Sonic Solutions' DVDit! software is being bundled with Hitachi's personal computers marketed in Japan to home users who want a fast and easy way to make their own DVD-Video discs from programs they record on TV. Bundled with Hitachi's 550V5SV, 550V5SVE, 570A5SV, 570A5SVE, 750V5PV, 750V5SV, 770A5SV, 770B5SV, and 770B5SVE PC products, Sonic DVDit! LE provides Hitachi's customers with a complete recording, editing and DVD publishing solution. Starting at 299,800 Yen ($2,300 US), Hitachi's PC is currently available in Japan.
"The addition of DVDit! LE provides Hitachi PC users with a powerful, yet easy solution for creating professional-looking DVDs right on their desktop," said Koki Terui, senior vice president of Pacific Rim Operations at Sonic Solutions. "Sonic is extremely pleased that DVDit! will play a key role as Hitachi's PC changes the way people record and archive their favorite TV shows as well as create and distribute their personal home movies."
"Sonic DVDit! is the key ingredient in making our PCs a complete home DVD recording solution," said Kenichi Koizumi, department manager, Media Appliance Department at Hitachi. "Combining the advanced DVD publishing features found in Sonic DVDit! with the high performance of our PC creates a powerful, highly-productive recording, editing and DVD publishing environment."
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