Panasonic To Release Blu-ray Recorder

KingFishKingFish
edited July 2004 in Science & Tech
Panasonic's parent company is set to release a DVD recorder based on the Blu-ray Disc format, as a standards battle over next-generation DVD technology heats up.
Matsushita Electric Industrial said its DMR-E700BD model, announced Wednesday and scheduled to hit the market July 31, in Japan, supports single-side, dual-layer Blu-ray Discs with a maximum capacity of 50GB. The new machine is capable of recording up to 4.5 hours of digital high-definition programming or up to 63 hours of analog programming, Matsushita Electric said. The product is part of Panasonic's "DIGA" family.
It'll be interesting to see how this one plays out. It looks like the blu ray camp is trying the pre-emptive attack approach by getting their product to market first versus the HD DVD products. The lack of backwards compatibility, in my opinion, will be

Source: CNet

Comments

  • KingFishKingFish
    edited June 2004
    LOL at the swear filter.

    KF
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    GO THE **** HOME, SONY. YOU LOST THE DVD SUCCESSOR WARS. NEC CORP KICKED YOUR ASS AND THAT ISN'T A LICENSE TO RELEASE YOR LOSING PRODUCTS EARLIER THAN THE WINNER TO CLAIM YOU CAME FIRST.

    NEC > YU0!
  • geethusoman@hotmail.com
    edited July 2004
    Please mail me the complete details of BLU_RAY DISC including its working.
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