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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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Mitsubishi new DVR will toast your Blu-Ray at 8x.

Sold with either 1TB or 500GB of internal Storage, Mitsubishi latest “Real Blu-Ray” video recorders comes with with a 8x Blu-Ray Recorder, 2 Ground Digital TV Tuner and the support of acTVila Japanese VOD Service. Like any other DVR, o[...]
Mitsubishi new DVR will toast your Blu-Ray at 8x.
Mitsubishi new DVR will toast your Blu-Ray at 8x.

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D-TR1, Toshiba’s latest Digital TV Tuner with USB HDD recording

Japan has not yet officially jumped into the Digital area and while we still have 9 months left before being unable to watch analog programs on TV, there are apparently a lot of people who still own a non Digital Capable TV. And appare[...]
D-TR1, Toshiba’s latest Digital TV Tuner with USB HDD recording
D-TR1, Toshiba’s latest Digital TV Tuner with USB HDD recordingD-TR1, Toshiba’s latest Digital TV Tuner with USB HDD recordingD-TR1, Toshiba’s latest Digital TV Tuner with USB HDD recording

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Toshiba adds 2-entry level DVD and VHS recorder to its line-up in Japan

Here you are the D-W255K, a DVD VHS recorder combo with 250GB of internal HDD including as well a digital TV Tuner for HD Recording, DLNA with USB HDD Network, SKYPerfectTV support and sold at around 60 000 Yen. If you are just interes[...]
Toshiba adds 2-entry level DVD and VHS recorder to its line-up in Japan
Toshiba adds 2-entry level DVD and VHS recorder to its line-up in JapanToshiba adds 2-entry level DVD and VHS recorder to its line-up in JapanToshiba adds 2-entry level DVD and VHS recorder to its line-up in Japan

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Sony introduces 4 new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders in Japan

In prevision of the up-coming 2010 FIFA World Cup (Can I just underline that I hate soccer?) Sony just unleashes upon us 4 new Digital Blu-Ray recoder with the BDZ-RX105 (2 Digital TV Tuner and 1TB of internal HDD), the BDZ-RX55 (2 Dig[...]
Sony introduces 4 new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders in Japan
Sony introduces 4 new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders in JapanSony introduces 4 new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders in JapanSony introduces 4 new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders in JapanSony introduces 4 new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders in JapanSony introduces 4 new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders in Japan

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Japan to finally get its TV Tuner and Video Recoding PS3 module after all

While European PS3 owners are enjoying the possibility to record digital TV programs directly from the comfort of their PS3, we in Japan had to wait until today. Thanks to Sony “Torne” kit sold separately or bundle with a 250GB PS3 sli[...]
Japan to finally get its TV Tuner and Video Recoding PS3 module after all
Japan to finally get its TV Tuner and Video Recoding PS3 module after all

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Toshiba announces its Blu-Ray Disc Recorder Vardia in Japan

Not one but actually 4 new Blu-Ray capable Vardia thingy are coming out from Toshiba in Japan, with the SD-BD1K Blu-Ray player, the D-B1005K (1TB) and D-B305K (320GB) Blu-Ray disc recorder and finally the D-BW1005K with its Blu-Ray Rec[...]
Toshiba announces its Blu-Ray Disc Recorder Vardia in Japan
Toshiba announces its Blu-Ray Disc Recorder Vardia in JapanToshiba announces its Blu-Ray Disc Recorder Vardia in JapanToshiba announces its Blu-Ray Disc Recorder Vardia in JapanToshiba announces its Blu-Ray Disc Recorder Vardia in JapanToshiba announces its Blu-Ray Disc Recorder Vardia in Japan

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BD-HDS43, Sharp new Blu-Ray HDD combo.

Sharp just announced another Blu-Ray and HDD combo with the BD-HDS43. What so special about this new Combo, well in fact not much, the BD-HDS43 is a mid level Blu-Ray HDD combo with a single Digital and Analog TV tuner, 320GB of HDD an[...]
BD-HDS43, Sharp new Blu-Ray HDD combo.
BD-HDS43, Sharp new Blu-Ray HDD combo.BD-HDS43, Sharp new Blu-Ray HDD combo.

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Mitsubishi Electric Release Five New HD TVs in Japan with Two BRs and HDD Combos

This morning Mitsubishi Electric gathered the Japanese press to announce the launch of five new HD TVs: MZW300 Series. Available in 52”, 46” and 40” these LCD TVs are obviously Full HD, but also feature some major improvements when to [...]
Mitsubishi Electric Release Five New HD TVs in Japan with Two BRs and HDD Combos
Mitsubishi Electric Release Five New HD TVs in Japan with Two BRs and HDD CombosMitsubishi Electric Release Five New HD TVs in Japan with Two BRs and HDD CombosMitsubishi Electric Release Five New HD TVs in Japan with Two BRs and HDD CombosMitsubishi Electric Release Five New HD TVs in Japan with Two BRs and HDD CombosMitsubishi Electric Release Five New HD TVs in Japan with Two BRs and HDD Combos

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Sharp Unveils Thirteen New LCD TVs with Blu-ray Recorders

Available in both Full HD (1920 x 1080) from 40″ to 52” and in HD Ready (1366 x 769) in 26″ and 32”, here are the latest DX2 Series LCD TVs from Sharp with an embedded Blu-ray recorder… Yep… That’s pretty much it.
Sharp Unveils Thirteen New LCD TVs with Blu-ray Recorders
Sharp Unveils Thirteen New LCD TVs with Blu-ray RecordersSharp Unveils Thirteen New LCD TVs with Blu-ray Recorders

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Sharp’s New AQUOS DX, World’s First 20” LCD TV with Blu-ray Recorder

Here’s Sharp’s AQUOS DX TV, the world’s first 20” LCD TV (available in either black and white) with an average HD Ready resolution of 1366×768, digital TV tuner and a Blu-ray & DVD embedded recorder. It has [...]
Sharp’s New AQUOS DX, World’s First 20” LCD TV with Blu-ray Recorder
Sharp’s New AQUOS DX, World’s First 20” LCD TV with Blu-ray RecorderSharp’s New AQUOS DX, World’s First 20” LCD TV with Blu-ray Recorder

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SV-ME75, Waterproof 1Seg Viera TV Now Available in Gold

Japanese people love taking baths, it’s part of their culture and I admit that I enjoy them too! (Onsen… Yeah!!!) With this in mind it’s no surprise many Japanese, mainly women, spend a lot of time in the bathtub (about an [...]
SV-ME75, Waterproof 1Seg Viera TV Now Available in Gold
SV-ME75, Waterproof 1Seg Viera TV Now Available in Gold

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Toshiba Upgrades Its Gigabeat V Series with the V81

Available in Japan for less than a year now, the Gigabeat V will see, thanks to the V81, its internal memory increase from 4GB to 8GB. This new version also features a SDHC card slot which allows you to move recorder TV/video programs [...]
Toshiba Upgrades Its Gigabeat V Series with the V81
Toshiba Upgrades Its Gigabeat V Series with the V81Toshiba Upgrades Its Gigabeat V Series with the V81

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DVD, HDD, VHS; finally, an affordable all-in-one.

DXAntenna, a Japanese company will sell for merely 435 EUR, an all-in-one (3 in 1) Media recorder, the DVHR-D250 with 250GB of HDD, VHS, and DVD player recorder. Our little wonder also features a digital tuner, and a 1.3 HDMI port, as [...]
DVD, HDD, VHS; finally, an affordable all-in-one.

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