Sony Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders coming this November

Sony has announced that they would be launching four new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in November.

These would be launched in their domestic market of Japan as they compete with the rival HD DVD format from Toshiba.

The company claims that these new generation of players would store up to 16 hours of high-definition programmes on a dual-layer, 50-gigabyte (GB) Blu-ray disc.

These would be available on sale starting November 8. Sony’s current generation models are unable to record on a dual-layer disc.

The top end model in this new range would come with a 500-GB hard disk drive and is likely to be sold for around USD 1750.

Sony Executive Deputy President Katsumi added in a statement: “With high-definition TVs spreading rapidly and more digital cameras and camcorders are becoming HD-ready, time is ripe for household recorders to move onto a next generation. We intend to make all our recorders in the domestic market Blu-ray compatible.”