Category: HD DVD
Toshiba launches its first HD DVD drive for desktop PCs
Toshiba has been a little slow in getting out a HD DVD drive for desktop PCs – a notebook drive was announced a few months back. But in a month's time, that wait should be over with the launch of…
LG to launch dual format Blu-ray/HD DVD player – Warner to offer dual-format movies
We reported some time ago that Samsung was planning a dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD machine, but they could be beaten to it by LG, which could unveil a dual-format machine at next week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas….
Sharp adds to blue-laser diode production – Blu-ray and HD DVD prices to fall?
Both Blu-ray and HD DVD devices are available in the UK, but at a cost. Yesterday, we featured Toshiba's HD-E1 HD DVD player (pictured), which will retail for around £649 from January, while Samsung's BDP100 Blu-ray player is available…
HD DVD comes to the UK with Toshiba's HD-E1
Toshiba have released their HD-E1 HD DVD player in the UK today, so we can finally find out what the high-definition fuss is all about, for about half the price of a Blu-ray player. It looks as if we've…
HD-DVD: Teaching the youth of today to not talk… uh… good
Kids today, they get a raw deal don't they? Across the media you can hear the cries of shock horror as they (allegedly) destroy the English language with their "txt speak". Reports often show school truancy at the highest…
Toshiba delays UK launch of HD-E1 and HD-XE1 HD DVD players in the UK
If a HD DVD player is top of your Christmas list, you may be out of luck, with the news that Toshiba is delaying the launch of the HD-E1 and HD-XE1 HD DVD players in the UK and Europe….
One Minute Video Review: Sony Vaio AR21S Blu-ray laptop
Whilst yesterday was the turn of the Samsung Blu-ray player, today we turn our attention to the Sony Vaio AR21S – the latest release from Sony with an inbuilt Blu-ray player. It never (Blu-)rains but it pours… It'll set you…
Toshiba unveils first slim HD DVD write drive for notebook PCs
Toshiba has announced the world's first slim HD DVD drive for notebook PCs that can read and write to HD DVD, standard DVD and CD discs. The SD-L902A drive integrates a blue-violet laser diode that can read and write…
Denon introduce high-end upscaling DVD-3930
Denon has released its DVD-3930 DVD player which will catapult your old DVDs into the mid-21st century with 1080p upscaling to 'Near-HD' quality. It features Relata DVD Processing and $60,000 worth of Silicon Optix 'Teranex' HQV technology, reference-class 1080p scaling,…
Toshiba names its two HD DVD players for the UK – Q4 launch
Toshiba is to launch two HD DVD models across Europe in Q4 . The entry level model the, HD-E1, is set to retail for between 599-699 Euros which should be about £450 in the UK. It debuts in November….
