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[February 2009 Update - Panasonic Blu-ray recorders now announced. Full details here ]
Panasonic has claimed "there will be a Blu-ray recorder available in some areas of Europe this year". Already available in Japan, Blu-ray recorders are key to the growth of the HD format, but Panasonic is the first manufacturer to hint at an imminent European launch.
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The claims were made at Panasonic's 2008 HD Networking Convention in Valencia, but other than a company spokesperson adding "the archiving spec isn't finalised, but we'd love to have a product to market as soon as possible," the manufacturer stopped short of naming product or release specifics.
Instead, Panasonic revealed six new DVD recorders, including hard-disk models that double-up as music jukeboxes. [/intro] Here are the six new models, due in shops from March (exacts dates and pricing to follow).
- DMR-EX98V: DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner, VHS VCR, SD Memory Card Slot, USB Terminal and 250GB HDD
- DMR-EX88: DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner, SD Memory Card Slot, USB Terminal and 400GB HDD (pictured above).
- DMR-EX78: DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner, USB Terminal and 250GB HDD
- DMR-EX768: DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner and 160GB HDD
- DMR-EZ48V: DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner and VHS VCR
- DMR-EZ28: DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner
