They are selling HD recorders in Japan right now, but they are at least a $1500. Of course, you could record on HD DVRs that record to a hard drive like Sony's DHG-HDD500, but if you want removable media, then you might have to settle for a HD recorder that records in HD but to D-VHS tapes. For $300, it's not bad, because you can later transfer those tapes to Blu-ray DVD and not lose any quality since it's all digital. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...83379-2448828?n=507846&s=electronics&v=glance