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Sony Releases New Range Of HDD / DVD Recorders

Sony adds three new HDD/DVD recorders to its line up.

Sony have announced a exciting new range of features on its new IQ recording range of HDD/DVD Recorders RDR-HX920, RDR-HX720 & RDR-HX520, with a wide choice of Hard Disk capacities of 250GB, 160GB and 80GB respectively offering maximum flexibility for recording and viewing. The new IQ recording system, encapsulates all of Sony’s ‘Intelligent’ and ‘Quality’ recording features such as such as DV terminal (i.LINK) for one-touch dubbing, Pause Live TV, Chasing Playback easy to use GUI and HQ+ high quality recording mode for top picture quality. With a large capacity Hard Disk Drive all three models RDR-HX920 (250GB), RDR-HX720 (160GB) and RDR-HX520 (80GB) models are capable of long – up to 428 Hours on the 250GB HDD – recording hours. All models maintain the capability of recording with excellent picture quality thanks to the HQ+ recording mode and several noise reduction features. In addition to HDD and DVD+/-R/RW, these new models can also record and playback DVD+R Double Layer (DL) discs with a maximum 8.5GB capacity allowing the viewer to store up to 14 hours of recordings on DVD disc.

In HDD mode, viewers can activate the Chasing Playback function to begin watching a programme currently being recorded before it has finished. In addition, the simultaneous record and playback function allows viewers to watch pre-recorded content on HDD whilst recording a live TV programme. Also through the Fast Playback with sound function the viewer can watch pre-recorded content, at 1.3x normal speed, complete with clear and intelligible sound and is thus able to view pre-recorded content in much less time, as well as to catch up with the live TV broadcast. The Pause-Live TV function works by means of simply pressing the ‘Pause’ button on the remote control to freeze the TV picture. The viewer can choose exactly when they would like to continue from where they left off by pressing the ‘Play’ button. Backwards and forwards browsing through the recorded part of the programme is also possible and in this way the viewer can even catch up with the live broadcast.

In addition, the Auto Programme Title Labelling feature (where available) allows the viewer to browse easily and more efficiently through pre-recorded contents on either DVD or HDD, as each TV recording comes with a given title, saving valuable time and hassle. Transferring camcorder recordings for either copy or edit to DVD or Hard Disk Drive is easy on the RDR-HX920, RDR-HX720 and RDR-HX520. The user just needs to connect the DV or Digital8 camcorder via the i.Link connection and use the one-touch dubbing function to copy the entire contents of the tape using one-touch control or use the Program Edit function to select only those scenes that are desired for automatic copying to DVD or Hard Disk Drive.

To ensure the experience of using the RDR-HX920, RDR-HX720 and RDR-HX520 is impressive from start to finish, Sony ensures High Picture quality in recording by HQ+ recording mode for HDD recording, which uses approx. 15Mbps of data transfer speed. Together with Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) technology Component Video Output and Video DAC of 12bit/108MHz, the new models ensure a stable and smooth moving image.

The RDR-HX720 and RDR-HX520 will be available in the UK from April 2006 and the RDR-HX920 will be available in the UK from May 2006.

Posted 7th April 10:36:38am By Callum Mckeefery

What Unbeatable.co.uk Users Said About This News Story

John Fearon

11th April

If the Sony 920 DVD Recorder is a successor to the 910 (now withdrawn) why is Freeview not Mentioned?Any one know of another Dvd Recorder with Hard Disc,HDMI upscaling and Freeview either issued or to be realeased?

Arif Syed

20th April

I was looking for the 910 recently and also discover that it was discontinued. The RDR-HX920 does bot have the 'D' in the model number (RDR-HXD910). So I guess it will not have the Digital FreeView .

Let's hope the 920 is affordable!

K Shah

22nd April

I just bought a RDR-HXD710 and tried to transfer over legal home recorded VHS tapes to HDD/DVD - it seems to record them, but only displays a blank black screen when playing it again. The manual states that this is because I am copying a Copy-Never protected VHS tape. Anybody know how can I get over this?... it should at least let me copy my own recorded VHS tapes

SonyBaba

11th July

Shah, just to let others know, I have similar problem with my new RDR-HX720. It won't record commercial VHS tapes to HDD/DVD but I CAN record my home VHS tapes to HDD. Since I have a large collection of tapes I wish I can backup them on DVD.

Noel Lyons

15th Oct

Thinking of purchasing RDR-HX720 abd wonders also how to solve problem mentioned above

Meggido

19th June

Try connecting the video via composite connection instead of SCART