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HP Introduces DVD Recorder

Posted by Hemos on from the hurm-maybe-time-to-buy dept.

NecroPuppy writes "Hewlett-Packard is introducing the first commercially available DVD recorder, according to this. According to the article, it will be on store shelves in September, and list for $599, and uses the DVD+RW standard." Well, now that I've just bought the supposed to be awesome CD burner from TG (end plug), it might be time to pick this up come September. It'll make backing up a lot easier - since I don't have the Linus method of backing-up.

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  1. Re:Media cost by All+Dead+Homiez · · Score: 5, Interesting
    but how much is DVD-RW media going to cost?

    Actually this is a DVD+RW drive. There are at least seven different standards for recording/pressing DVDs and they all have their pros and cons. A summary can be found here.

    Indeed, having so many different standards is sure to slow the adoption of a recordable DVD format. But hopefully, someday everyone will use the same format and the media will be cheap. Witness the price drops (over time) that occurred with CD-Rs, and then with CD-RWs - the drives did not become commodities until the media did. Back in 1996, blank CD-Rs were about $20 each, as a point of reference. Be patient; we will have cheap recordable DVDs soon enough.

    -all dead homiez

  2. Re:Live Feed Recording... by Ryu2 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Pioneer DVR-7000, available NOW!

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