IO-DATA HVR-HD160F 160GB HD DVR

It's alright if that headline reads like gibberish to you; we're here to help translate. IO-DATA has been showing off their lineup of digital video recorders which connect to your TV via an iLink (aka IEEE 1394 / FireWire) port and are capable of capturing Japan's HD programming. These two models, the HVR-HD160F and HVR-HD250F, sport 160GB and 250GB drives, respectively, or enough storage to hold 42 hours or 65 hours of content (at the lowest res). Both units encode video in MPEG-2, with the larger model available immediately, and the smaller model available later in the month, both for an unknown grip of yen.