Sharp's AQUOS BD-HDW20 Blu-ray recorder with 1TB disk: zero-to-numb in just 0.8 seconds

Original post: click here

Subscribe to these comments

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Neutral

TeddyN @ Sep 26th 2007 4:04AM

That's really really cool... I wish someone would buy me one :p

I probably wouldn't buy one myself though... The fact that Blu-Ray is region encoded is a real deal breaker for me. The laptop I'm on right now has a BluRay drive; I bought it in the U.S. Right now though, I'm in the U.K. but can't buy any BluRay movies because they're all region locked to zone B or whatever. I would feel cheated if I spent 2 and a half grand on something but still not have the flexibility to buy my discs wherever I want.

Other than that, this thing looks absolutely delicious, and I'm sure that the programs you'd burn onto bluray would be region free. 1 TB of storage is also totally awesome. Nevertheless... doesn't a blank dual layer bluray disc cost about as much as just buying a movie from the store? Which I suppose means that you'd have to be selective about what you burn, so that you don't waste your expensive blank disc on something you could just buy in a store.

Neutral

indigo80 @ Sep 26th 2007 4:49AM

@TeddyN, playusa and ebay do a good line in import blu-rays and they're cheaper than the ~£30 average it seems that uk stores try to flog region B for

Add your comments

New Users

Name

E-mail

Current Users

E-mail:

Password

Remember Me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

replying to thread #7815426

Add your comments:

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

Please note that gratuitous links to your site are viewed as spam and may result in removed comments. And yes, comments are moderated.