Toshiba intros DVD burner for Gigashot HD video cameras

Toshiba's A and K series Gigashot HD camcorders already boast 100GB and 80GB of built-in storage, respectively, but if you want to keep some of that space free, you'll soon be able to do so with Toshiba's new tailor-made DVD burner, which will apparently let you both off-load data or record directly to DVD-Rs. What's more, the drive also boasts composite, component and HDMI outputs to let you hook it up to your TV, and it thankfully includes a handy remote control as well. Look for this one to set you back ¥17,800 (or about $165) when it hits Japan on March 17th.

[Via Slash Gear]

[Wolfticket @ Mar 5th 2008 7:00PM]

Damn ,this would be useful if it only supported some higher capacity optical storage format, I wonder if Toshiba can come up with something?

[Aguiluz @ Mar 5th 2008 7:22PM]

Toshiba created HD-D.... Ahh, forget it.

But hey, if my parents can use that to burn their videos and not nag me for my laptop, that's good!

[Dan Davis @ Mar 5th 2008 7:15PM]

But does it work with HD-DVD?

[Ewoks FTW @ Mar 5th 2008 7:45PM]

will it blend?

[austin @ Mar 5th 2008 7:56PM]

ENOUGH!

[tekdroid @ Mar 5th 2008 8:04PM]

HD-DVD data burner, Toshiba?

You know, use the investment you made and turn it to something useful, without paying the Hollywood bureacracy millions and with greatly simplified hardware and minimum royalty versus Blu-Ray?

Yes? Sometime? Soon?

[ethertoad @ Mar 5th 2008 8:41PM]

ummm, they sold it to a European company, they don't own it anymore, they would have to pay royalties...

[ethertoad @ Mar 5th 2008 8:45PM]

ummm, they sold it to a European company, they don't own it anymore, they would have to pay royalties...

[tekdroid @ Mar 6th 2008 11:46AM]

ethertoad
@ Mar 5th 2008 8:41PM sez:
ummm, they sold it to a European company, they don't own it anymore, they would have to pay royalties...
-------
Sold their IP already?! Do you have a link for this so I can read up more?

[Michael @ Mar 5th 2008 9:41PM]

so thats what they are doing with the extra 360 hd-dvd cases

[michas_pi @ Mar 5th 2008 10:18PM]

IS THIS THE FINAL NAIL IN HDDVD'S COFF- oh wait, nevermind, this is only DVD.

[athousandleaves @ Mar 5th 2008 11:15PM]

I elect this for most pointless gadget of 2008.

can I get a 2nd on this? anyone?

[rob @ Mar 5th 2008 11:50PM]

not too bad, if your taste settles for the not too bad.