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Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:56
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Panasonic, the leading brand of Matsushita Electric has unveiled what it claims is the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders that can play back BD-Video discs.
According to Panasonic, the Blu-ray DIGA
DMR-BW200 and DMR-BR100 can record high-definition imagery on BD-RE
rewritable discs and dub from the built-in hard-disk drive (HDD) to BD
discs at 4x speed without compromising video or audio quality. The new
BD recorders will be available in Japan from November 15.
The new models support single-layer 25 GB and dual-layer 50 GB BD discs
(BD-RE and BD-R). Users can record up to six hours of high-definition
programs on a 50 GB BD disc. In addition, the DMR-BW200 and DMR-BR100
come with built-in 500 GB and 200 GB hard drives, respectively.
The DMR-BW200 is equipped with a total of seven TV tuners including two
tuners each for terrestrial, BS and 110-degree CS digital broadcasts
and one analogue TV tuner. That enables users to record two digital TV
programs simultaneously on the HDD. Users can also record one program
on the HDD while recording one on a BD-RE disc.
Mr. Shigenobu Hirahara, Associate Director of Corporate Marketing
Division for Panasonic Brand in Japan, said, "As a leader in the
cutting-edge Blu-ray disc technology, Panasonic is proud to present
these two models. With the development of digital broadcasting and the
increased popularity of large-screen flat panel TVs, there is an
increasing consumer desire to record and playback high-definition
images."