Toshiba to launch HD DVD recorder

HD DVD players are almost oldskool by now. That’s why Toshiba takes it one step further. According to creative.mac the Japanese company will launch the world’s first high-definition DVD recorder in July in Japan.

Toshiba RD-A1
The new RD-A1 can record and store up to 130 hours of HD broadcasts (…) and record up to 230 minutes of HD content to a single HD DVD disc, Toshiba claims in a statement. Toshiba hasn’t decided yet when it will launch the RD-A1 overseas.

Seems like Blu-ray has far from won the battle against HD DVD…

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