Sharp BD-HDW20 and BD-HDW15 AQUOS Blu-Ray Disc Recorder

Sharp unleashed its two new AQUOS Blu-Ray Disc Recorder in Japan market, the “BD-HDW20″ with a largest 1TB hard drive and the “BD-HDW15″ equips 500GB hard drive. Both of models loads the terrestrial degree of /BS/110 CS digital tuner ×2 and the terrestrial analog tuner ×1 which corresponds to reproducing high-resolution video images from digital broadcasts and Blu-ray discs on the AQUOS LCD TV and AQUOS Fami-Link that enhances the compatibility between AQUOS LCD TVs and AQUOS Audio Systems.

Furthermore, These models able to playback BD video, BD-RE Ver.2.1 (single layer/dual layer), BD-R Ver. 1.1 (single layer/dual layer), DVD-RW/-R, DVD video, standard audio CDs, CD-RW/-R (audio CD format), DVD-RAM*4, DVD+RW/+R (video format finalized) formats, while can recorder in BD-RE Ver. 2.1 (single layer/dual layer), BD-R Ver. 1.1 (single layer/dual layer), DVD-RW/-R (CPRM compatible), DVD-R DL (CPRM compatible). For TV programme, you may recorded onto hard drive first then move to Blu-Ray discs. The BD-HDW20 will cost you approximately ¥300,000, while the BD-HDW15 around ¥200,000.

For connectivity, These models loads HDMI output terminal which administers gold-plating processing, corresponds to HDMI 1080/24p output, D3×1, the S image ×1 and the composite ×1, the analog audio ×2, equipping each output terminal of the optical digital audio ×1 and the coaxial digital audio ×1. In addition, it can do the bit stream output of DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD HRA.

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