Hitachi
Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) announced that LG Electronics (LG)
will use Hitachi Deskstar hard drives in its new RH7800 series of DVD-HDD
recorders. The RH7800 series use 160 GB hard drives for storing up to 220 hours
of digital video content, including television programs, movies, music and
photos. Hitachi Deskstar drives were chosen for their capacities, ability to
handle multiple video streams simultaneously, acoustics, low power requirements
and reliability.
LG's new DVD-HDD recorders,
which measure 49 millimeters, allow customers to maximize their entertainment
experience by recording and playing back television broadcasts and other
digital video content. LG relied on Hitachi's smooth stream technology to
enhance the video streaming functionality in its new DVD-HDD recorders
Based on the ATA-7 AV
streaming feature set standard, smooth stream enables the RH7800 to control the
drive's error recovery process, optimizing the drive to capture multiple video
streams simultaneously. Hitachi was the first hard drive vendor to integrate
ATA-7 technology capability into its product line.
The popularity of storage-intensive video programming is
accelerating the adoption of high-capacity hard drives in DVD-HDD Recorders and
set-top boxes. “DVD-HDD recorder users want as much storage capacity as
possible so they can capture and archive large amounts of digital content,”
said SH Jeon, Senior Manager, Research and Development, LG Electronics.
“DVD-HDD
Recorders are generating much attention in the consumer electronics segment
because they simplify the recording experience and enable time shifting, so that
users can view their content whenever it is most convenient for them,” said
Marcia Bencala, VP of corporate strategy and product planning, Hitachi Global
Storage Technologies. LG's DVD-HDD Recorders will be available in the first
quarter of 2006.
CyberMedia News New Delhi,
Feb 10