Toshiba’s Shows 3 New HD DVD Recorders

Toshiba is showing off three new HD DVD recorders this week at CEATEC. All three of these recorders can transcode an MPEG2 stream from a broadcast company to the more storage efficient MPEG4 AVC format, which means more recording for the same storage capazity.

The high end model RD-X7 will feature a 1080p output at 24 frames per second, which will mean some serious HD quality recordings. Also shown were the RD-A101 and RD-A201. No release date has been officially announced, but signs point to a release by the holiday season. [yahoo via engadget]