Patent ID: 7590332
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video signal recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: an input section for inputting video signals; a recording section for recording the received video signals on a hard disk via a magnetic head as first digital compressed video signals which contain images equal to time T when displayed; a reading-out section for, prior to the recording of a first digital compressed video signal, reading out a second digital compressed video signal which contains images equal to the time T recorded in the hard disk; an output section for reproducing the read second digital compressed video signal and outputting a reproduced video signal; and a control section for switching the recording of the first digital compressed video signal and the reading-out of the second digital compressed video signal within the time T in order to make a video of the reproduced video signal follow with a video of the first digital compressed video signal.