November 12th 2004

Sharp Introduces a New Blu-ray Disc Recorder with Hard Drive/DVD

Sharp BD-HD100

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BD-HD100 Features Twin Blu-ray Disc/DVD Tray and HDMI Output Jack, a World First

Sharp Corporation announces the introduction into the Japanese market of a new Blu-ray Disc Recorder with Hard Drive/DVD. The new BD-HD100 can record and play back high-definition pictures to/from the built-in hard drive and Blu-ray Discs with exactly the same high resolution seen in digital Hi-Vision (HDTV) broadcast images.

The BD-HD100 features a built-in hard drive (160 GB), and can record hours (approx. 19 hours) of digital Hi-Vision broadcast programming received using the terrestrial/BS/CS110° digital tuner onto the hard drive with exactly the same high-definition image quality as the original Hi-Vision picture. This unit can also record approx. three hours of HDTV programming onto Blu-ray Discs (25 GB), providing users with a number of ways to record digital broadcast programming depending on the content, including the convenience of recording onto the hard drive, and securely saving onto Blu-ray Discs.

In addition, the BD-HD100 is equipped with the world’s first Twin Blu-ray Disc/DVD Tray that enables digital dubbing in six directional combinations from and to the hard drive, Blu-ray Discs, and DVDs, including the ability to dub five DVDs (4.7 GB) onto a single Blu-ray Disc (25 GB). This is also the world’s first Blu-ray Disc recorder to be equipped with an HDMI output jack, the next generation of digital interface, enabling users to enjoy full-digital high-definition video and high-fidelity audio with no signal deterioration by outputting digital broadcast content exactly as recorded to a compatible monitor for playback.

The BD-HD100 is being offered as a companion product to Sharp’s AQUOS LCD TV—an “AQUOS Hi-Vision recorder”—that will enable users to fully enjoy recording Hi-Vision programs.

Major Features
1. Blu-ray Disc Recorder with Hard Drive (160 GB)/DVD provides extended recording times (up to approx. 19 hours) for digital Hi-Vision broadcasts.
2. Twin Blu-ray Disc/DVD Tray enables convenient digital dubbing from DVD to Blu-ray Disc, a world first.
3. HDMI Output Jack, the next generation of digital interface, enables output of digital signals exactly as recorded from digital Hi-Vision broadcasts, a world first.