Before you get too excited, make sure you live in Japan first and this unit is a month away from being available even there - for about 700 dollars. Today though, among others, Engadget is reporting that Sony has just unveiled a DVD/HD recorder that can copy video direct to a Playstation Portable memory stick. Dubbed the RDR-AX75, the dual layer burning unit works with DVD+RW/+R, DVD-R/RW media and sports a nice sized 250GB hard disc.
With this versatile DVR, you could record a program from television and then handily transfer it to your Playstation Portable. But to do this, at least according to IGN news, this means you need a system 2.50 ready PSP. They go on to say in their report, that the recorder will be equipped with an "Odekake Sugo Roku" option which will allow users to transfer video footage from the recorder to the PSP's Memory Stick via USB. With this speedy setup, you can transfer an hour of programming in just a couple minutes. Not only that, but you can use a spanning feature like in the old floppy disc days if your programming wont fit on a single stick.
This is a neat alternative to a video iPod and their $1.99 downloaded TV episodes "solution" that's for sure! Not only is this new method free, but you can record any show you want, not just the ones that Apple has up for grabs on the iTunes store.
We have to wonder when these recorders will be
available outside the Japanese market and for how much.
Source: Various
