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High Definition Video Players/Recorders
 Sony SRW-5500
HDCAM SR/HDCAM Dual Format Player/Recorder
Full-Bandwidth, Multi-Frame Rate, High Definition Mastering VTR
Rent me for $1,500/day
The SRW-5500 is Sony's first dual format recorder, switchable between Sony's HDCAM and HDCAM SR record formats. Capable of recording 23.98/24/25/29.97/ 30PsF, 1080/50i/59.94/60i, and 720/59.94P, the SRW-5500 was created to meet all common worldwide delivery requirements. The HDCAM SR format is capable of recording the gamut of HD frame/line rates in both 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 formats using the highly efficient MPEG-4 Studio Profile compression scheme. The SRW-5500 records HDCAM SR format video at 440 Mbps, 10 bit Log or linear, at 2.7:1 compression ratio in 4:2:2, and 4.2:1 compression ratio for 4:4:4. It can also record 12 channels of audio at 24-bit per sample resolution. HDCAM format recording offers the standard 4 channels of uncompressed audio. Includes the HKSR-5001 and HKSR-5003 option boards.
 Panasonic
AJ-HD3700B
D-5 Multi-Format Player/Recorder
Rent me for $1,250/day
The AJ-HD3700B meets all high quality HD and SD production requirements in one VTR. Quality is assured by full bandwidth (1920x1080) and 4:2:2 digital 10-bit component video in HD plus standard definition non-compressed 525i (NTSC) and 625i (PAL). Formats supported: D-5 HD (1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 1080/25PsF, 1080/25P, 1080/24PsF, 1080/24P, 1080/23.98PsF, 1080/23.98P, 720/59.94P), D-5 (576i/50i, 480i/59.94i). Audio: 4/8 channels selectable. This model does not support 1080i to 720p conversion.
 Sony HDW-F500
HDCAM High Definition Player/Recorder
Rent me for $950/day
High-Definition editing recorder utilizing HDCAM compression and 4 channels of audio. 1920x1080 switchable 23.976p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p, 50i, 59.94i, 60i. Includes HDKV-501a downconverter board and HKDV-507 pulldown board.
 Panasonic
AJ-HD1700
DVCProHD Player/Recorder
Rent me for $850/day
The AJ-HD1700 records three types of HD images - 1080/60i, 720/60p, and 1080/50i - and it comes equipped with eight digital audio channels for 5.1-channel surround sound. It plays all DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO P, DVCPRO, DV, and DVCAM tapes. The AJ-HD1700 has an advanced HD-SD conversion function that provides parallel output of HD/SD signals from a wide variety of sources. It can even output a 1080/24p signal from a 720/24p over 60 VARICAM source tape for convenient editing in 1080/24p. Featuring the DVCPRO HD-LP format (9-recording track), the AJ-HD1700 records and plays up to 126 minutes with an XL cassette, offering twice the recording density of DVCPRO HD. Also known as the Varicam format.
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