Sanyo Electric to Release Car Navigation System with 30GB Hard Drive
Tokyo (JCNN) - The HD/MM Navi NVA-HD1000, due out July 1, is Sanyo's (TSE: 6764) latest entertainment car navigation system.
Priced at 273,000 yen ($2,395), the high-end model features a 30GB hard drive, a DVD player, and a 6.5V-inch wide TFT color LCD. Its DVD player supports four DVD formats, including DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW.
The product incorporates high-speed (max. 12x) digital audio extraction (ripping) technology, enabling users to copy a 60-minute music CD in about seven minutes. The hard drive can store up to 3,000 ATRAC3 music tunes.
The unit measures 178x100x160mm and weighs 3kg. The company will initially produce 5,000 units per month.
Visit Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. at www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/index_e.html
