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The Sony BDZ-S77 Blu-Ray Disc Recorder The Sony BDZS77 Blu-Ray Disc Recorderr

The Sony BDZ-S77 Blu-Ray Disc Recorder

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UK RELEASE UNLIKELY (JAPAN ONLY Launched April 10th)
Price Approx £2500 ($4000)
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Sony BDZ-S77 the world's first production Blu-Ray Disc video recorder. Shown at the 2003 CES the BDZS77 is Sony's first production Blu-Ray Disc Recorder
Plays pre-recorded DVD's & CD's
Records on Blu-Ray Disc Blank Media (Only compatible with Blu-Ray Disc Players)
(i-link) DV input for connecting a digital video camera
S200 Digital connection for connecting 2 Blu-Ray Disc machines digitally

Uses the single layer 23GB BRD (ReWritable) Discs
Records in real-time using MPEGII compression-Up to 12 hours per Blu-Ray Disc disc
Quick recording end search function automatically finds the blank part of the disc
CD-R & CD-RW Playback
Motion Adaptive Field Noise Reduction, Block Noise Reduction and Video Equalizer technologies
Disc navigation thumbnail chapter view
MD Style Non-linear editing and recording
Perfect broadcast HDTV quality recording straight from satellite
Can Record AAC 5.1 sound direct from BS High Vision Satellite
Disk management ID (Up to 100 discs)
Store timer settings on individual discs

Variable bit-rate MPEG encoding for maximum efficiency and recording time for all types of DVD media
Progressive Scan Output
Time Based Corrector, Pre-Field Noise Reduction and Pre-video Equalizer technologies that rebalance and equalize video content before it is recorded onto a BRD
High-level copyright protection with one generation copy protection

Supporting Products


BF-23G
Blank 23GB Blu-Ray Disc
Approx £20 a disc
 

 

The Sony BDZ S77 Blu-Ray Disc Recorder
The Sony BDZ-S77 Blu-Ray Disc Recorder

Sony BDZ S77 Connection Table

  AUDIO VIDEO
  Analogue Digital          
 
Line
Optical
Optical

Coaxial

D1/D2/D4 Component
S-Video
S-Video

Composite
DV
S200
DV
DV
Inputs 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 1(IN/OUT)
Outputs 3 1 1 1 2 2


The Sony BDZS77 Blu-Ray Disc Recorder
 

Specifications for the Sony BDZS77 BRD Recorder

Record modes Record time Transfer rate
DR (direct mode) 1080i Approximately 2 hour Highest 24mbps
720p
BS Satellite multi angle
480p Approximately 4 hour Highest 12mbps
480i Approximately 4.4 hour Highest 11mbps
HR (high picture quality mode) Approximately 3 hour 16mbps
SR (standard mode) Approximately 6 hour Average 8mbps
LR (long time mode) Approximately 12 hour Average 4mbps
Playback media Blu-Ray DIsc, DVD video, DVD-R/RW (inc VR mode), CD, CD-RW/R/
Record Media Blu-Ray Disc
RF Reception BS Digital Satellite
Japanese terrestrial TV
Dynamic range DVD:108dB
CD:100dB
Timer 30 Event /1 Month
Horizontal Line resolution >1000 Lines
Power source 100V AC @ 50/60Hz
Power consumption 65W
Sony RDRGX7 Dimensions Width 430mm
Height 135mm
Depth 398mm
Weight Approximately 14kg