摘要 |
An electronic video record and playback assembly (11) operates in a recording mode to store input material in a solid state memory unit (12), and operates in a playback mode to reproduce the prerecorded material in response to user playback requests. The assembly (11) includes direct memory access (DMA) devices which serve as the interface (14) to the memory unit (12), and a signal compressor (17) for reducing the input material for digital storage. The assembly (11) is capable of accommodating multiple playback requests via the DMA devices such that plural reproduction of shared material may be viewed simultaneously. |