Panasonic is always ahead of the game it seems like. The way it works in the world of electronics is as follows. If Sony has not figured it out yet, chances are that Panasonic is working on it. This appears to be the case with Panasonic’s new DVD-Recorders with 400 GB Hard Disk Drives. You know, I must admit that just having that roll off of my tongue makes my mouth water. :o)

The DMR-E500H high-end model in the DIGA DVD recorder range, features a built-in 400GB hard disk drive with a recording capacity of 709 hours of video in EP mode. It offers high-speed dubbing from hard disk drive onto DVD-RAM at speeds of 40x and onto DVD-R disc up to 64x in EP mode. This makes the DMR-500H the fastest DVD recorder in the industry as it can record a one-hour program onto DVD-R disc in just 56 seconds.