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GoVideo Introduces World's First DVD Recorder+VCR with YesDVD
- First-ever integrated YesDVD feature enables one-button creation of professionally-featured, Hollywood-style DVDs at home.
- VR2940 with YesDVD feature and DoMiNoFX technologies enabled exclusively by LSI Logic's DiMeNsion 8602 DVD recorder system processor.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - September 28, 2004 - GoVideo® today announced the introduction of the GoVideo VR2940 DVD Recorder+VCR, the world's easiest to use DVD recorder combination product. The VR2940 includes GoVideo's renowned consumer-friendly feature set, plus integrated YesDVDT technology to enable consumers to easily turn their home movies into professionally-featured, Hollywood-style DVDs at the touch of a button. Archiving home video has never been easier.
GoVideo, the inventor of the world's first DVD+VCR Combo and Dual-Deck VCR, has partnered with YesVideoT, Inc. (www.yesvideo.com), the leader in automated digital authoring, to integrate YesVideo's YesDVD technology in the new VR2940. The embedded YesDVD feature of the VR2940 allows consumers to easily turn their digital or analog camcorder footage into high-quality, feature-laden DVDs, complete with onscreen disc menus, intelligently selected chapters with picture thumbnails, and music videos, all with one easy-to-use unit.
"With the new VR2940, consumers can copy their favorite VHS tapes to DVD, and the product will automatically create chapters, music videos, and other intelligent features," said Ed Brachocki, chief executive officer of GoVideo. "They can press one button and walk away. That's what consumers have come to expect from GoVideo."
With the introduction of GoVideo's VR2940, transferring home movies to DVD has never been easier. The VR2940 includes a convenient front panel DV input (1394 connection) and analog inputs, enabling easy connection of digital and analog camcorders for easy recording to DVD and playback on the TV. A smart, onscreen menu provides prompts for recording to DVD or creating a YesDVD, with just the click of the remote control.
The YesDVD feature of the VR2940 automatically creates up to 54 chapter scenes of the best images from the video source, and creates a disc menu for easy searching and viewing. A DVD cover with thumbnail images representing each scene can be printed by inserting the finished YesDVD disc into a Windows-based PC. YesDVDs also include music videos created from highlights of the video set to jazz, rock and classical tunes. Additionally, you can personalize your DVD disc and case with a custom title.
"As an integrated feature, YesDVD is the perfect complement for GoVideo customers who want the features that they see in Hollywood movies in their own home video, but who do not want to spend dozens of hours at a PC to get these special DVD effects," said Greg Ayres, chief operating officer for YesVideo. "Recognized for its advanced product features and innovations in consumer-friendly products, GoVideo continues to deliver on these promises with the new VR2940 DVD Recorder+VCR combo."
The new VR2940 also includes GoVideo's AutoPlayT feature, which automatically skips ads, trailers and menus, jumping right to the start of the movie, and GoVideo's YourDVDT feature, which allows consumers to store setup preferences to make playing DVDs easier. GoVideo's CleanCopyT feature improves the quality of VHS tape to DVD transfers, with automatic enhancement of picture and sound quality. Recording to both DVD+R and DVD+RW discs, the VR2940's versatile playback capability features progressive scan output and supports DVD-Video, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, Audio CDs, and MP3s and JPEGs on CD-R/RW.
LSI Logic's DMN8602 DVD Recorder System Processor Offers Integrated, Seamless Solution
The VR2940's video quality is enhanced by LSI Logic's DoMiNoFXT technology, which uses three patented processing techniques to deliver a crisp picture and high-quality video for DVD recording, playback and archiving . The DMN-8602 completely integrates audio and video systems, CPU, and graphics onto a single chip, uniquely enabling the VR2940's YesDVD and DoMiNoFXT technologies. The DMN-8602 is one of the most advanced and cost-effective solutions available on the market today.
"GoVideo has tremendous strength in the consumer sales channels, and we are delighted that they selected the DMN-8602 processor for this new model of advanced, easy-to-use DVD recorders ," said Umesh Padval, executive vice president, Consumer Products, LSI Logic. "We expect that consumers will be very pleased with the high level of quality and features available in the VR2940."
To further enhance the customer's experience with the VR2940, GoVideo is offering consumers its highest level of customer support, White Glove Customer Care . Designed to ensure a positive product experience and a high degree of comfort using the product right out of the box, GoVideo W hite Glove Customer Care provides a free DVD+RW disc in the product package with instructions for a free call to a GoVideo customer service representative for assistance in making their first DVD recording and answers to any questions they may have about the product and its capabilities.
Pricing and Availability
The new GoVideo VR2940 DVD Recorder+VCR will be available in October 2004 in the United States, at a price of $349.99 (MSRP).
About GoVideo
Celebrating its 20 th anniversary this year, GoVideo is fast becoming a global competitor in consumer electronics and has pioneered some of the most recognized and advanced product lines in the industry, including the DVD+VCR Combo, the Dual-Deck VCR, DVD HTiB, Networked DVD Player, and DVD Recorder+VCR. The company holds numerous patents covering Dual-Deck technology as well as other electronics products and systems. GoVideo markets its products through the largest and finest retailers in North America under the GoVideo®, CineVisionT, Sensory Science®, Rave-MPT, and California Audio Labs® brand names. The company has been recognized for its award winning customer service and provides its retail partners and consumers with "The GoVideo Experience" of Innovation, Simplicity, Value and Support. For additional information on GoVideo on the Internet, visit www.govideo.com .
About YesVideo
YesVideo, Inc. (www.yesvideo.com) is dedicated to providing its customers with easy and affordable solutions to preserve and enjoy their video and photographic memories. As the leader in automated digital media authoring, YesVideo develops and utilizes best-in-class video engineering and state-of-the-art software technology to enable top-quality, on-demand DVD and CD video publishing. Founded in 1999 by Sai-Wai Fu, a pioneer in digital video compression technology, YesVideo is a privately-held company, with headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
About LSI Logic
LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI) focuses on the design and production of high-performance semiconductors for Consumer, Communications and Storage applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. LSI Logic engineers incorporate reusable, industry-standard intellectual property building blocks that serve as the heart of leading-edge systems. LSI Logic serves its global OEM, channel and distribution customers with Platform ASICs, standard-cell ASICs, standard products, host bus adapters, RAID controllers and software. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035. http://www.lsilogic.com.
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