Press Release: Sharp have announced the introduction into the Japanese market of a new Blu-ray Disc Recorder with Hard Drive/DVD. The new BD-HD100 can record and play back high-definition pictures to/from the built-in hard drive and Blu-ray Discs with exactly the same high resolution seen in digital Hi-Vision (HDTV) broadcast images.
The Sharp BD-HD100
The BD-HD100 features a built-in 160GB hard drive and can record approx. 19 hours of digital Hi-Vision broadcast programming received using the terrestrial/BS/CS110 digital tuner onto the hard drive with exactly the same high-definition image quality as the original Hi-Vision picture.
This unit can also record approximately three hours of HDTV programming onto 25 GB Blu-ray Discs, providing users with a number of ways to record digital broadcast programming depending on the content, including the convenience of recording onto the hard drive, and securely saving onto Blu-ray Discs.
In addition, the BD-HD100 is equipped with the world’s first Twin Blu-ray Disc/DVD Tray that enables digital dubbing in six directional combinations from and to the hard drive, Blu-ray Discs, and DVDs, including the ability to dub five 4.7 GB DVDs onto a single Blu-ray Disc.
This is also the world’s first Blu-ray Disc recorder to be equipped with an HDMI output jack, the next generation of digital interface, enabling users to enjoy full-digital high-definition video and high-fidelity audio with no signal deterioration by outputting digital broadcast content exactly as recorded to a compatible monitor for playback.
The BD-HD100 is being offered as a companion product to Sharp’s AQUOS LCD TV—an “AQUOS Hi-Vision recorder” — that will enable users to fully enjoy recording Hi-Vision programs.
