Ian B Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Ebay link here Goodmans GPDR1 Portable Digital Recorder or "Personal Entertainment System". Essentially its a video and/or audio player and recorder plus a lot more. This multifunction device allows you to: Play MPEG-4 Videos View JPEG images Record Digital Videos Record Digital Audio Listen to MP3 files Use it as a USB portable disk Use it as a SD/MMC card reader Record a TV show (MPEG4 compatible ASF file format) Print Photos directly without attaching to a PC (DPS ready) Use it as a Digital Voice recorder Use it as an alarm clock It features a 2.5" LCD screen, built-in mic and speaker. SD /MMC expansion slot Connections: USB/ Audio in/ Video in/ earphone/ DC in Size is only 78 x 95 x 20mm and it weighs only 140g Supplied complete with: Software (including Ulead Videostudio6), 256Mb MMC Card, Phono & Scart cable/adaptor, Mains Power supply, Li-on Rechargeable battery, earphones, carry bag, Manual and original box/packaging. It is brand new and in original packaging (although it has been unpacked and powered up once, and unfortunatley it looks like it should come with a USB lead, which I must have mislaid when unpacking it, but that is a standard lead available pretty much anywhere for a few pounds). The following link is to the manufacturers website information here It cost about £150 so will sell for £125 Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Edited by - Ian B on 16 Nov 2005 21:50:38 Edited by - Ian B on 21 Apr 2006 15:12:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Any offers? Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Could be useful for recording from a bullet camera - do you know what resolution it records at? I'd be tempted, but it says it produces .ASF files, and I've never managed to import them into Pinnacle Studio, which is what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 Absolutely no idea Roger! However I'm away at the moment but will se if the manual sheds any light on it at the weekend. As for ASF and Pinnnacle - even less idea, sorry! Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted November 28, 2005 Author Share Posted November 28, 2005 The "user guide" doesn't make much mention of anything technical ! However after much searching I found: All photos converted by Multimedia Converter for uploading TO the GPDR (for viewing on the move etc) will be resized to 640 x 480 pixels to fit the GPDR screen (The Video recorded by the GPDR will be at the size of 320 x 240 pixels)" so it looks like video recording will be equivelent to about 240 visible lines. It also says the supplied software has a Multimedia file format converter, and a "Multimedia Converter dialog box appears" when you've loaded the software and connect the unit to the PC via a usb cable. You select the PC folder where you want the files from the GPDR to be stored, "press the 'Convert' button and the conversion starts. The Convert Progress dialog box appears listing the conversion detail." Unfortunately the user guide doesn't tell you any more about 'the conversion detail'!! It does show a table though, as follows: Multimedia Converter Supported File Type Windows Media Audio and Video file format - .asf, wav Windows Audio and Video file format - DivX AVI, Motion JPEG AVI only Moving Picture Expert Group (MPEG) - .mpeg, .mpg, dat MP3 - .mp3 Image - .bmp, jpg, tif Hope that helps! Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Ideal Christmas gift Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 The Video recorded by the GPDR will be at the size of 320 x 240 pixels" so it looks like video recording will be equivelent to about 240 visible lines. I hate to quibble, but for 240 visible lines you need 480 pixels - you've got to be able to see the gaps as well as the lines. But I think lines are normally measured vertically, so I guess this would be 160 lines. The format conversion list looks good, though. With AVI output you should be able to feed it into most video editing packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Sorry if I misled 😳 (and I suspect you love to quibble Roger ) Vertical resolution is the number of visible horizontal lines in a conventionally scanned (tube) display (maximum about 575 for PAL). For a digital display the max vertical resolution is the number of pixels high (not including 'gaps'). So in the GPDR's case the max Vertical Video Resolution is 240 'lines' (this is in theory, as there are a number of ways to calculate the reduction from the theoretical maximum due to the effect of a detail element straddling two lines - a rule of thumb reduction is 75%, but it's always the maximum figure that's quoted!). Horizontal resolution is the number of black/white element cycles that are possible across the screen, so for a digital display with 320 pixels across, the maximum horizontal resolution would be 160 'lines' (although the same derating factor as above should be used to get the true picture resolution). Therefore the maximum video resolution of the GPDR-1 would be 240 lines vertical by 160 lines horizontal. Now, DO YOU WANT TO BUY IT? 😬 Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Ian - my sister in law was looking for something similar to this. Have sent on the details to see if she's interested. Let you know in a day or two. Cheers, Mike (Griff) It's not pink, it's medium red violet... 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Sorry if I misled blushing smiley (and I suspect you love to quibble Roger Busted Now, DO YOU WANT TO BUY IT? 😬 Err, no. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 Griff, I've got it up on ebay at the moment and will have to withdraw it by about 9pm tonight if she definitely wants it. Email my profile if she does. Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 oops Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Edited by - Ian B on 1 Dec 2005 16:39:31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Just back from my travels & missed your posting. If it didn't sell on eBay, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted December 3, 2005 Author Share Posted December 3, 2005 Griff, YHM Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Robinson Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Ian, YHM. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 And so do you Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Robinson Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Ian - YHM again Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 And so do you - again! Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 BTTT - Ideal Christmas Present Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 OK, the guy who has "coming round to collect it soon" still hasn't showed (no one from on here!). So it's back on the market if anyone is interested? Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Get yerself a bargin - no reserve! here Ian - MI 5EVN - Slightly Vider SVelte model 😬 now repainted to match the Autocom headsets 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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