Cool Mini HD 640 x 480 30FPS AVI Digital Video Recorder

Specifications:

• Shell Material: Metal
• Color: Black
• Memory: Micro SD card-8 GB max (2GB Included)
• White Balance: Auto
• Time/Date Stamp: Yes
• Video Recording Format: AVI (XVID)
• Frames per Second: 30FPS
• Video Resolution: 640 x 480
• Built-in MIC: Yes
• Recommended Range for Audio: 1-3 Meters
• Recommended Range for Video: Up to 8 Meters
• Power Source: 350mAh built in rechargeable lithium polymer battery (recharge directly from USB port)
• OS Supported: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista(32 bit version only)/Windows7
• Continuous Recording Time: About 2 hours on full charge
• File Size: 1 hour of audio/video will use about 1GB memory
• Dimensions: 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.5cm/1.8 x 1.8 x 0.6in(L x W x D)

Features:

• Mini HD digital video recorder can be used as a car DVR, webcam, or spy camera
• Install the driver on your computer, you will have a high resolution video conversation with this HD video recorder
• With both audio and video capturing ability and a small inconspicuous size, this is a perfect mini video recorder
• With a car mounting kit, the HD video recorder can be easily attached to your car windshield and record up to an hour of video on one charge
• 30 Frames per second
• 2 GB micro SD card

Details:

• Easy to control according to your needs with exquisite function buttons

• The HD video recorder with a car mounting kit can be easily attached to your car windshield

• Mini HD digital video recorder with small shape can be used as a car DVR, webcam, or a spy camera

• Digital high capacity media for additional 2 GB storage space so you can record as much as you want

• This digital video recorder can record up to an hour of video on one charge

• This digital video recorder comes together with a 2 GB micro SD card, CD ROM and 2 USB cables

About Digital Video Recorders:

Digital video recorders are revolutionizing the way in which millions of people watch television, by giving them unfettered control over when and how they view their favorite programs
Unlike videocassette recorders that record programs on videotape, a digital video recorder, or DVR, uses a computer hard drive as its means of storage. As a result, digital video recorders offer more recording time and superior image quality, as well as other important benefits
A number of personal computers now are equipped with built-in digital video recorders. The technology also has been embraced by security firms that use closed-circuit television systems

Significance:

• Digital video recorders have become extremely popular with television viewers. More than 28 million homes, or 25 percent of TV households, now use digital video recorders, compared to only 3 percent of TV households that were using them in 2004. It is estimated that 52 million homes will have a DVR by the end of 2014.
• A recent survey of DVR owners in the United States, Great Britain, Italy and Australia found that respondents ranked digital video recorders as their second-favorite electronic gadget, trailing only cell phones

History:

• The concept behind digital video recorders originated in 1985, and Honeywell Inc. obtained a patent for the device in 1988. The first two digital video recorders, ReplayTV and TiVo, were introduced in 1999 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Although ReplayTV garnered early critical praise, TiVo has gone on to achieve far greater commercial success.
• Today, several manufacturers have different types of digital video recorders on the market, with prices ranging from $140 to $500. Cable and satellite providers also rent DVRs to their customers for a monthly fee of $15 or less

Function:

• Digital video recorders store digital TV signals onto a hard drive. DVRs with two tuners, which are the most widely used today, enable people to record two programs at the same time. Since digital video recorders use hard drives as their storage media, there is no need to keep track of videotapes used by the previous generation of videocassette recorders. Newer DVRs can also record high-definition programs with no loss of image quality--another advantage over videocassette recorders

Benefits:

• Besides their image quality and extended recording capability, the biggest benefit associated with digital video recorders is the degree of the control they give television viewers. Two commonly cited examples are the ability of DVR users to pause and resume live television and to skip or fast-forward through commercials

Effects:

• Perhaps the single largest effect of the rise of the digital video recorder is that viewers are watching markedly fewer television commercials. Studies have shown that DVR users skip between 50 and 80 percent of the commercials in the programs that they record
• There are concerns that this trend could negatively impact advertisers, who spend up to $70 billion annually buying TV airtime for their commercials. But a study conducted by researchers at Boston University has found that ads with brand information placed in the center of the screen can still effectively influence consumers, despite being seen for only a fraction of second with no accompanying audio

How Does a Video Recorder Work?

How a Digital Video Recorder Works:

• Just as DVDs have replaced videocassettes, digital video recorders are replacing video cassette recorders. Though VCRs can be made compatible to record digital TV signals, digital video recorders come ready to do it. DVRs record their images onto a hard drive that will hold around 40 hours of video. It is essentially a computer whose sole function is to record and playback digital video

The Need for a DVR Tuner:

• A DVR tuner receives and decodes the digital signal, but you need to make sure it can work with however you receive their TV signal (regular TV, cable or satellite). Some signal providers will make you use their equipment to record TV. The signal is then stored on the hard drive, and sent to the TV screen if you want to view the images

The DVR:

• With a DVR, you can watch a recording while recording something different. If you have two DVR tuners, you can watch one channel and record what is on a different channel. The most interesting aspect of a DVR is that it will pause a program being broadcast, and allow you to restart it later. This is because the hard drive is constantly recording, so once you restart a paused program, you are watching a recording, rather than the live broadcast. Because of this constant recording, you can also rewind a program that is already in progress if you missed something

No Cassettes:

• Unlike a VCR, no cassette is needed to store your programs. The disadvantage is that once the hard drive is full, you'll need to delete something to free up room

The On-Screen Guide:

• Other features of DVRs are the on-screen guides that help you find the programs you want to record. Once you find a program to record, you select it using a remote-control device. When the program is broadcast, the DVR will save the program onto the hard drive. One the program is finished recording, you'll see the program listed on the saved programs list on the on-screen guide. The on-screen guide also allows you to delete unwanted programs to free up space on your hard drive

Package Included:

• 1 x Mini HD DVR
• 1 x Suction Mount
• 2 x USB Cables
• 1 x 2GB Micro SD
• 1 x CD ROM