Pioneer Has Blu-ray Recorder Release Plans For 2008

Pioneer, maker of the famed KURO-brand plasma TV's, plans to have Blu-ray recorders on Japanese shelves before this year's holiday shopping season followed by overseas launches hopefully early next year. Pioneer will team up with Sharp Electronics, a big stakeholder in Pioneer and already an experienced maker of Blu-ray recorders. No prices or details regarding the new model or models have been released, but being from Pioneer we expect something impressive.

Blu-ray recorders are a big business in Japan. According to the Fuji Chimera Research Institute, demand for Blu-ray recorders in Japan is expected to be 3.6 million units in 2012, 18 times that of today.

Via Reuters

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