Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Desay A&V Science and Technology Co. Ltd. is now shipping two sub-$400 DVD recorders. The new Desay products will soon be available in retail outlets in Italy and Spain.

"Cirrus Logic is providing Desay with the proven and complete hardware and software technology we need to establish a strong presence in the fast-growing DVD recording market," said Cao Changqing, vice general manager of Desay.

The DVR-K95A and DVR-K92A will provide consumers with high-quality audio-and-video record and playback for long-term storage and playback of recorded DVD discs.

Consumer DVD recorders, including standalone DVD recorders, optical and hard-drive-enabled combination DVD recorders and home theater recorders, which record video digitally, are expected to become one of the fastest-growing segments in digital entertainment during the next several years, with possible unit sales of up to 51 million units by 2006 (source: IDC, September 2003). These devices will allow consumers to upgrade more than 30 years of VCR technology and begin to store and view content in the digital domain.