Toshiba goes retro with hybrid VHS/DVD recorder

Philip Wong | Jul 24, 2009

(Credit: Toshiba)

VHS tape, anyone? If you're still holding onto the legacy video tapes, the Toshiba D-VR8K may be an interesting product to replace your antique recorder. This hybrid recorder will allow users to archive their tapes to DVDs in various formats from write-once -R to rewritable -RW and RAM. Like most current DVD players, it also plays back JPEG files, though support for MP3 and DivX is missing here.

While the D-VR8K is definitely a lot less exciting than a spanking new Blu-ray player, we cannot comprehend the negativity the recorder has garnered so far. Yes, it has only one analog TV tuner according to Akihabara News, and, no, it doesn't spin Blu-ray like the Panasonic DMP-BD70V DVR. But we’re sure there's a niche market for this 28,800 yen (US$303) Toshiba kit slated for preorder in Japan come August.

Via Akihabara News

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