HDTV Television

   Sony launces four new Bravia Blu-Ray recorders. The new hi-end recorders capable of burning 50GB dual-layer, BD-R/RE discs with an additional disk packing between 250GB and 500GB of storage. The $1,755 BDZ-X90 top model brings 2x digital and 2x analog tuners, gold-plated HDMI 1080p capable of 60fps or 24fps output in DeepColor, and a DLNA-based “Sony Room Link” server function for streaming your media around the house. All use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 encoding with support for lossless TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio and hi-definition bitstream output. New Sony’s Blu-ray recorders will on sale in Japan in November.