Thursday, October 23, 2008

MCC Launch TurboPix DVD TD 200 And Sporty DVD SP20 DVD Player


MCC Group has formally announced the launch of their new generation DVD players, TurboPix DVD TD 200 and Sporty DVD SP20 which are equipped with an in-built memory device reader.

Both of these new generation DVD players offer features such as an-built memory card slot compatible with any USB drive - like a pen drive, USB port and software for 300 games, enabling viewing of still images on one’s TV and playback of MP3s and includes 300 free games which come with two joysticks.

According to MCC the TurboPix DVD TD 200 is the first DVD Player in India which is equipped with an in-built Memory Device Reader, compatible with Memory Sticks, SmartMedia Cards, SD Cards and a USB PORT enabling easy access to stored computer files along with facility to play music contents in MP3/ACC formats.

At the launch of TurboPix DVD TD 200 and Sporty DVD SP20, Ajay Mehta, managing director, MCC Group, said “Realizing the immense potential that the technology convergence boom in the consumer electronics segment offers, we envisaged the scope for niche products in a competitive consumer durable segment such as DVD players. The DVD player market has already seen a tremendous growth in India and today it is around half a million pieces a year growing at over 20 percent year on year, we decided to venture into this immensely challenging yet exciting segment with a product offering quite a few firsts in terms of features and value. Sensing a sizeable potential in the niche features DVD Players market, we are offering multi-functional DVD players enabling one to get more out of one’s DVD players in the form of viewing of still pictures, listening to MP3s and get adrenalized with over 300 games.”

MCC also said that the company is hoping to realize about 25 per cent of its overall revenue to come from the DVD segment in future.

Equipped with USB port and in-built memory card slots, the TurboPix DVD TD 200 is available in India at the price of Rs 3,790 while Sporty DVD SP20 DVD player costs Rs 3,090 with one year warranty.

Acer Aspire E500-19W Desktop PC


Acer has introduced today its new multimedia desktop PC, Aspire E500-19W, in India powered by Intel Pentium D processor (3.0 GHz) and features integrated TV tuner with remote and a dual layer DVD burner.

Powered by Intel Pentium D Processor 820, (2 x 1 MB L2 Cache, 3.0 GHz CPU speed, 800 MHz FSB, Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology) the new Acer Aspire E500-19W desktop PC is equipped with 512-MB PC3200 DDR2 RAM (expandable up to 2.0 GB) and features 160-GB Super ATA (7200rpm) Hard Disk Drive and a integrated DVD-R/W Supermulti Double Layer DVD Writer Drive.

Acer Aspire E500-19W comes with 19-inch (48.26 cm) TFT LCD monitor powered by on-board ATi Radeon PCI-EXpress X550 graphic chipset with 256-MB VRAM which also features a TV-Out/DVI port.

An integrated TV/FM tuner card in Aspire E500-19W receives television and radio signals, making the Aspire E500 a flexible entertainment hub. Four USB 2.0 ports enable connection to numerous peripherals and devices at high speed.

Acer Aspire E500-19W other features includes an integrated 10/100/1000 gigabit Ethernet LAN, a 56-kbps V.92 fax/modem, integrated Realtek ALC880 Audio Codec, supporting 7.1 Channels Audio and 9-in-1 media card reader.

Aspire E500-19W sports following I/O ports for external devices:

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Four USB 2.0 ports (two front, two rear)
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IEEE 1394 port
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Ethernet (RJ-45) port
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Modem (RJ-11) port
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Headphone and microphone jacks
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Line-in and line-out jacks
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Parallel port
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Serial port
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Express X16 slot
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Express X1 slot
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Two PCI v2.3 5 V slots

Acer Aspire E500-19W desktop PC features

* Intel Pentium D Processor 820 (2×1 MB L2 Cache, 3.0 GHz CPU speed, 800 MHz FSB, Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
* 512-MB PC3200 DDR-II RAM (expandable up to 2.0 GB)
* ATi Radeon PCI-EXpress X550 256MB with TV-Out/DVI
* 160-GB Super ATA (7200rpm) Hard Disk Drive
* DVD-R/W Supermulti Double Layer DVD Writer Drive
* 9-in-1 Media Card Reader
* IEEE1394
* 3.5 inch 1.44-MB Floppy Drive
* 56kbps ITU V.90 Fax Modem (internal)
* Integrated Ethernet 10/100 (LAN Built-in)
* Integrated Realtek ALC880 Audio Codec, supporting 7.1 Channels Audio
* 4 Hi-Speed USB Ports (ver 2.0)
* Aspire USB Multimedia Keyboard & USB Optical Mouse
* 19-inch (48.26 cm) TFT LCD Monitor
* TV Tuner card with infrared remote control
* Minitower - 370 (H) x 183 (W) x 455 (D) mm
* Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (Service pack 2)

Acer Aspire E500-19W desktop PC with DVD writer is available in India at the price of Rs. 49,990/- (excluding local taxes) and it comes with a 3 years warranty.

Sony Launches DVDdirect VRD-MC1 DVD Recorder



Sony has launched a new DVD recorder, VRD-MC1, in India which can transfer home video footage in real-time from a camcorder to a DVD media without requiring a PC.

The new DVD recorder also allows recording of digital still images directly from memory cards to DVD media as a slideshow for playback on most home DVD players and PC DVD-ROM drives, without requiring a PC.

Sony VRD-MC1 DVD recorder also enables direct connection to PictBridge-compatible photo printers for direct printing individual digital pictures from a memory card or from a DVD disc.

The new VRD-MC1 DVDirect model on one side incorporates digital and analogue video/audio inputs, allowing connection of a camcorder or VCR to transfer tape-based videos to DVD and on the other side, it has slots for five of the most popular digital camera memory cards, allowing to take pictures from your digital camera and create a slideshow on a DVD disc without a computer.

The VRD-MC1 features a two-inch color LCD screen for previewing video and images when used in stand-alone mode. It can burn up to 12 hours of high-quality hardware encoded MPEG-2 video on DVD+R DL Double Layer discs, or up to six hours of video or up to 2,000 photos onto supported standard single layer discs. These discs can then be played back and enjoyed on most home DVD players or computer DVD-ROM drives.

The new model can also be connected to a PC for more advanced DVD video projects, including making copies of home videos and photo DVDs to share with family and friends.

“We had a good success with the earlier model VRD-VC20. The new model, Sony DVDirect MC1, comes with additional features which enable users to connect maximum number of devices to DVDirect MC1,” Hemvardhan Shah, product manager, Rashi Peripherals, who would distribute the product in India explained.


The new VRD-MC1 DVD recorder can record digital still images directly from a Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo storage media, CompactFlash, Secure Digital (SD), and xD cards to a DVD, creating a slideshow that can be played back on a DVD player, or simply used as a backup DVD of the images for storage or printing.

When recording digital images, the DVDirect recorder keeps the JPEG files in their original high resolution format, and is capable of printing them directly from a photo DVD to a PictBridge-enabled printer.

The VRD-MC1 comes with the Nero software suite to use when it is attached to a PC via hi-speed USB (USB 2.0, 12 mbps speed). The package includes software for making copies of home movies and slideshows, as well as authoring DVD discs with customized menus and other advanced features. The bundle also includes DVD-video playing software, backup software, virtual disc drive software, disc label creation, and drive tool software and some more.

In computer-attached mode, the new Sony VRD-MC1 model can burn DVD+R and DVD-R discs at 16X, which equates to about six minutes of recording time. It also supports 8X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R and 24X CD-RW recording speeds.

The Sony DVDdirect VRD-MC1 DVD recorder is available at price of Rs 14,750/- (without local taxes) and the product comes with a one-year warranty.

Samsung Lauches SH-S182D 18x DVD Writer


Samsung today announced the launch of new WriteMaster SH-S182D DVD drive which can write to DVD+/-R media at a blazing 18X speed. Previous fastest DVD writers available were able to write up to 16X speeds.

The Samsung SH-S182D DVD writer can write to DVD+/-R with 18X, DVD-RAM with 12X, DVD+/-R Double Layer with 8X, DVD+RW with 8X and DVD-RW with 6X making it the world’s fastest DVD+/-R and DVD-RAM writer in the current market.

The SH-S182D can also write to Dual Layer and DVD-RAM media, largely promoted by Panasonic which pioneer the technology. Since it was not globally accepted standard, few home DVD players support DVD-RAM media outside of the Panasonic product ranges.

Samsung SH-S182D DVD Writer is able to write on Double Layer DVD, which consists with 2 writable layers. Which means users can write up to 8.5GB data on a single media.

According to Samsung the new 18X WriteMaster SH-S182D DVD writer/burner is able to burn 4.7 GB of data on a DVD+/-R media disk in about 4 minutes and 48 seconds, nearly one minute faster than the current 16x DVD writers. The SH-S182D takes less than 17 minutes to burn a 4.7 GB data on to a DVD media in DVD-RAM format.

The new Samsung 18X WriteMaster SH-S182D DVD writer uses multiple technologies to achieve its faster performance. A Weight Balancing System has been designed to help maximize performance and lower the volume clatter when recording or reading at top speeds; Speed Adjustment Technology is employed to match the speed funtionality of the media itself; Tilt Actuator Compensation technology (TAC) and Double Optimum Power Control systems are used to balance the laser power on the sides of the disc for better writing performance.

The Samsung 18X WriteMaster SH-S182D DVD writer comes bundled with free software to enable users create music-, video-, photo- and data-discs easily. And included with the drive is Samsung’s Firmware LiveUpdate program which helps the user download automatic firmware updates.

Samsung also said that the new 18X WriteMaster SH-S182D DVD writer will also be available in internal and external models with LightScribe function. Besides the DVD writer is claimed to be eco-friendly and RoHS compliant.

Samsung 18X WriteMaster SH-S182D DVD writer features

* Writing Speed:
DVD+/-R with 18X;
DVD-RAM with 12X;
DVD+/-R Double Layer with 8X;
DVD+RW with 8X;
DVD-RW with 6X
* Supported Disks:
DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM,
CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I(FMV), Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
* Burst Transfer Rate:
PIO Mode 4 (16.6MB/sec)
Ultra DMA Mode 2 (33.3MB/sec)
* Interface: EIDE/ATAPI
* Buffer Memory: 2 MB
* Dimensions (WxHxD) - 148.2mm x 42mm x 170mm
* Weight - 0.75Kg

The Samsung 18X WriteMaster SH-S182D DVD writer is already available in India for the price of Rs. 4,700/- which includes warranty.

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