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"Worst deck, FireWire - no connect to PC"
Pros: Supports HD
Cons: Doesn't talk through FireWire to computer - no way. JVC tech support bounced me back and forth, finally said "it's software problem". I've tried four different software pieces: Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, Ulead MediaStudio Pro 7.01, Windows Movie Maker 2, Mai
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The developers of DVHS and the JVC engineers of the HM-DH30000U had you in mind while working with the movie studios to create this wonderful, nearly pirate proof machine. The JVC HM-DH30000U does everything it was advertised to do. It was the first machine available that allowed video consumers to be able to record HDTV programming via i-link input. It also happens to be backward compatible to record & playback regular and SVHS. DVHS is now in it's third generation after the HM-DH40000U (incorporated DTS) and current HM-DH5U (adds HDMI out). No other machines available today can make a permenant, portable recording of HD programming and you probably won't see any others that will for a few more years. Try even finding a DVD recorder for consumers that can record HD (they don't exsist yet and won't for several years). You can pay a high extra fee every month to your cable or satellite provider to rent an HD capable DVR or spend much more than $500 to buy one. But what happens if it fails? If you rent the DVR and you decide to move or change service providers what happens then? You loose all of your recordings that's what! By the way you won't have any better luck trying to copy material from your computer with an HD DVR or HD DVD when it's available. For recording HD programming off the air or via digital cable or satellite you got the right machine. For HD capapble pirate hardware you need to keep looking.
