Hitachi unveils world's first Terabyte DVD recorder

August 25, 2005

DVD Video
recorders, the stand alone devices that are rapidly replacing the VHS video
recorders are becoming more advanced by the day and the reasons to buy them grow
by the day. The models that also have a hard disk are probably the most
convenient, fast, no replacing of tapes or discs and a large storage capacity.
While most models nowadays have a storage capacity of 160 GB,
Hitachi is bringing us a DVD Video Recorder with 1 Terabyte (1000GB) of storage
capacity. The device is able to store this data on two hard disks of
500GB.

Hitachi said the new models would be the first on the
market able to simultaneously record two high-definition programs, and it
hopes this will be a key selling point given the spread of terrestrial
digital broadcasting in Japan. The recorders will go on sale in Japan from
next month. They are expected to retail from about 130,000 yen for the
cheapest model to 230,000 yen for the one-terabyte recorder, which stores
data on two 500 gigabyte hard disk drives.

One terabyte is equal to 1 trillion bytes of data. One gigabyte equals
1 billion bytes. Hitachi said it did not have concrete plans for launching
the products in overseas markets, explaining that consumers in Europe and
the United States were not as keen on high-end
recorders.

The DVD Video Recorder will bring more DVD products to
the homes of consumers, something we of course encourage, afterall CD and DVD
burning is our thing! Read the entire article here. Discuss DVD Video Recorders in our DVD Recorder & Home Entertainment
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Source: NYtimes