The Attache family of monitors and recorders from Scooter Video Inspection Systems is the newest generation for use with the company’s current inspection systems and prior models.

“They’re very compact compared to what they used to be, and lightweight to boot,” says Jerry Northcutt, president. “All have a 10-inch color LCD monitor as well as a built-in power supply to power the camera, and high-quality Pelican cases. This new family of monitors is also compatible with most other inspection systems using our custom adapter.”

The professional level Attache 3 DVR has a 250 GB hard drive that can store months of inspections, making it easy to retrieve video from the archives if the need arises. The monitor also has a DVD burner and a USB port that enables users to copy data to a flash drive with time and date stamp. The unit weighs 12 pounds and comes with microphone and amplifier.

The mid-level Attache 2 has a built-in DVR with 2 GB storage that records (with time and date stamp) to an SD card. “We provide a USB adapter for the SD card to plug directly into your computer so you can burn the video to a DVD or to a USB flash drive, put it into storage or send it over the Internet,” Northcutt says. Weighing 6 pounds, the monitor includes a microphone and amplifier for narration.

The Attache 1 basic model comes without a recorder. The entry-level unit might serve an operator looking to check his work or to show a customer. The monitor weighs 5 pounds.

All three units come with a 20-foot coil cord that runs from the monitor to the pushrod coiler. “It’s quite forgiving if someone trips on it,” Northcutt says. “It just stretches out instead of pulling wires out of the connector.” 800/722-6165; www.tvinspection.com.