Contact Information: BCD Associates, Inc. 128 NW 67th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73115 405-843-4574 800-223-6734 (800-BCD-MPEG) http://www.bcdusa.com
BCD's DVD-1150HDD Records to Hard Drive Video or DVD
| Source: BCD Associates, Inc.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK--(Marketwire - May 5, 2008) - BCD Associates, Inc., a leader in DVD
Control Systems, has added the DVD-1150HDD with hard drive to its line of
industrial DVD recorders. Designed specifically for remote control via
RS-232, USB serial and optionally, built-in web server control, the HDD DVR
adds extended recording capability.
Hard Drive Recording
Video may be directly recorded to either DVD or to the digital video
recorder hard drive. The standard 250GB drive is equivalent to 58 DVDs,
giving recording times from 58 hours to 348 hours, depending on the quality
selected. Once recorded to the HDD, individual titles may be erased or
recorded to DVD disc faster than real time. Titles that are too large to
fit on a single DVD are automatically 'spanned' to two or more discs. The
DVD-1150HDD features selection of HDD or DVD recording via front-panel or
RS-232 without drilling through menus.
BCD Outload™ File Transfer
BCD's optional Outload file transfer system permits copying raw MPEG-2
files from the internal 250GB drive to the user's PC via USB. A rear
switch selects Internal or USB access to the HDD.
The secure DVD-1150 is also available with no hard drive.
It's All About Control!
"Many of our clients need full status feedback for use with computer
control as well as AMX® and Crestron® controllers," said Robert Howard,
Vice President of Product Development for BCD Associates. "The DVD-1150HDD
provides reliable two-way communication over RS-232 and USB serial ports so
the user is assured that when they issue the Record command, the machine
really records."
The DVD-1150HDD uses the "BCD1" 4-character command protocol, providing
full remote control with complete operational status reporting including
current transport mode, frame position, remaining record time, and
15-character title labels. DVD Finalize and Erase are each single remote
commands requiring no on-screen menus.
Multi-Machine Control -- Built In!
BCD's experience in multiple-machine control makes it easy to operate many
DVD-1150HDDs at once. The unit features dual RS-232 connectors for
daisy-chain control of up to 100 machines from a single serial port.
The DVD-1150HDD occupies 1 rack space and is equipped with a DVD +R/+RW
drive, information display, Composite and S-Video I/O, dual DB-9, USB-B
connector, and an RJ-45 jack for the optional web server. The DVD-1150HDD
is available now at a suggested list price under $2000.
For more information on the BCD DVD-1150HDD please visit
http://www.bcdusa.com
About BCD Associates, Inc.
Since 1980, BCD Associates, Inc. has manufactured computer controllers for
VCRs, Laser Discs and DVD machines. BCD products have proven reliability
with clients in 26 countries and applications from Education and Industry
to Government and Defense. BCD's line of DVD recorders is in response to
customer demand for features not found elsewhere.