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Plug your camcorder directly into this unit, and hit Record. That's one of the nice features about this machine. It also comes with crisp progressive-scan playback for normal DVDs. A price drop and unbeatable ease of use make it the best of this class. www.philipsusa.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Of Tech | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...immense production numbers. Dozens of chorus boys in leather and houris in saris frolic while the stars risk dislocating their shoulders and display '60s-style legwork not seen in the West since the Peppermint Lounge closed. The stars dance, but they don't sing. That's the job of "playback singers," unseen onscreen but famous on CDs. One playback diva, Lata Mangeshkar, has recorded some 50,000 songs in a 60-year career. (Sinatra, you slouch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Bollywood | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

...immense production numbers. Dozens of chorus boys in leather and houris in saris frolic while the stars risk dislocating their shoulders and display '60s-style legwork not seen in the West since the Peppermint Lounge closed. The stars dance, but they don't sing. That's the job of "playback singers," unseen onscreen but famous on CDs. One playback diva, Lata Mangeshkar, has recorded some 50,000 songs in a 60-year career. (Sinatra, you slouch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Bollywood | 7/15/2002 | See Source »

...access all of the files on a disc so you can say goodbye to the rewind/fast-forward shuffle. Among other benefits, discs take up less space and deliver better picture quality. For me, the coolest feature is that the machine has a superfast bit rate that allows simultaneous recording and playback. This means you can set the machine to record your favorite TV show, but start watching 10 minutes after the recording has started. The benefit? You can fast-forward through the commercials while the show is still airing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DVD Recorders: Not There Yet | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...sits round the monitor liking what they see. Cigarettes are lit, but nobody's puffing. Cans are open, nobody's drinking. The whole scene takes three minutes but it plays like slow motion. "Cut," cries the director. The girls rush from the bed to the monitor to see the playback, which they view tensely, clearly a little embarrassed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pride & Passion | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

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