Sharp Unveils First Blu-ray Disc Recorder

**MIG-31** · Nov 11, 2004, 05:45 PM

Sharp will put its first Blu-ray Disc recorder on sale in Japan in December, the company says.

The BD-HD100 will be the third recorder on the market to support the Blu-ray Disc format, which is one of two blue-laser based formats fighting to become the de-facto optical disc standard for high-definition video content. The first recorder was put on sale in April 2003 by Sony, while Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) began selling a model in July.

Machines supporting the other format, HD-DVD, are not due on sale until next year.

The Sharp player offers several functions not available on the two current Blu-ray Disc machines including a hard drive, twin optical drives, and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output, says Miyuki Nakayama, a spokesperson for the Osaka company.

The hard drive has a capacity of 160GB and can be used to record about 19 hours of high-definition programming. This is more than six times the amount of HDTV that can be stored on a single-layer Blu-ray Disc, therefore making it more convenient for day-to-day recording.
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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,842 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Sharp Unveils First Blu-ray Disc Recorder Sharp will put its first Blu-ray Disc recorder on sale in Japan in December, the company says. The BD-HD100 will be the third recorder on the market to support the Blu-ray Disc format, which is one of two blue-laser based formats fighting to become the de-facto optical disc standard for high-definition video content. The first recorder was put on sale in April 2003 by Sony, while Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) began selling a model in July. Machines supporting the other format, HD-DVD, are not due on sale until next year. The Sharp player offers several functions not available on the two current Blu-ray Disc machines including a hard drive, twin optical drives, and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output, says Miyuki Nakayama, a spokesperson for the Osaka company. The hard drive has a capacity of 160GB and can be used to record about 19 hours of high-definition programming. This is more than six times the amount of HDTV that can be stored on a single-layer Blu-ray Disc, therefore making it more convenient for day-to-day recording. _______________ Read More: pcworld.com __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here