New solutions for standalone video recorder from Hitachi

September 6, 2006

A new interesting product from Hitachi, called CinemaStar C5K160, is a hard disc drive featuring perpendicular recording technology suited for use in digital video recorders (DVR).

With a slighter profile than standard DVR hard drives, the CinemaStar C5K160 offers a number of benefits to both manufacturers and end users. Using the 2.5-inch form factor, manufacturers can create slimmer DVR models that give consumers another option in the design, styling and space-consumption of their DVR devices. In addition to the drive's compact size, it offers best-in-class power utilisation and heat emission.

Another advantage of a 2.5-inch drive is a lower heat production because of a lower power supply need.

The CinemaStar C5K160, which is expected to be available in the first half of 2007, is designed for DVRs, portable video players, DVR-enabled televisions, PVRs and high-end audio devices among others. With a top capacity of 160GB, the CinemaStar C5K160 could hold up to 57 movies, 40,000 four-minutes songs and 80 video games. Actual storage capacity, of course, may vary depending on compression rates for stored media.