At the 2003 CES Show, Sony displayed the BDZ-S77 Blu-Ray Disc
Recorder. It is scheduled to go on sale in Japan this April, for a price
of around $3800 (450,000 yen). This will be the first optical disc
recorder capable of recording HDTV signals. Today, your only choice for
HDTV recording is a Digital VHS recorder from JVC, for around $500.
Businessweek magazine reports that this recorder will also include an HDTV
Broadcast tuner.
 | Sony BDZ-S77 - The world's first
production Blu-Ray Disc (BRD) video recorder. |
| Plays pre-recorded DVD's & CD's |
| Records on Blu-Ray Disc Blank
Media (Only compatible with Blu-Ray Disc Players) |
| (i-link) DV input for connecting a
digital video camera |
| S200 Digital connection for connecting
2 Blu-Ray Disc machines digitally |
| Uses the single layer 23GB BRD
(ReWritable) Discs |
| Records in real-time using MPEG-II
compression-Up to 12 hours per Blu-Ray Disc disc |
| Quick recording end search function
automatically finds the blank part of the disc |
| CD-R & CD-RW Playback |
| Motion Adaptive Field Noise Reduction,
Block Noise Reduction and Video Equalizer technologies |
| Disc navigation thumbnail chapter view |
| MD Style Non-linear editing and
recording |
| Perfect broadcast HDTV quality
recording straight from satellite |
| Can Record AAC 5.1 sound direct from
BS High Vision Satellite |
| Disk management ID (Up to 100 discs) |
| Store timer settings on individual
discs |
| Variable bit-rate MPEG encoding for maximum
efficiency and recording time for all types of DVD media |
| Progressive Scan Output |
| Time Based Corrector, Pre-Field Noise
Reduction and Pre-video Equalizer technologies that rebalance and equalize
video content before it is recorded onto a BRD |
| High-level copyright protection with one
generation copy protection |
|
Sony BDZ-S77 BRD
Recorder Specifications
|
| Record modes |
Record time |
Transfer rate |
| DR (direct
mode) |
1080i |
Approximately 2 hour |
Highest 24 Mbps |
| 720p |
| BS Satellite multi angle |
| 480p |
Approximately 4 hour |
Highest 12 Mbps |
| 480i |
Approximately 4.4 hour |
Highest 11 Mbps |
| HR (high
picture quality mode) |
Approximately 3 hour |
16 Mbps |
| SR (standard
mode) |
Approximately 6 hour |
Average 8 Mbps |
| LR (long time
mode) |
Approximately 12 hour |
Average 4 Mbps |
|
| Playback media |
Blu-Ray
Disc, DVD video, DVD-R/RW (including VR mode), CD, CD-RW/R/ |
| Record Media |
Blu-Ray
Disc |
| RF Reception |
BS
Digital Satellite
Japanese terrestrial TV |
| Dynamic range |
DVD:108dB
CD:100dB |
| Timer |
30
Event /1 Month |
| Horizontal Line
resolution |
Greater
than 1000
Lines |
| Power source |
100V AC
@ 50/60Hz |
| Power consumption |
65W |
| Sony RDRGX7
Dimensions |
Width
430mm
Height 135mm
Depth 398mm |
| Weight |
Approximately
14kg |
