Doremi Labs V1-HD HDTV Recorder

Not that you are going to buy one of these for your home theater but it will give you an idea what pros are playing with in HDTV land. V1-HD from Doremi Labs is a compressed HDTV disk recorder that is claimed to be a drop-in-replacement for any HD tape recorder. This beast can independently record and play at whopping 2K resolution. In fact, Doremi Labs, has showed V1-HD playing back 4 streams of 2K resolution on Sony SXRD 4K projector. Ok, so here are the highlights of the product:

* Compressed HD and SD video recording up to 300 Mbits/sec
* High Quality JPEG 2000 compression at 8 or 10bit (12bit optional)
* Simultaneous record and play operation (optional)
* Instant access to the recorded video, audio and time code
* Record multiple SD and HD video formats on the same storage
* Create video clips, loops and playlists from the front panel
* Smooth fast and slow motion playback
* Up to 6 channels analog and 8 channels digital audio
* 720p, 1080i, 1080p (24sf), 525 and 625 support
* Front panel video monitoring LCD screen (option)
* Frame accurate control via RS-422 using standard control protocols
* Dual Link 4:4:4, 10 or 12bit, 24p SF input (option)

And for those craving deep specs - here they are:

• HD-SDI and SDI
• 720p (50, 60 Hz), 1080i (50, 60 Hz)
• 1080p (25, 30 fps), 1080 24sf,
• 625 (50Hz) and 525 (60Hz)
• DLNK-2K - Dual Link 4:4:4 24 SF (segmented frame) option (2048x1080)
• Sync: Tri Level and Bi Level sync input
• Audio: 2 Analog Audio Channels standard (up to 6 optional), AES/EBU up to 8 channels, plus embedded audio on SDI
• Other: 2 RS-422 ports, Biphase, 100Base-T, Gigabit Ethernet option, GPI option
  

Read the press release at HDTV Magazine or check the product page at Doremi Labs