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/ 03.15.2010 8:00AM
Japanese Prepare to get torne
TOKYO: Forty percent of Japanese PlayStation3 users
intend to get torne when it comes out March 18, Tech-On
says. The torne feature will enable PS3 users to view and record
terrestrial digital broadcasts on their game consoles.
The torne is a USB-connecting DTV tuner with dedicated software, turning the
PS3 into an over-the-air receiver with integrated DVR. It has a built-in hard
drive as well as pots for USB-connected externals. It’s said to record at 1
Mbps or 512 kbps, or about one-third to one-half of the run time of a program.
Sony rolled out torne in January at a press conference in Japan,
electronista said. Pricing was announced
in February: a standalone torne will retail for around US$110 in Japan. A 250
GB PS3 with integrated torne will run about US$470. There has been no
announcement of a similar roll-out in North America.
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