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Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 5:10pm
Panasonic to bring Blu-ray recorder to the US in 2009 |
Panasonic will bring a Blu-ray recorder and player combo to the US market in the first half of 2009, according to a Tuesday report from HD Guru based on a trip to the CEATEC convention in Japan. While no other details are known about the recorder itself, prices in Japan for the recorders that use Blu-ray laser technology have dropped significantly, with the report having a Sharp Blu-ray burner priced at the equivalent of about $800.Backing up the dropping prices of Blu-ray recorders is Sony's announcement early last month, when the electronics giant launched six Blu-ray recorders, though they cost the equivalent of between $1,000 and $2,600. |