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Too busy to catch you favorite shows? Now with only 40000 Yens ($400), you can buy the Mitsubishi DVR-DS120, with which you can make endless recordings of anything your cable provider may throw at you. The DVR comes a 250GB internal HDD, a DVD burner, and a Digital TV tuner (doh!) which all comes down to the capability to record HD videos thanks to its AVCREC support. [Mitsubishi]
If you are searching for an affordable DVR capable to record HD Video, then you can choose the Panasonic DMR-XE1 AVREC DVR. Priced at only €375 (50000Yen), the player supports DVD burner, a 160GB of HDD, AVREC mode, AAC 5.1ch audio capabilities and HDMI out. It is also able to record video in AVC/H.264 @ 12.9Mbps. [Akihabara]
Toshiba comes back with two new Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) for the Japanese market. The Toshiba Vardia RD-G503 has a huge 500GB of hard drive, while the RD-E303 has a 300GB hard drive. Both DVRs supports DVD burner, MPEG-2 TS and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC recording, Digital / Analog tuner, DVD upscaling and two remote controls (one for a fully functional and one with the basic controls). The Toshiba Vardia RD-G503 and RD-E303 will be released next month for $770 and $660, respectively. [Toshiba Japan] More
Sony Bravia BRX-A320 is a hard disk drive based DVR which feature a 320GB hard drive. Priced at approx. €415 in Japan, it can record all your favorite TV program. However, the Sony Bravia BRX-A320 works only with the Bravia TV series. [Sony]
Panasonic today introduced three new Digital TV Recorder in the form of the DMR-BW95(ITB), DMR-BW850(500GB) and DMR-BW750(320GB). These DVRs feature Dual Digital TV Tuner, and Blu-Ray burner. The gadgets also support DLNA that allows you to access recorder TV programs from your PC or Sony PlayStation3, and WanSeg TV Tuner that allows you to directly record YouTube compatible videos. The high-end DMR-BW95(ITB) will be released in Japan for 250 000 Yen or approx. €1980. [Akihabara]
Here is good news for our folks who lived in Japan. The latest Blu-Ray recorder from Mitsubishi has been released in Japan for 178,000 Yens or approx. €1,500. The Mitsubishi DVR-BF2000 features 500GB of hard disk drive, two digital TV Tuner, and a BD-R/RE drive. You are able to record two programs simultaneously thanks to its double digital TV Tuner. In addition, the device also supports DVD-R/RW record and AVC record to DVD. [Akihabara]
Although it would make perfect sense that TV’s today should come with built-in PVR’s, it obviously hasn’t become common sense yet. JVC attempts to break that, by throwing their new DE9 series with built-in TV recording. Inside the sexy slim panels you will find a 160GB hard drive and two Freeview tuners so you can record one program while watching another; and even another if you count in the analog tuner too. They each come with three HDMI sockets, two Scart connectors, component input and digital audio out. Available now. [Electricpig]
TiVo has launched a brand new premium DVR at this year’s CEDIA show. TiVo® HD XL Digital Video Recorder comes with a huge 1 TB hard drive, capable of storing 150 hours of high definition television. It also features an eSATA port on the back to add an extra 60 hours of HD recording with external drives. Another cool thing is that you will be able to download recorded shows to Mac using the TiVo Transfer program in Roxio’s Toast 9 Titanium and use H.264 compression to convert the recording into smaller files viewable with iPod or iPhones. The TiVo HD XL box joins the existing TiVo product line, and is available online today for $599.99 at www.tivo.com. [PCMagz]
Humax will release the new PVR-9300 and PVR-9150T later this month. The former model is a high-end model that features a 320GB hard drive which is enough to store up to 200 hours of recorded programs, and sports HDMI upscaling. The latter model only has a 160GB of storage space. The PVR-9300 and PVR-9150T also come equipped with two built-in digital tuners, so viewers can record two Freeview channels while watching a recorded programme, or watch one Freeview channel while recording another. Both PVRs consume a mere sub-1 watt of power in standby mode. The Humax PVR-9300T and PVR-9150T will retail for £199 and £149.99, respectively. [PocketLint]
Here is the latest DVR Expander from Iomega that comes with a 500GB of storage capacity to record all your favorite TV shows. The 500GB of hard drive space is large enough to store up to 300 hours of standard definition TV. Priced at around $200, the device comes with an eSATA cable. The Iomega DVR Expander is compatible with the 8300 DVR and the 8300HD DVR. [Engadget]
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