http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/ Engadget Comments for Toshiba's Vardia RD-RX7 HD DVD recorder burns HD video to DVD, too http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
It can record 2 hours of 480p content? 720p content? 1080i content?

My guess? It's highly compressed, or is missing out on things like 5.1 audio.]]>Oct 2nd 2007 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
There are many DVD players out there that will output a 720p signal, possibly higher, I haven't kept up with the latest trends.

As others have already said, you can already download a movie on Isohunt at 720p and burn to DVD. Sans HD-DVD content and extra language sound tracks, the video and audio only takes like 4 gig.]]>Oct 2nd 2007 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/Oct 2nd 2007 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
If you record DH to regular DVD (DVD9 i think) will it play in regular dvd player..if so will it display 720p 1080i or p?

I bet this is great if recording the sat night sci fi movie or what ever channel..but doubt it will work on big films.

Anyone seen a price?]]>Oct 2nd 2007 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
It will only play on a HD-DVD player.

Pretty good for shows and stuff though if you have them in HD.]]>Oct 2nd 2007 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
Vardia sounds like barfing or something. Toshiba needs a better name than that.]]>Oct 2nd 2007 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
of course I'm limited to my neighbor's 7mbps internet connection so it takes a little while to d/l a movie that big.

]]>Oct 2nd 2007 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/Oct 2nd 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
All the DVD recorders available stateside so far record DTV as SDTV or EDTV (480i/p) I would love to get a recorder that will do HD to DVD or HDDVD. My guess is these disc record in HDDVD format so a regular DVD wont read them. But since you have the recorder that recorded it you really dont need to worry about playing it in a different player do you?]]>Oct 2nd 2007 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/
This is a step in the right direction. You can already download torrents of HDTV rips in under 1 GB per episode, so burning to DVD9, or even DVD5, should be possible at pretty decent bitrates.]]>Oct 2nd 2007 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-vardia-rd-rx7-hd-dvd-recorder-burns-hd-video-to-dvd-t/The solution for storing HD contents does not have to be larger volume, but can be better compression instead. Practically any HD movie can fit on DVD9 if compressed in MPEG-4 instead of the normal MPEG-2, and you can simply use mencoder to do it.
And almost any DVD player with DivX/XviD reading capability (and HDMI output) will do.]]>Oct 4th 2007 11:46AM