Ioman
09-23-2003, 09:15 AM
Keeping up with the latest in reality TV and archiving favorite cooking shows just left the confines of a living room with Sony's new CLIÉ ® PEGA-VR100K video recorder accessory.
A little larger than a VHS tape and easily connected to a TV or cable box via coaxial cable, the device records more than four hours of television programs on an optional 1GB Memory Stick PRO™ memory card. The recorded videos can be viewed on a TV, PC or anywhere the CLIÉ handheld goes.
Computer displays with a video input jack will also be able to receive cable and TV signals through the unit's built-in TV tuner. PC viewing of recorded videos requires the optional QuickTime® application program (version 6.0 or higher).
"The CLIÉ handheld's value lies in its endless multimedia capabilities," said Russell Paik, vice president of handheld marketing at Sony Electronics. "Digital video recorders allowed people to view TV and cable programs at anytime. We're adding a new facet to that possibility by enabling people to view those shows anywhere."
The CLIÉ VR100K recorder compresses video directly onto a Memory Stick PRO or standard 128MB Memory Stick® media. The device's bundled video utility software allows users to program a Memory Stick media with the time of the show they would like to record. Once inserted into the recorder, the device then does the rest.
The device will be available this month for about $300 at retailers nationwide and at www.sonystyle.com/clie.
Recording Mode Specifications
Recording mode
High Quality
Standard Play
Long Play 1
Long Play 2
Bit rate (video)
384 kbps
218 kbps
96 kbps
64 kbps
Frame rate
15 fps
15 fps
15 fps
15 fps
Frame size
320 x 240
320 x 240
160 x 112
176 x 144
Sampling rate
24kHz
24kHz
24kHz
24kHz
Stereo/Mono (sound)
Stereo
Stereo
Mono
Stereo/Mono
Bit rate (audio)
128 kbps
64 kbps
32 kbps
64 kbps
Approximate Recording Time
Standard Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO Media Capacity
128MB
256MB
512MB
1GB
High Quality (HQ)
30 min.
55 min.
120 min.
250 min.
Standard Play (SP)
60 min.
105 min.
220 min.
460 min.
Long Play 1 (LP1)
130 min.
230 min.
490 min.
1,000 min.
Long Play 2 (LP2)
130 min.
230 min.
490 min.
1,000 min.
A little larger than a VHS tape and easily connected to a TV or cable box via coaxial cable, the device records more than four hours of television programs on an optional 1GB Memory Stick PRO™ memory card. The recorded videos can be viewed on a TV, PC or anywhere the CLIÉ handheld goes.
Computer displays with a video input jack will also be able to receive cable and TV signals through the unit's built-in TV tuner. PC viewing of recorded videos requires the optional QuickTime® application program (version 6.0 or higher).
"The CLIÉ handheld's value lies in its endless multimedia capabilities," said Russell Paik, vice president of handheld marketing at Sony Electronics. "Digital video recorders allowed people to view TV and cable programs at anytime. We're adding a new facet to that possibility by enabling people to view those shows anywhere."
The CLIÉ VR100K recorder compresses video directly onto a Memory Stick PRO or standard 128MB Memory Stick® media. The device's bundled video utility software allows users to program a Memory Stick media with the time of the show they would like to record. Once inserted into the recorder, the device then does the rest.
The device will be available this month for about $300 at retailers nationwide and at www.sonystyle.com/clie.
Recording Mode Specifications
Recording mode
High Quality
Standard Play
Long Play 1
Long Play 2
Bit rate (video)
384 kbps
218 kbps
96 kbps
64 kbps
Frame rate
15 fps
15 fps
15 fps
15 fps
Frame size
320 x 240
320 x 240
160 x 112
176 x 144
Sampling rate
24kHz
24kHz
24kHz
24kHz
Stereo/Mono (sound)
Stereo
Stereo
Mono
Stereo/Mono
Bit rate (audio)
128 kbps
64 kbps
32 kbps
64 kbps
Approximate Recording Time
Standard Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO Media Capacity
128MB
256MB
512MB
1GB
High Quality (HQ)
30 min.
55 min.
120 min.
250 min.
Standard Play (SP)
60 min.
105 min.
220 min.
460 min.
Long Play 1 (LP1)
130 min.
230 min.
490 min.
1,000 min.
Long Play 2 (LP2)
130 min.
230 min.
490 min.
1,000 min.