Sharp to sell seven Blu-ray recorder models - Blu-ray Forum

WriteSimply · 09-27-2007, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Taipei Times

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An employee for Japanese electronics giant Sharp displays the company's new Aquos Blu-ray BD-AV10 disc recorder in Tokyo yesterday. The recorder can record and play two-layer 50GB discs and record a maximum of six hours of high-definition images.

Sharp Corp, a member of Sony Corp's Blu-ray digital disc group, will sell seven recorder models in Japan beginning on Oct. 27 to take market share from Toshiba Corp's rival high-definition DVD (HD DVD) standard.

Sharp will initially produce a monthly output of 30,000 of the Blu-ray recorders, which will be priced between ¥100,000 (US$871) and ¥120,000, the Osaka-based company said yesterday.

Another two models with hard-disk storage, priced at ¥200,000 and ¥300,000, will be sold beginning on Dec. 1.

The recorders will extend the accessibility of Blu-ray, which rivals HD DVD as the next home entertainment standard, after Sony this month said it would sell four models beginning on Nov. 8. The new models may also help Sharp meet a forecast 33 percent gain in digital disc player and recorder sales to ¥60 billion this fiscal year.

"We see huge potential for these models as about 80 percent of people are still using older, analog-type recorders," Masafumi Matsumoto, a senior executive vice president at Sharp, said at a briefing in Tokyo.

All Sharp recorders will be Blu-ray compatible by 2011, Matsumoto said.

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Thundercrash07 · 09-27-2007, 10:15 AM

WTF is this red!?

david2189 · 09-27-2007, 10:20 AM

does the colour really matter thundercrash?

good news

Thundercrash07 · 09-27-2007, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by david2189

does the colour really matter thundercrash?

good news

Yes. It is ****ing ugly.

I don't want a Red-Ray player. lol

JonasK · 09-27-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Thundercrash07

Yes. It is ****ing ugly.

I don't want a Red-Ray player. lol

There are more colors to chose from.

Branden · 09-27-2007, 08:56 PM

as much as choice in colours may be nice, it would make sense to have a blue one too.

Manco · 09-27-2007, 09:00 PM

WTF??? A BLU-ray player in RED

OMFG. The engineers were left in charge of Marketing again

/ Rant Over

Cool. This is GREAT news. Sharp is going after the BD market BIG TIME!
Just like they said they woud.

blu-rayfan101 · 09-27-2007, 09:39 PM

This will be good!

WriteSimply · 09-27-2007, 10:25 PM

PEOPLE! It's not the color of the skin that matters. It's what inside that counts!

To think you guys would get that already!

fuad

Manco · 09-27-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WriteSimply

PEOPLE! It's not the color of the skin that matters. It's what inside that counts!

To think you guys would get that already!

And to you Sir... you are Simply Write!

Thundercrash07 · 09-28-2007, 07:15 PM

*orders blue spray paint*

haushausman · 09-28-2007, 08:23 PM

No. That red is butt ugly. Components should stick to a color scheme (i.e. Black, Piano Black, Grey, Silver, etc.).

Wonder if they'll have a red HDTV coming out... that way your eyes are draw to everything but the picture.

gearyt · 09-28-2007, 08:24 PM

Its how they "fool" the other side over to Blu !!!
Red on the outside
Tru Blu on the inside

blu-rayfan101 · 09-28-2007, 08:28 PM

Will this be in North America or coming soon or not at all?. If it will be coming does anyone know when?

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09-27-2007, 10:15 AM	#2
Thundercrash07 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:AT	WTF is this red!?

09-27-2007, 10:20 AM	#3
david2189 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:London, UK Blu-ray collection:183	does the colour really matter thundercrash? good news

09-27-2007, 08:56 PM	#6
Branden Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Calgary, Alberta 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:558	as much as choice in colours may be nice, it would make sense to have a blue one too.

09-27-2007, 09:00 PM	#7
Manco Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Tucumcari	WTF??? A BLU-ray player in RED OMFG. The engineers were left in charge of Marketing again / Rant Over Cool. This is GREAT news. Sharp is going after the BD market BIG TIME! Just like they said they woud.

09-27-2007, 09:39 PM	#8
blu-rayfan101 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The Universe.	This will be good!

09-27-2007, 10:25 PM	#9
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	PEOPLE! It's not the color of the skin that matters. It's what inside that counts! To think you guys would get that already! fuad

09-28-2007, 07:15 PM	#11
Thundercrash07 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:AT	orders blue spray paint

09-28-2007, 08:23 PM	#12
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	No. That red is butt ugly. Components should stick to a color scheme (i.e. Black, Piano Black, Grey, Silver, etc.). Wonder if they'll have a red HDTV coming out... that way your eyes are draw to everything but the picture.

09-28-2007, 08:24 PM	#13
gearyt Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Henderson, NV Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:33	Its how they "fool" the other side over to Blu !!! Red on the outside Tru Blu on the inside

09-28-2007, 08:28 PM	#14
blu-rayfan101 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The Universe.	Will this be in North America or coming soon or not at all?. If it will be coming does anyone know when?

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