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Toshiba launches world’s first HD DVD player

[Krunker] The new Toshiba players beat out Sony’s introduction of Blu-ray DVD players by a few months although it remains to be seen if there is enough content out there yet. I actually saw references to the new HD DVD players in a catalog that I received in the mail from OneCall.com.

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[.: UNEASYsilence :.] The first HD-DVD player hits the market, and... : Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms.

[Rated Top Ten] Toshiba begins selling first HD-DVD players: The Financial Times reports here: Toshiba on Friday began selling the world’s first next-generation DVD player in Japan, stealing a march on rival Sony, which plans to sell a competing optical disc format this year. Toshiba and its allies, and a rival Sony consortium are racing to set the standard for next-generation film and video game discs.

[Techie - Tech News Extract] Toshiba Launches First HD-DVD Player HD-DVD... : Toshiba Launches First HD-DVD Player HD-DVD players and movies will be available in April

[Home Theater Blog | Home Theater News & Reviews] HD-DVD on sale, not an April fools joke: That’s right HD-DVD players went on sale yesterday (March 31st) and according to Forbes "Although the launch has been a low-key affair, early dispatches confirmed the player was selling like hotcakes", Oh whoops I forgot to mention this all took place in Japan.

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[eWEEK.com - Enterprise Technology News and Reviews] Toshiba Launches World's First HD DVD Player: The new machines are expected to breathe new life into the slowing home video market, but the failure of the competing Toshiba- and Sony-led groups to agree on a unified format has paved the way for a costly battle reminiscent of the VHS-Betamax war of 25 years ago that caused widespread customer confusion.

[News from the web] Toshiba Begins Selling First HD DVD Players -... : Sci/Tech

[[Geeks are Sexy] technology news] First Toshiba HD DVD players for sale in Japan: The first HD DVD players were made available in retail markets in Japan today, as Toshiba finally rolls the big dice, placing its bets on the future of high-definition components. But even as customers install these players in their homes, their design and construction may not be complete, as two key industry standards which HD DVD is pledged to support remain incomplete.

[Gizmodo.com] Toshiba Getting Cold Feet With HD DVD Player Launch - Gizmodo: Toshiba says it might wait around a while before it launches its new HD DVD players, sensing the pointlessness of having players on the market that are all dressed up with no place to go. Playing a chicken-and-egg game with content, Toshiba will probably wait for movie studios to release content on HD DVDs before it ships its two announced players, the $799 HD-XA1 and the $499 HD-A1.

[Cnet.com] Toshiba announces HD-DVD player for 2005 - CNET.com: The product: Details are still sketchy on Toshiba's HD-DVD recorder, but pricing and availability for its play-only unit have finally been announced. It will be the first on sale to play the HD-DVD format, which the company is promoting as a competitor against Blu-ray to succeed the popular DVD format.