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Sony high-definition digital video recorders

For the 10 million existing HDTV owners seeking access to digital cable high definition content, Sony have announced a new line of HD digital video recorders. The new recorders, the DHG-HDD250 and the DHG-HDD500, will provide access to encrypted high-definition and standard-definition digital cable services when paired with a digital decoder device and a digital cable subscription. They also provide access to analog cable services, as well as such non-subscription services like high definition digital terrestrial and analog broadcasts.

The DHG-HDD500 digital video recorder can record and store up to 400 hours of standard definition (SD) programming or at least 60 hours of maximum bit rate high-definition content with its 500 GB of storage capacity. The DHG-HDD250 will record up to 200 hours of SD programming and at least 30 hours of HD content on its internal 250 GB hard drive.

The DHG-HDD500 and DHG-HDD250 will also include:

* Pause, rewind and record live high-definition TV with no recording subscription fees and no equipment rental
* Free TV Guide On Screen? interactive program guide with easy program searching and automatic scheduled recording (where available);
* HDMI or Component (YPbPr) high-definition outputs;
* Several standard-definition analog outputs for connection to recording equipment or analog TVs; and
* Multiple display formats and flexible aspect ratio settings for outstanding reproduction of all broadcast formats on a wide variety of DTVs.

The DHG-HDD250 and the DHG-HDD500 digital video recorders will be available this fall with MSRPs of about $799 and $999, respectively.
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