Toshiba’s Latest HDD and DVD Recorders

It seems that Toshiba is trying to be the leader in the HDD and DVD recorder market in Japan by releasing the 1TB Regza RD-E1004K and the 320GB Regza RD-304K. Both HDD and DVD recorders are able to record HD video in Blu-ray format or in a standard format (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264). The 1TB RD-E1004K retails for 65,000 Yen ($677). There is no word on pricing of the 320GB model.

Pioneer’s Latest Portable Slim DVD Recorder

The DVR-XD09J is Pioneer’s latest portable DVD and CD burner. Measures 133mm x 133mm x 14.8mm and weights 240grams, the burner is able to burn DVD±R at 8x and DVD±R DL at 6x. The DVR-XD09J connects to your laptop via USB port. No info on pricing so far.

Shanghai Donya Portable DVD Player

Here is a new portable DVD player that comes in a unique design. The DN-DFD700 is a picture frame style DVD player that comes with an SD card and a USB support.

Sony DVP-FX930 Portable DVD Player

The DVP-FX930 is Sony’s latest portable DVD player that comes with a 9-inch LCD with a 800×480 resolution. Its battery provides up to 6-hours of DVD playback time. The player also supports MP3 or JPEG files stored on a USB thumb drive. The Sony DVP-FX930 will be released next month in Japan for around 35000 Yen ($361).

24x External DVD Burner from Buffalo

Buffalo today unveiled the DVSM-U24U2 external DVD writer which is capable of burning speeds of up to 24x. Measuring 164mm x 50mm x 266mm and weighing 1.7kg, the burner provides write speeds of 24x for DVD+R/-R, 16x for DVD-RAM, 6x for DVD-R/+R DL and DVD+RW, 6x for DVD-RW, 48x for CD-R and 32x for CD-RW. The Buffalo DVSM-U24U2 uses a USB 2.0 interface and comes bundled with CyberLink’s PowerDirector 7, PowerProducer 5, PowerDVD 8, Power2Go 6, InstantBurn 5 and PowerBackup 2. It is expected to release in June for $130.

Buffalo’s Latest DVD SuperMulti with HD Up-scaling

The Buffalo DVSM-U24FBS DVD SuperMulti is able to record up to 24x DVD±Rs and provides basic up-scaling of any DVDs in 1080/60p. However, you should have a PC with a 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo or 1.8GHz Turion64×2 CPU for a minimum specs. This DVD SuperMulti will be released in Japan later this month for 5800 Yen ($60).