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I just heard of this today,not quite sure it's true but i decided to post it here anyway..

Inside Games

INSIDE GAMES - EXCLUSIVE NEWS PSX

Aiming at the year end sales in the Japan, to Sony will go throw only in the market japônes two news models of the PSX, a recorder generation news HDD + DVD, created by the convergence of the technologies between eletrênicos and videogames of the group Sony. Fed by two key-conductors (EmotionEngine and oGraphics Synthesizer), CPU and processor of renderezição graphic used in the PlayStation 2, PSX will go carry out a high speed of tranferência of facts and an incrÃ*vel definition called of GUI (Graphical User Interface), that they will go provide an experience never sight before. This first experience with GUI will go habilitar an incrÃ*vel speed and easy access to a big range of contents that will be able to to be exploited by the PSX, with the same facility of as change of conduit in the TV by the remote control. PSX also is equipped with several resorts that they enable the use of measured digital, providing like this file and reproduction of a big range of content for entertainment - I eat high resolution, mega-pixel images removed by digital cameras and video cameras, as well as downloads of music saw network. The two models of the PSX - DESR-5000 and DESR-7000 saints equipped with HDD of maxim capacity to will accommodate to big range of contents that the console provides like a digital system of reproduction maid to an I prepare of videogames capable of reproduce the games already thrown for PlayStation and for the PlayStation 2. To Sony of the Japan is running to the maximum one to accelerate the expansion of the market of recorders of DVD positioning the PSX as the unique piece and more important than a system servant of entertainment should possess to be in the room of be of everybody the persons.

It follows down the models of the new one PSX:

Name of the Price Launching Model estimated 250GB HDD + DVD recorder [DESR-7000] 16/12/2003 (Japan) OR$ 800,00
(U.S.A.) 160GB HDD + DVD recorder[DESR-5000] 16/12/2003 (Japan) OR$ 750,00 (U.S.A.)

Main caracteristics of the models DESR-5000/7000:

1. High capacity of recording HDD + DVD PSX, DESR-7000 and the DESR-5000 saints equipped with HDD of 250GB and 160GB respectively. This it enables record more of 325 hours of video in the HDD with the DESR-7000 and 204 hours with the DESR-5000. 2. High quality GUI Using a system of operation based in the PS2, provides a comfortable experience never sight before. 3. Firmware upgrade New contents will be able to to be added or to even brought up to date saw network. 4. High
speed of recording between the HDD for the DVD THE speed of recording between the HDD for the DVD is of 24X. That enables to gravação of a hour of programming guarded in the HDD HDD in barely 2 minutes and environment (himself estiver using a DVD-R). PSX adopts the medias DVD-R, DVD-RW DVD + RW. 5. Several options of recording/reproduction PSX bears several already known options, as the possibility of the users in watch the content of the HDD without have that expect the end from
the recording, watch to contents already recorded in the HDD while records another program or play its game favorite while records its program in the TV, etc. 6. Progressive scan DVD video output Progressive scan DVD video output bears images of high resolution. 7. Entrance for Memory Stick THE entrance for the Memory Stick is available in the part from the front of the PSX. Digital images you save in the Memory Stick they can be trasferidas for the HDD and visualized in
monitors of TV. 8. Door USB Door USB is available also in the part from the front of the PSX for the connection with câmeras digital and joysticks USB. 9. Compatibilization with the Playstation/Playstation 2 More of 5000 titles of PS and PS2 they can be played in the PSX. Games Online also can be disputed saw PSX network. 10. Compact size With a design simple and translucent following the tendency of the last launchings in electronic. Design compact (312mm of width) so
much in the horizontal as much as one in the vertical one.

Specifications:

DESR-5000 DESR-7000 HDD Time 160GB 250GB of recording moved closer (HDD) HQ: 53 hours HSP: 81 hours SP: (standard): 107
hours LP: 164 hours EP: 217 hours SLP: 325 hours HQ: 33 hours HSP: 51 hours SP (standard) : 67 hours LP: 103 hours EP: 137
hours SLP: 204 hours Ways of gravação HQ, HSP, SP (standard),EP,LP,SLP CPU, graphic processor 90nm EE + GS Software Based
in the operating system of theDVD + RW (VR) DVD-R DVD-VIDEO reproduction Formats (Video), DVD-RW (Video, VR) DVD + RW (VR)
COMPACT DISK, COMPACT DISK-R, [Memory Stick] PlayStation COMPACT DISK-ROM, PlayStation 2 COMPACT DISK-ROM/DVD-ROM Tuner
Analogous trial(VHF1-12ch,UHF13-62ch,CATV13-35ch) BS sa BS satellite (1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15ch) Gravação HDD for DVD is of 24X
Reproduction of Videos Grave programs while is recording in the HDD Edition of video GOP12 edition, high speed GUI Timer
EPG Formats of pictures (JPEG,TIFF,GIF) DigitalGames Playstation/Playstation 2 Network Ethernet 100 base/TX Port Out 1 D
output(D1/D2) 1 Composite/S Video/Stereo sound output 1 Optical digital Audio (SPDIF) In 1 Composite/S Video/Stereo sound
input Others 1 door USB (See. 1.1), 1 slot for Memory Stick 2 slots for Memory card of the Playstation/Playstation 2 2
doors for joysticks of the Playstation/Playstation 2 Size 312 x 323 x 88mm Weight 5.6kg approximately Accessórios remote
Control for the PSX, end AV, end for antenna, end of force

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If this is true i'm def/ getting one of those....but i'm almost sure it's another one of those rumors that no one knows where it started or from who it came...

PS.The place from where i took this is in brasilian so i had to use a translator from the web and it didn't made a very good tranlastion of the whole thing but it's understandable...or at least i think it is..