Sony has announced a new line of DVR's. These are all branded by the Bravia line and marketed as the perfect companion for your Sony Bravia LCD TV. As with all current DVR's they feature HDD's ranging from 120 GB to 500 GB.
All models feature an integrated DVB-T tuner for viewing and recording digital broadcasts but there’s also a choice of models that include an analogue tuner only.
The DVR also features a HDD camcorder connection with all models allows direct
digital dubbing from any Standard Definition Handycam Hard Disk Drive
camcorder by Sony. There’s no quality loss during digital transfers via
USB. Whole dubbing mode transfers everything that’s stored on the
camcorder’s hard drive. Alternatively, incremental dubbing transfers only
new footage that hasn’t already been recorded onto the Hard Disk Drive
DVD recorder.
Also new, X-Pict Story is a powerful yet easy-to-use feature for creating your own personal slideshows. Using your remote, slide shows can be built up in moments from images stored on the recorder’s hard drive. A choice of transition effects adds extra sparkle to slide shows, along with your own selection of musical soundtrack from stored music files. The results can be viewed directly on your TV or burned to DVD for sharing or storing.
Music recorded to the hard disk drive from audio CDs or USB flash drives
can also be played jukebox-style via the TV screen.
When connected via HDMI to a Sony Bravia TV, the Hard Disk Drive DVD
recorder can be controlled directly from the television’s remote, along with
other compatible Sony devices like Blu-ray Disc players.
Sony also promises excellent picture quality by HQ+ recording technology and upscaling of content.