New Blu-ray recorder from Sharp
26 Sep 2007 15:06
Sharp has unveiled a new Blu-ray recorder with an enormous amount of memory.Sharp, one of the world's biggest consumer electronics manufacturers, has announced a new Blu-ray recorder with a whopping 1TB of memory.
The Aquos BD HDW20 will go on sale in Japan later this year, costing 300,000 yen, or £1,300, reports the engadget website.
In terms of features, this little beauty is no slouch. It has a gold plated HDMI output capable of supporting 1080p video, together with high-definition bitstream audio, DHS HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS HD HRA.
As well as this, your buck gets you this much more bang: an IrSS infrared, the capability of recording to 50GB dual layer BD RE/R discs, and two firewire outputs.
It will be released in Japan in December, along with a smaller 500GB sibling, the BD HDW15.
The new unit builds on Sharp's other high-definition offerings, which include the BD HP1 Blu-ray player, which has a host of outputs.
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