Toshiba’s 1TB HD-DVD Set Top Recorder

Toshiba is on the ball with HD-DVD technology and it plans on having another first in the industry with the launch of an HD-DVD RD-A1 super-receiver on July 14th, 2006 in Japan only. The company was already the first to launch an HD-DVD set top player back in April. The Toshiba RD-A1 is a digital video recorder with HD-DVD built in. The receiver features 1TB worth of storage, analog and digital receivers, Ethernet, and all of the other trimmings featured on the HD-A1 receiver already announced.

This thing is completely ugly, but it sure packs a punch. There are numerous connections on the back, so you know it means business. But for $3,500USD equivalent? It should only cost you half that to build yourself… and probably have one that’s less ugly.