The PRV-LX1 is the newest professional DVD-Video recorder from Pioneer, the world leader in DVD technology. It features simple operation with a wide range of features and functions that complement any video production environment. This award winning industrial recorder gives you everything you need today, with a future-proof modular design for adding the features you'll want tomorrow. Pioneer's PRV-LX1 comes equipped with a 120GB internal hard disk drive and one DVD-R/RW recordable drive. You can add an optional second DVD-R/RW drive if desired. The PRV-LX1 is designed to quickly and easily record video from all professional video sources onto DVD-R or DVD-RW media without the need for a PC or authoring system. This industrial recorder is designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of video and post-production environments and easily tackles one-step conversion of video assets to DVD, easy authoring of video projects and archiving video to the highly compatible DVD-Video format. Technical Specifications: Real Time DVD Recording: Records to DVD-R, DVD-RW or internal hard drive in real time from source video - no authoring required One to Six Hour DVD-R/RW Capacity: 32 DVD-Video bit rate settings Audio Format: Two-channel Dolby Digital or two-channel LPCM DVD Menu Design Capability: Selectable menu templatesmenu background import functionthumbnail image capture for buttons Modular Design: Configurable with optional components, including: Second DVD-R/RW drive (included) Serial Digital Interface (SDI) AES/EBU audio board set (target availability Q4 2003) Multiple Drive Functions: Record direct to DVD Record direct to internal 120GB hard drive transfer from HDD to DVD record to two DVDs at once High Speed Transfer to DVD: Hard drive content can be transferred to one or two DVD's at 4x transfer rate (approximately 15 minutes for 4.7GB) Analog and Digital Video Inputs/Outputs: Component (Y, Pb, Pr)Y/C, CompositeDV (IEEE-1394) Audio Inputs/Outputs: Balanced (XLR) unbalanced (RCA) Control Interfaces: RS-422ADV (IEEE-1394) Network Communications: Ethernet port (100 BaseT) Mouse/Keyboard Functions: Standard USB mouse and keyboard combination can be used for menu configuration and GUI functions DVD Chapters: User selectable or automatic intervals Import Complete Menu Designs: Allows use of fully customized menus designed on other computers (requires optional software conversion tool) Machine-to-Machine Control: Batch recording via RS-422A or IEEE-1394 ports with compatible devices PIONEER DVD DRIVES, SPARE PARTS AND ADD-ONS