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Toshiba HD-XF2 and HD-XA2 HD DVD Players Announced

Alan K — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:37:30 +0000

Toshiba have announced the launch of two new HD DVD Players to the Japenese market. The two second generation HD DVD players will be available from late December and are the Toshiba HD-XF2 and the HD-XA2.

Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Movie Copy Protection Hole

Alan K — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:30:43 +0000

The Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are new data carriers for high-resolution motion pictures. For fear of piracy, Hollywood had the developers install a cornucopia of copy prevention mechanisms on them.

Toshiba's Hard Disk Recorder with HD DVD To be Available in Japanese Market in July

Alan K — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:28:54 +0000

Integration of 1-Terabyte Hard Disk with HD DVD Recordable Drive Opens way to Recording and Archiving of High-Definition Video

Toshiba Corporation have unveiled the future of home video entertainment in an age of digital, high definition content: the world's first digital hard disk video recorder integrating a recordable HD DVD in combination with a 1-terabyte (TB) hard disk. The new "RD-A1" can record and store up to 130 hours*3 of high-definition (HD) broadcasts on its high capacity hard disk and record up to 230 minutes of HD content to a single HD DVD disc. In addition to superb image and sound recording and playback, the new recorder also offers an extensive range of advanced functions made possible by the versatility of HD DVD, including optimized navigation and menu displays. The RD-A1 is scheduled for roll out in the Japanese market from July 14.

HD-DVD News – Toshiba's HD DVD recorder coming in July

Alan K — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:20:06 +0000

Toshiba will launch the first HD DVD recorder next month in Japan, it said Thursday.

Toshiba's announcement of an HD DVD recorder comes as the first player for the rival Blu-ray Disc format is launched, and is sure to raise competition a notch in an already competitive market. Toshiba put its first HD DVD player on sale in Japan in March.

LG Xnote S1-P555K HD-DVD Laptop

Alan K — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:20:06 +0000

LG brings on its HD-DVD laptop, the LG Xnote S1-P555K that is said to be a Core Duo PC, with a 15.1" LCD (1680×1050), ATI X1600 (256MV of VRAM), Video Out Component, and of course an HD-DVD player. You may not see this in a store near you anytime soon, but it's good to see that there's more and more HD-DVD laptops to choose from as the year rolls on.

HD-DVD Price Drop from Universal

Alan K — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:20:07 +0000

Let’s face it, both Blu-ray and HD-DVD titles and hardware could hardly be considered cheap, one may be less expensive than the other but that doesn’t mean either format is pocket change.

Verbatim/MKM Shipping World's First HD DVD-R Recordable Media

Alan K — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:24:04 +0000

Verbatim® Corporation, and its parent company, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim/MKM), announced today that retailers in Japan will receive shipments of the industry’s first 15GB HD DVD-R media early in July. Production of 30GB dual layer HD DVD-R media will begin in June. Shipments to other parts of the world will begin when hardware products supporting these recordable formats become available. Verbatim/MKM is also expected to be first to market with HD DVD-RW rewriteable media, as soon as the official specification is released.

Universal announces impending HD DVD price drop

Alan K — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:24:03 +0000

In what may turn out to be a small, final boost for the HD DVD camp prior to the impending arrival of Samsung's BD-P1000 Blu-ray player that's definitely NOT been delayed, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will eventually knock five bucks off of each HD DVD disc that it sells.

HD-DVD News – Another HD-DVD review

Alan K — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:35:46 +0000

Believe it or not, High Definition has been around for now for a long time. I remember seeing HD displays at local electronics stores over seven years ago. I bought my first HDTV six years ago, and I've owned several since.

HD-DVD Promotion Group announces new HD-DVD titles

Alan K — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:24:11 +0000

Ok first the good news, the HD-DVD Promotion Group has released a pdf with new HD-DVD titles; the bad news is that many of these previously un-announced titles have no released date associated with them.