·        Super MPEG Encode Pre-Processor: Time Base Corrector (TBC), Frame Synchronizer and Motion Active Noise Reduction

·        Optical Digital Audio Output - 5.1ch Dolby Digital/2ch Linear PCM/DTS

·        Linear PCM digital audio soundtrack recording with SD Video in HS and STD Mode (48kHz/16-bit audio rate 1.6 Mbps)

·        5.1-channel Dolby Digital at 576 to 640bps or full-rate DTS sound – 1.5 to twice the audio rate possible with DVD.

·        MPEG-2 decoder built-in for direct connection to HDTV via analog component Y/Pb/Pr or digital component (HDMI™) output.

·        Auto HS/STD mode select for easy digital recording.

·        Can record any type of broadcast; digital HD, SD or analog SD

·        MPEG-2 CODEC encoding/decoding for digital recording of NTSC sources

·        8-Hr. digital recording in STD Mode in higher than DVD quality (up to 500 TV lines/H) (PCM Audio Rate 1.6 Mbps)

·        24-Hr. digital recording in LS3 Mode in average DVD quality (up to 400 TV Lines/H)