Zoran
Corporation today announced that its advanced Vaddis DVD multimedia
processor powers Toshiba's latest generation of DVD-R and DVD-RAM hard disk
drive recorders now shipping to retail stores in Japan. Toshiba's new RD-X3
family of recorders, including the RD-X3, RD-XS30 and RD-XS40, allows consumers
to record up to six hours of content on a single DVD-R or DVD-RAM
disc.
These recorders can create DVD-Video format on DVD-R media, as well
as DVD-VR format on DVD-RAM media. Data files stored in DVD-R and DVD-Video
format can be played back on most DVD players on the market. In addition to
enabling cut, assemble, and edit capabilities, the RD-X3 recorder series
provides reliable, high-performance authoring of multimedia content to a DVD
disc.
The 80 to 160-gigabyte hard disk drives in the new models deliver
personal video recording (PVR) time-shifting capabilities that allow consumers
to time shift and record live television programs or to record programs like
traditional VCRs. The onboard Ethernet connection in the RD-X3 and the
RD-XS40 enables support for three types of home networks: wired, wireless,
and peer-to-peer.
The flexibility of this Ethernet connection enables key
features such as an Internet-based Electronic Program Guide (iEPG) for easy
program selection. The Web-based DVD recorder management feature provides
program recordings via PCs, cell phones, and the Internet and the Rich DVD
authoring function allows a user to build multimedia composites using multiple
templates.
"Toshiba's new DVD recorders offer consumers a choice of
flexible, powerful, and high-quality recording solutions that connect to the
web, a PC or cell phone as well as the TV. For the past six years, Zoran's
Vaddis-based DVD solutions have allowed us to meet aggressive time-to-market and
cost reduction goals for new products such as the RD-X3 series of DVD recorder
products," said Mr. Kensuke Adachi, general manager, Digital Media Development
Center at Toshiba. "We look forward to working with Zoran to deliver additional
industry-leading DVD recording products as the market grows
and
matures."
"For quite sometime we've shared a vision with Toshiba
to enable DVD recorders to readily connect to other consumer devices. In
delivering the Vaddis-based RD-X3 series of recorders, we have realized our
joint goal," said Camillo Martino, executive vice president and chief operating
officer at Zoran Corporation. "In January, the Consumer Electronics Show
selected the RD-X2 recorder for an Innovation Award. We expect that the new
generation RD-X3 series will also garner awards for its high performance and
connectivity capability, sure to be popular with consumers. Once again Toshiba
demonstrates why it is a leader in the consumer electronics
industry."
"We are honored to support Toshiba with the combined expertise
of our long-term partner Zoran Corporation in delivering the new Vaddis-based
DVD recorder product line with new connectivity capabilities," said Mr. Akira
Kashiwagi, CEO, Fujifilm Microdevices Co., Ltd.
About Zoran
Corporation
Zoran Corporation, based in Santa Clara, California, is a
leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-chip for applications in the growing
consumer electronics markets. With two decades of expertise developing and
delivering digital signal processing, Zoran has pioneered high-performance
digital audio, video, and imaging applications. Zoran's proficiency in
integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater
capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter
time to market. Zoran-based DVD products and digital cameras have received
recognition for
excellence and are now in millions of homes worldwide. With
headquarters in
the U.S. and operations in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Israel,
Japan, Korea, and
Taiwan.
NOTE: Zoran and Vaddis are
trademarks of Zoran Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Source: PRnewswire.com
