RCA’s upcoming digital TV grabbing gadgets
Posted January 8, 2007 at 06:25 PM by PJ Hruschak
Section: Audio, Accessories, Home Audio, Computers, Hardware, Trade Shows, CES, Household, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, HDTV
For all those who dig digital TV, RCA has three new items on display at CES 2007 just for you.
The first is DRC8335, a VCR/DVD combo system that will record analog or digital TV signals directly to VCR or DVD (DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW). It has built-in twin NTSC/ATSC tuners, a DV-in port (for direct control and recording from most digital camcorders) and the TV Guardian foul language filter. The DRC8335 will be available in April for $249.99.
Second up is the RCA DTA800 Digital TV Adapter which will convert terrestrial standard-def and high-def digital TV signals back to a conventional analog signal. It’ll be handy for those who refuse to give up their perfectly good, yet old, TV. This should prove to be an inexpensive alternative (though they didn’t mention the price) for those millions of people who don’t want to pay the big bucks for a new HD-compatible TV. It’ll be available later this year.
Lastly is the MPC4000 Laptop Teleceiver (that’s how *they* spell it) which will grab HD-TV and standard analog signals for playback on a laptop. It uses the laptop’s hard drive as a digital video recorder with TiVo-like functionality (pause, record and parentally control live TV). The small setup connects via USB 2.0 to a PC with a minimum 1.5 GHz processor, requires only 256MB of RAM and includes a high-gain reception antenna. It also supports Dolby Digital sound and 1080i resolution. The RCA MPC4000 Laptop Teleceiver will be available for $199 in April 2007.