th 2007 1:07AM]

I believe it can do that, it has an option that u can set to do that.

[Ted @ Jan 24th 2007 6:13PM]

Does anyone know of any MiniDV tape to dvd recorders out there besides this one? I have alot of MiniDV tapes I'd like to dump to DVD

[captain rico @ Jan 25th 2007 10:49PM]

So let me get this straight. input from almost anything but out only dv tape or disk! It cant transfer to my internal or external drives to edit? i dont get it? i need to tranfer hundred of 8mm, and mini dv to my raid for a mega archive. was i just dreaming for the last six months waiting for this sucker to drop in price and now finally comments come in about and it doesnt even do deck to computer tranfers!!!!

if anyone out there has actually heavily tested the 700 or the older dr-dx5.... could you call me 415.28.rico6 in san fran or email me you number anywhere in the world so i can just asked some basic user ?'s

my email is [e-mail] or better yet SKYPE ME
username = Ideagenius

thanks cause i was about to buy one tomorrow....

where has this review been hiding?

cheers
Captain rico

[Jon Carey @ Jan 30th 2007 10:51AM]

Does anybody out there know of a product that can simultaneously record digital video onto a hard drive and onto a dvd? I would also need to export the digital video onto an external hard drive.

Thanks.