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Japan Really Crazy About 3D, Research Firm Reports

Crunchgear writes about a report from Japanese research company BCN Inc. stating that 3D Blu-ray recorders made up 56.8% of total BD-R devices shipped in Japan in December, and 23% of 40-inch-and-up TVs sold in the same month were 3D. [...]
Japan Really Crazy About 3D, Research Firm Reports

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Marshal’s New Ultra Slim External BD Burner

Marshal already has a slim external BD Player in Japan. Now they decided it was time to give their drive a little upgrade with a Blu-ray recorder drive that burns BD-R/RE 1 layer at 2x and 1x for the 2 layers. It seems to be made only [...]
Marshal’s New Ultra Slim External BD Burner

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Two New BD Recorders with acTVila function in Japan

Behold the BDZ-A750 (320GB) and the BDZ-A950 (500GB), the latest Blu-ray burner player and HDD video recorder combos from Sony. Featuring a heavy networking touch, these recorders stream and download videos from either Tsutaya TV and a[...]
Two New BD Recorders with acTVila function in Japan

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Victor-JVC to Release a New 500GB Blu-ray Recorder, the DR-BX500

Victor-JVC, in Japan, will release a new Blu-ray recorder, the DR-BX500, at the end of November for an expected price of around 1299€. It features an HDD with a storage capacity of 500GB, two digital TV tuners, and an analog TV tuner. [...]
Victor-JVC to Release a New 500GB Blu-ray Recorder, the DR-BX500
Victor-JVC to Release a New 500GB Blu-ray Recorder, the DR-BX500

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Sony’s BD Disc Writer Burns 50GB Blu-ray in 30 Minutes

Yesterday Sony US introduced a new Blu-ray disc burner, the BWU-300S, that records Blu-ray discs at 8X speed. It can burn a 50GB BD disc in 30 minutes, and a 25GB BD disc in 15 minutes. It also writes to DVD at 16x. Available next mont[...]
Sony’s BD Disc Writer Burns 50GB Blu-ray in 30 Minutes
Sony’s BD Disc Writer Burns 50GB Blu-ray in 30 Minutes

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Live from Pioneer’s Press Conference – New Blu-ray Recorders: the BDR-WD900 & BDR-WD700

Besides their new Plasma TV, Pioneer released a new Blu-ray recorder with built-in HDD. Available in two versions, 1TB (BDR-WD900) and 500GB (BDR-WD700), our Blu-ray disc player features Double Digital TV tuner, BonuView, and supports [...]
Live from Pioneer’s Press Conference – New Blu-ray Recorders: the BDR-WD900 & BDR-WD700
Live from Pioneer’s Press Conference – New Blu-ray Recorders: the BDR-WD900 & BDR-WD700Live from Pioneer’s Press Conference – New Blu-ray Recorders: the BDR-WD900 & BDR-WD700Live from Pioneer’s Press Conference – New Blu-ray Recorders: the BDR-WD900 & BDR-WD700Live from Pioneer’s Press Conference – New Blu-ray Recorders: the BDR-WD900 & BDR-WD700Live from Pioneer’s Press Conference – New Blu-ray Recorders: the BDR-WD900 & BDR-WD700

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