New Sony double layer DVD Recorders

[zorankarapancev]

The highlight is RDR-HX715 DVD recorder with a hard disk and HDMI which delivers high quality uncompressed digital signals to other HDMI-equipped components such as Sony's Grand WEGA LCD rear projection high definition televisions, the company reports.

The unit incorporates a 160 GB hard drive and broad media read/write compatibility with DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW and +R Double Layer disc compatibility.

The RDR-HX715 DVD recorder also has an i.LINK IEEE-1394 digital input.

Other highlights include Intelligent Scene Chaptering that provides easy scene search and editing by indexing chapters at transition points and D-Matrix Noise Reduction System, which uses a combination of three types of noise reduction technologies to deliver excellent recording and playback levels.

Another new Sony DVD recorder is the RDR-VX515 combination DVD recorder/VCR. This unit also offers an i.LINK IEEE-1394 digital input.

Sony's stand-alone DVD recorder, the RDR-GX315, features a new slim-line chassis, i.LINK IEEE-1394 digital interface and compatibility with +R double-layer DVD discs.

The RDR-HX715 model will be available in September for about $700; the combo unit will be available this summer for about $400, and the slim-line for about $300.

[zorankarapancev]

This news was announced yesterday in Las Vegas.

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Sony RDR-HX715 DVD Recorder