Chris Gohlke
07-17-2006, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,126409,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,126409,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Toshiba is delaying the launch of its first HD DVD recorder by about two weeks, the company said today. The RD-A1 will go on sale in Japan on July 27 instead of tomorrow as originally planned. Toshiba blamed the delay on difficulty in procuring some components used in the machines but wouldn't identify the components in question. "Production is up and running but we want to be sure we have enough inventory to provide retailers nationwide with the product," said Keisuke Ohmori, a spokesman for Toshiba in Tokyo. The RD-A1 is the first HD DVD recorder to be announced by any company. The machine includes a 1TB hard drive for day-to-day recording and the HD DVD drive for storage of TV shows that consumers which to keep. A dual-layer HD DVD-R disc will be able to store about 230 minutes of high-definition video while the hard drive has enough space for 130 hours of HDTV. The suggested retail price is $3468."</i><br /><br />Sounds like a sweet device, but given the reason for the delay (and the price tag), I think it might be prudent to wait for the next iteration. Anybody have any idea what the blank disks for this thing are going to run?