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High-Def Goes Purple with LG Dual-Format Blu-ray/HD DVD Player
Thu Jan 04, 2007 at 04:16 PM ETTags: Hardware, Technology Forecasts, LG (all tags)
In another last-minute announcement, LG will finally be premiering its on-again/off-again Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player -- the world's first -- at next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
After first showing its planned BD-199 Blu-ray player at last year's CES, the manufacturer abruptly cancelled the unit, and promised to retool the deck as a dual-format combo player. Then in yet another turnaround, this past Fall LG again abandoned its next-gen hardware plans, apparently reaffirming its Blu-ray-only support.
Well, it now seems LG is back on the format-agnostic bandwagon, and is planning to not only announce its still-unnamed combo player at CES but demonstrate a full working prototype. The company will also reveal full pricing and availability information at the show, with rumors currently indicating a late Winter or early Spring arrival for the much-anticipated player.
LG's news comes only a day after news leaked that Warner will be unwrapping another potential salvo in the next-gen format wars, a hybrid Blu-ray/HD DVD disc dubbed "Total HD."
Given all this sudden Red State/Blue State lovey-dovey handshaking going on at CES, perhaps we should start calling 2007 The Year High-Def Went Purple?
Stay tuned for more news when CES officially kicks off next week.
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- Related links:
- Surprise! LG to Debut Dual-Format Blu-ray & HD DVD player at CES [Engadget]
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Warner to Unveil First Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Discs at CES (Jan 04, 2007)
Toshiba Unveils New HD DVD Combo Disc
Tue Sep 12, 2006 at 02:41 PM ETTags: Combo Discs, Technology Forecasts (all tags)
A potential big boost in HD DVD storage technology, Toshiba has unveiled
a new prototype "triple layer" HD DVD/DVD that promises to double
the capacity of current combo discs.
Toshiba and co-developer Memory-Tech announced yesterday that the single-sided, three-layer ROM disc offers a storage capacity of 30GB on the HD DVD side, and 4.7GB of standard DVD capacity. The technology would be a major improvement over the double-sided HD-15 (15GB)/DVD-9 (4.7GB) combo discs currently on the market.
Currently, HD DVD backers Universal and Warner are the only studios that have released disc titles using existing double-side HD DVD/DVD combo technology. However, with increased storage capacity and the appeal of a single-sided disc, Toshiba's prototype, if perfected, could usher in more widespread industry and market support for the combo format.
Toshiba and Memory-Tech plan to introduce the prototype to the HD DVD Forum in the coming weeks, after a successful test marketing run in Japan that began last April.
- Related links:
- Toshiba to Bow Single-Sided DVD, HD DVD Disc [Home Media Retailing]
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