Sanyo intros DVR with slot-in hard drives
updated 04:40 pm EDT, Thu July 9, 2009
Sanyo intros Repoch DVR
Japan's Sanyo recently announced it would bring a DVR device to market that relies on slot-in hard drives that comply with the iVR (Information Versatile Disk) standard shared with Hitachi. The Repoch will include an integrated tuner for receiving digital terrestrial TV broadcasts to enable viewing recordings on analog broadcast-compatible TVs. This will allow users to keep their outdated analog TVs even though these broadcasts have been discontinued.
Connections on the Repoch include an Ethernet connection, HDMI output, component audio and video inputs as well as two antenna posts. The Repoch, bundled with a 160GB iVR disk, will cost the equivalent of $668 when it launches in Japan on September 1st. Pricing of additional iVRs, also available in 320GB capacities, is unknown. [via Nikkei]
