Toshiba is ready to launch this month two digital video recorders (DVRs). The devices combine the HD DVD with the HD hard disk recording. The models in discussion are RD-A600 and RD-A300. The difference between those two is the capacity of their hard disks. The first one comes with 600GB memory, while the second has 300GB storage.

The new DVRs will be available for sale in Japan, at the end of the month. Toshiba has been selling the RD-A1 device which combines both HD DVD and hard-disk recording, but it is bigger and has less options than the new DVRs. Besides the functions I told you the new models can stream HDTV across an in-home network using the DTCP-IP content protection system. Other important feature is the ability to record two HD channels at once.

The prices were estimated by Toshiba. The A600 will cost around $1,645 and the A300 will cost about $1,232. To make an opinion you should know that the old RD-A1 model costs $3,600. There were no details about launching the product for another markets than Japan.

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