Matsushita to sell world's 1st Blu-ray DVD recorder-player

Matsushita to sell world's 1st Blu-ray DVD recorder-player

TOKYO, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will market the world's first Blu-ray DVD recorders with replay functions on Nov. 15 in Japan, the company said on Sept. 20. The DMR-BW 200 and DMR-BR 100 will have a suggested retail price of about 300,000 yen and 240,000 yen, respectively.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001118594
  • Registered date
  • 2006/9/20 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2006 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1228 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 351.82(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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