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New Sony PVR/DVR and DVD Recorder
i4u writes "Sony announces in Japan a new digital recorder NDR-XR1 equipped with the 80GB hard drive and a DVD recorder.
The unit features a broadband connection to retrieve a programming guide. The system can record up to 90 hours of programming on the 80GB Hard drive.
Recorded shows can be directly burned on DVDs with the built-in DVD writer.
This is the dream machine! Wonder if it will be available on the US market, This baby is poised to 'piss-off' Hollywood. This would be a nice alternative to the ReplayTV box.
The Digital Recorder NDR-XR1 will go on sale April 12th in Japan."
Because New York isn't filled with enough bootleg DVD's to go around...
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It's amusing to watch a fight where in one corner, you have Megaconglomerate Sony, and in the other corner, you have Megaconglomerate Sony.
I think it's fair to say that only a company with the mighty resources of Sony could muster a fight against Sony.
But, to paraphrase Costanza, "A Sony divided against iteself cannot stand..."
For those that would die defending it, Freedom
has a sweet taste that the protected will never know.
Ha, if it doesn't support x-ray writing of DVVDvD +- R/RW/RO/WO 1.5 TB Discs with Dolby 15.3 SRS and XHDTV2, it won't even be worth $50.
A quick note to clear up any confusion about the amount of video you can compress onto that 80GB hard drive with this unit...
It's about 4 LOC (Library of Congress) although if you need to be more exact, you could say that it's 4 LOC, and then round to the nearest Volkswagon
*DUCKS*