By David Keene, July 29, 2010
I just got a hands-on look at the JVC SR-HD1500, which is a practical and easy-to-use AV component designed for authoring Blu-ray discs without a PC.
With the SR-HD1500, HD recordings from a camcorder or any pro or "prosumer" digital camera can be transferred to a Blu-ray disc, or downconverted and recorded onto a standard DVD. USB 2.0 and i.LINK connectors, combined with an SD memory card slot, provide an interface to most SD and HD digital camcorders.
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With the SR-HD1500, HD recordings from a
camcorder or any pro or "prosumer" digital
camera can be transferred to a Blu-ray disc,
or downconverted and recorded onto a
standard DVD.
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The SR-HD1500 allows anyone to create professional-quality BDMV (with menu) or BDAV format discs. It stores up to 24 hours of HD video (in AE mode, using dual-layer 50GB disc) and supports BD-R or BD-RE (erasable) Blu-ray discs. And it authors discs with auto-start or repeat playback, as well.
Introduced in the fall of 2009, the unit allows for digital and analog inputs for wide compatibility. You can input video into the SR-HD1500 via FireWire (i.LINK), composite/S-Video, USB and SD cards. And, you can output to HDMI, component, or via an RS-232C terminal for external control. This allows for flexible monitoring via HDMI or component.
A note for Hollywood Blu-ray movie release buffs: this unit is not a Hollywood-mastered Blu-ray movie-dubbing unit. The obvious missing input is HDMI, and this is no oversight. Hollywood studios don't want you duping Blu-ray discs for your pals or for distribution. So there is no Blu-ray to Blu-ray "dubbing" unit available in this country. (Note, however, that copying "unprotected" DVD or Blu-ray discs is a simple process with the unit's built-in duplication function.)
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I shot a variety of full 1080p video at
the InfoComm show in early June using a
Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera,
filling up a 32GB CompactFlash card
with an hour's worth of footage.
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The SR-HD1500 features a 500GB hard drive, plus an RS-232C terminal and support for .MOV files (from the camera directly, or from files output by Apple Final Cut Pro, other editing applications–even iMovie). The internal 500GB hard drive is a big asset.
I shot a variety of full 1080p HD video at the InfoComm show in early June 2010, using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera and filling up a 32GB CompactFlash card with an hour's worth of full 1080p footage. Unfortunately, the SR-HD1500 does not have a CompactFlash card reader, but it only took me about three minutes to import the footage, via FireWire, onto a Blu-ray disc inserted into the SR-HD1500.
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With its $2,550 MSRP, the SR-HD1500 is
ideal for the amateur video producer
(weddings, parties, home movies) or
home theater enthusiast.
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You really don't want to use this unit for sophisticated editing, but it does have a simple, menu-driven interface that enables edited clips to be assembled into a completed project and recorded to Blu-ray discs. Discs also can be authored for auto-start or repeat playback, which provide ideal options for presentations, kiosks, and point-of-sale displays.
With its $2,550 MSRP, the SR-HD1500 is ideal for the amateur video producer (weddings, parties, home movies) or home theater enthusiast who wants to dub DVDs or VHS tapes onto Blu-ray. In fact, the unit has the professional features preferred by pro video production companies that are dubbing HD video from events onto Blu-ray discs for distribution to their clients.
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| COMMENTS (2) | | 08/04/2010 | | Is it possible to archive broad video via firewire from a DVR to a bluray disk with this machine? |
| | 08/04/2010 | | Is it possible to archive broad video via firewire from a DVR to a bluray disk with this machine? |
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