Sharp announced industry's first "recordable" BD Player for Japanese market

[Rio]

Sharp announced industry's first "recordable" BD Player for Japanese market

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- BD-HP1 is the industry's first BD player which can "record" HD programs from FireWire connected AQUOS digital LCD TV, or can "move" from FireWire connected AQUOS HD HDD/DVD recorder (no digital tuner/HDD built-in)
- Suppored recordable BD disc is SL BD-RE (Ver2.1) (DL BD-RE, SL/DL BD-R are not supported)
- BD-Video playback capability with 1080p output by "1080p Image Engine"
- 7.1ch analog audio output
- Decodes Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (output may limited to 2 channel in certain condition), DTS-HD (core only).
- Plays SL BD-RE (Ver2.1), SL BD-R (Ver1.1), SL/DL BD-Video, DVD-Video, DVD disc with CPRM, DVD+-R/RW, DVD-RAM, Music CD/CD-R/RW
- MSRP is about 150,000 JPY, will be shipped on March 20
- Java related technology used in this player is co-developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

[WriteSimply]

Looks rather cool.

The BDA needs to ratify both BD-Live profile and the specs for DL BD-RE soon. They might also move forward the ratification of BD100/200 ROM/R/RE as soon as possible, so that second/third gen players have the capability to use 'em.

Thanks for the heads up, Rio!


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[marzetta7]

Nice! This thing looks weee sexyah!

[theknub]

is it just me or is there no component out?

i see firewire, hdmi, coax/toslink, 7.1, composite, s-video, and no clue about the other thing.

[Amon37]

That AQUOS HD HDD/DVD recorder looks very slick.

[The Big Blue]

What does that price translate to?

[JTK]

Originally Posted by The Big Blue

What does that price translate to?

Courtesy of Google:

150 000 Japanese yen = $1230.51682 U.S

^^ Relatively speaking: That ain't half bad.

Gee, for $1200, what are you going to buy? An LG dual deck that favors a nearly dead format for the sake of one major studio or would you buy something like this? This is assuming you have $1200 to blow in the first place, of course.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by theknub

is it just me or is there no component out?

i see firewire, hdmi, coax/toslink, 7.1, composite, s-video, and no clue about the other thing.

The analog is on the D-Terminal connector. Keep in mind Hi-Vision sets (analog HDTV) have been around in Japan since the early 90s.

Usually they do invent a new connector. For some reason Toshiba decided to not introduce the Dx connector here, and reused RCA jacks again for Colorstream.

Gary

[dialog_gvf]

Wow, $1200 is pretty darn good.

I sure wish they used that kind of aggressive pricing for players here.

Gary

[JTK]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Wow, $1200 is pretty darn good.

I sure wish they used that kind of aggressive pricing for players here.

Gary

I would expect it starting with second gen gear hitting the streets. We'll see nice price drops on the current first gen gear and all the rest of the usual CE lifecycle take place.

I'm certainly impressed with that kind of pricepoint for this kind of a product, though. That is VERY aggressive pricing.

[WriteSimply]

Ah. This is a stop-gap recorder. This is for those who already have a HighDef DVR and want to archive the recorded programs to a BD disc. That is why it is price cheaply.

Still pretty good for those who already have a HD-DVR.


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[Rio]

Yes, this is *NOT* a usual BD recorder. It's a *PLAYER* with recording capability. This player doesn't have any sort of tuner, not only digital tuner but also analog one, as well as built-in HDD. Connecting it to Sharps' digital LCD TV or HiDef HDD/DVD recorder via FireWire, then take TS stream from TV or DVR and record onto a BD-RE disc in this machine.

All current BD players except PS3 utilize BD burner drive, so Sharp's this novel idea basically works if manufacturers put a decent software and FireWire connector, until the pricing point of BD recorders going down.

[EatingPie]

Originally Posted by theknub

is it just me or is there no component out?

i see firewire, hdmi, coax/toslink, 7.1, composite, s-video, and no clue about the other thing.

Yeah, deal killer for me.... oh wait...

It is possible to use a simple breakout cable to connect a D-Terminal connector to a world standard 3 RCA jack or BNC component connection.

Okay!

-Pie

[EatingPie]

Originally Posted by Rio

Yes, this is *NOT* a usual BD recorder. It's a *PLAYER* with recording capability. This player doesn't have any sort of tuner, not only digital tuner but also analog one, as well as built-in HDD. Connecting it to Sharps' digital LCD TV or HiDef HDD/DVD recorder via FireWire, then take TS stream from TV or DVR and record onto a BD-RE disc in this machine.

All current BD players except PS3 utilize BD burner drive, so Sharp's this novel idea basically works if manufacturers put a decent software and FireWire connector, until the pricing point of BD recorders going down.

I'm not sure what you're saying here. If it's 5C compliant, you just run a firewire from your Cable Box to this baby and you're set... an HD-VCR so to speak. Basically the same thing D-VHS does right now, but on Blu-Ray. This capability is one of the primary reasons I'm a Blu-Ray suporter.

-Pie

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by Rio

- BD-HP1 is the industry's first BD player which can "record" HD programs from FireWire connected AQUOS digital LCD TV, or can "move" from FireWire connected AQUOS HD HDD/DVD recorder (no digital tuner/HDD built-in)

Interesting. Since it has no tuners, it isn't a recorder. But, it is a burner making it more than a player. This is a new idea needing terminology.

So, it's a player + A/V burner combo. If they are smart they'll allow it to be hooked to a PC/Mac via Firewire and make it a data burner too.

[dobyblue]

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News...x?NewsId=19748



Looks like a pretty sweet little unit.


EDIT - Can't delete, can someone merge with Rio's thread please? Cheers.

[dialog_gvf]

I hope a version comes to NA! I have Firewire 5C from my cable box (did I mention Rogers finally turned it on?!). I could use this!

This looks like a big winner! It LOOKS amazing.

Gary