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JVC/Victor has launched two new HD video recorders that can record two programs simultaneously. It features storage capacities of 250GB for the DR-HX250 and 500 GB for the DR-HX500. They also come with HDD (500GB or 250GB), a VHS player, DVD player/burner,a digital/analog TV tuner, HDMI, D4, S-Video, and composite outputs, and support Dolby Digital and DTS formats. [Akihabara]

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Hitachi will be dropping a new Blu-ray burner called the DZ-WR90. It provides you nstant Blu-ray home movies by plugging a camcorder into it. But is has to be a high definition camcorder because of the awesome ability to record video on DVD-R discs. The burner will be in Japan sometime in mid July. [SlashGear]

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Good news for people who can’t get enough of Netflix, the new Netflix player has just been released. You can now enjoy movies and TV shows (with Netflix’s library) on your TV. You’ll not only have access to over 10,000 movies and TV episodes, but you’ll also get: wi-fi connectivity, ethernet connectivity, HDMI, component Video, and S-Video outputs. The Netflix Player is $100 with a fee of $9 monthly for your subscription. [LikeCool]

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Marantz has unveiled its new BD8002 Blu-Ray player at the last CES in Las Vegas. The company announced that this player will be released in the Japanese market this June. The BD8002 Blu-Ray player features a Silicon Optix Realta 10-bit chipset and is compatible with Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Other features include HDMI output, 7.1 analog output, and offers an image quality of 1080/24p. Marantz BD8002 Blu-Ray Player is priced at around €2100. [Akihabara]

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The latest Blu-Ray Recorder from Hitachi, the Wooo DV-BH250, will be available in June this year. The player has 250GB of HDD, HDMI output. The device is compatible with AVCREC, which means this player is able to record HD video on DVD-R/RW/RAM formats besides the BD-R/RE formats. [Akihabara]

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LG Electronics in the Middle East has released the Super Multi Blue Blu-ray Disc Rewriter called the BE06 known as the fastest rewriter that reads and writes Blu-ray at 6x. It’s targeted for laptop users or anybody with multiple PCs connecting USB 2.0 and a DC power connector. The rewriter also has Optical Pickup Technology that supports Blu-ray disc write/playback, HD-DVD playback, and DVD/CD write playback. You can get one of these babies for $549. Unfortunately there is no word on when it will be dropping in the U.S. [BlurayDar]

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Pioneer is launching a new combo DVD Player/5.1 Surround System called the HTZ-373DV. The HTZ-373DV features a HDMI output in 1080p, can decode Dolby NR Digital, Dolby NR Professional Logic II, and DTS formats, and has support for MP3 and WMA files along with five 60W surround speakers, one 60W subwoofer, and one 30W central speaker. No word on pricing or availability. [Akihabara]

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If you’re in need of keeping your kids entertained and amused, the this in-car DVD player and game console might do the trick. It features a 7″ display and the DVD console located on the sun visor, a built-in emulator, 7″ widescreen LCD display, built-in FM transmitter, support for DVD, SVCD, VCD, DVCD, CD, CDG, CD-R and CD-RW discs, and support for MP4, MP3, WMA and JPEG files. You can get yours for $100.

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Panasonic today unveiled its pricing for the new BD50 Blu-ray player. Priced at a hefty $700, the player sports Final Standard Profile 2.0, which includes multiple internet-based extras sourced from Blu-ray discs. The Panasonic BD50 also plays AVCHD (H.264) video and display JPEG images stored on an SD card. [Electronista]

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Bis-Life of Japan has released a 19” LCD TV. It features a 16:10 ratio and a 1440×900 resolution, a 300cd/m2 brightness and a contrast ratio of 800:1 along with a built-in DVD player and a 2×1.5w speaker. Get yours for about 338€ in Japan. [Akihabara]

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