LG Europe has introduced its HR400 Blu-ray player that also has a 160GB hard drive for recording TV broadcasts. There is an integrated digital DVB-T tuner in addition to an analog tuner, and YouTube support once the HR400 is connected to the Internet via its Ethernet port, which also allows for BD Live 2.0 functionality. HDMI 1.3 outputs and the necessary related internal hardware allow for 1080p, video playback with 24FPS as an option for moives.

Besides regular movie Blu-ray discs, the HR400 also handles BD-Rs, PAL and NTSC DVDs, dual- and single-layer DVDs and DVD-Rs, and data CDs that contain MP3, WMA, PNG, DivX HD, DivX, WMV format files. DVDs will be upconverted to near-HD quality. The hard disk can hold between 43 and 477 hours of programming depending on the quality setting, while an 8-day electronic program guide for the DVB-T tuner allows them to set recordings.

A USB 2.0 port allows for playing media from inserted USB thumb drives or other external drives. Both optical and coaxial audio outputs are accounted for. The HR400 will stream media over a user's network.

LG Electronics has priced the HR400 at 599 Euros, or the equivalent of nearly $848. It's not certain if an equivalent to the player will ship to the US. [via HDTV-Space]