Toshiba announces the Vardia RD-A301 HD-DVD recorder with 300GB Hard-drive.

Toshiba highlights that the Vardia RD-A301 can record HD video to standard DVD discs.

The new DVR, HD DVD Vardia RD-A301, integrates HD Transcoder, which achieves longer recording time for high-definition (HD) video, and also supports "HD Rec", which allows recording of HD video to standard DVD discs in HD quality. The RD-A301 also supports dual recording of HD broadcasts, a very popular feature of earlier VARDIA models, and can record two digital HD broadcasts simultaneously.

The RD-A301 will be available in the Japanese market in the middle of December, and advance orders will be accepted from November 1st.
Via this Toshiba press-release.