Sony Corp lately announced that it will hit Japan market with its four new models of Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders on 8 November. This move can be witnessed towards its ongoing combat with the HD DVD.

Sony plans to promote Blu-Ray technology with Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co that is in competition with the HD DVD format and is back sided by Toshiba and Microsoft.

The upcoming models are competent enough to store up to 16 hours of high-definition programmes on a dual-layer. The high-end model of the four comes along with a 500-GB hard disk drive and is expected with a retail price of 200,000 yen ($1,752). The USP of the Blu-ray recorders is its capability to handle traditional DVD discs.

Via Yahoo