Marantz Introduces Its First D-VHS VCR

Jan. 22, 2003--Marantz America, a leading manufacturer of specialty home theater products, recently announced the introduction of its MV8300 D-VHS/S-VHS D-Theater VCR.

The multi-format deck offers home theater enthusiasts the ability to record and play back true high-definition HDTV images in full digital video quality, along with conventional VHS, Super VHS and Super VHS ET playback.

Kevin Zarow, Marantz Director of Marketing noted: "As the industry moves toward digital TV and HDTV-based home entertainment systems, there's more of a need than ever before for video recorders with high-definition digital recording capability. The Marantz MV8300 is an easy to use add-on component that provides this capability to consumers, and as an added benefit, it is backward-compatible with a customer's existing videotape library."

The Ultimate in High-Definition VCR Recording and Playback
The D-VHS system used in the Marantz MV8300 records and plays back HD and SD digital broadcasts onto D-VHS cassettes in full digital quality, capturing digital signals via its IEEE-1394 connection and playing back digital program material with no image loss. The MV8300 also provides Super VHS, Super VHS ET and standard VHS recording and playback.

In addition to bit-for-bit-accurate HDTV recording, the MV8300 also provides a selection of compressed-recording modes, for extended HDTV playback time from a single D-VHS cassette. The deck includes advanced video processing circuitry to assure superior image quality from all analog and digital formats.

The MV8300 includes a full complement of digital and analog connections, to facilitate use with any home entertainment system. The deck also offers a wealth of advanced performance and convenience features, such as video navigation that encodes tapes by category, recording date and an ID number, which makes locating and organizing tapes easy. The MV8300 also offers VCR Plus+ programming capability, front panel A/V inputs, a remote with jog/shuttle capability and many additional useful features.

The Marantz MV8300 D-VHS/S-VHS D-Theater VCR carries a suggested retail price of $1,599 and will begin shipping in the first quarter of 2003.

SOURCE: Marantz America