Sony to release new DVD recorders with high-capacity HDD

Sony to release new DVD recorders with high-capacity HDD

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said Sept. 8 it will release four new models of its DVD player/recorders from Oct. 21, two of which are equipped with high-capacity hard-disk drives (HDD). The RDR-HX8 model (in photo), equipped with a 160-gigabyte HDD, is capable of recording up to 204 hours of video data, it said.

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  • 2003/9/08 00:00:00
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