Sharp kicks out BD-AV1, BD-AV10 Blu-ray recorders
If that 1TB-packin' Blu-ray recorder Sharp announced earlier today is just a tad out of your reach, you might want to consider one of the company's also-just-announced hard drive-less recorders, which'll let you get your Blu-ray recording fix for about half the price. Available in a range of colors, the AQUOS BD-AV1 and BD-AV10 recorders look to be identical in most respects, with the notable exception of added dual-layer recording on the BD-AV10 model. Otherwise, each unit packs a single digital TV tuner, along with a lone HDMI port, a FireWire port, and some plain old composite ports to accommodate your older gear. If that's enough to make you forget about the lack of a hard drive, you'll be able to grab either unit at the end of next month, with the BD-AV1 setting you back ¥100,000 and the BD-AV10 running ¥120,000 (or roughly $865 and $1,040).
[Via I4U News]
[Via I4U News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dudeInAmerica @ Sep 26th 2007 4:27PM
love that wood grain..
Why cant we in the U.S. buy any of this cool stuff?
Enki @ Sep 26th 2007 10:44PM
I agree, I like the wood grain too, not too crazy about the brown on the remote though.
glucoseboy @ Sep 26th 2007 4:36PM
yeah, but aren't blank disks about $10 a 25GB slice?
mfed3 @ Sep 26th 2007 5:48PM
christ, blu-ray everything is so freaking expensive. when will they realize walmart is america. nothing catches on until its sold for cheap at these types of stores.
Silverfrog @ Sep 27th 2007 9:30AM
I disagree. I think there is a market for high-end electronics. Next time you go to best buy, ask the people in the HDTV area how many $200 monster cables they sell every week. The answer may surprise you. It's a shocker, but some of us don't shop at Walmart for our hobbies.
Afsheen @ Sep 26th 2007 6:27PM
Price is going to kill blu-ray.
Josh @ Sep 26th 2007 6:37PM
It is what killed the PS3 for me. I'm jumping this consel generation because of sony's overpriced crap this time around. Golden # is 3-400 for me before any of this stuff becomes remotely buy-able. Loses to much value to quickly to be any more expensive than that.
Dave @ Sep 27th 2007 3:08AM
Perfect.