Toshiba to Launch £400 HD-DVD Drive in November two days before Sony PS 3
Published by Admin on 6.9.06 at 9/06/2006 09:07:00 AM.
The BBC reports this morning that Toshiba has confirmed the launch date for its first HD-DVD player in Europe, which releases on November 15, two days before Sony’s Blu-ray enabled PlayStation 3. Toshiba has so far sold 50,000 players in the US and Japan, and is aiming to sell 200,000 worldwide by the end of the year.
As the HD-DVD/Blu-ray battle hots up, Sony is keen to impress upon consumers that whilst HD-DVD discs can contain up to 30GB of data, Blu-ray discs can store up to 50GB. Toshiba meanwhile thinks that 30GB is more than ample for HD-DVD, with Yoshihide Fujii, Toshiba's digital consumer chief, telling Reuters: "The question is: who needs this[50GB]." Link
As the HD-DVD/Blu-ray battle hots up, Sony is keen to impress upon consumers that whilst HD-DVD discs can contain up to 30GB of data, Blu-ray discs can store up to 50GB. Toshiba meanwhile thinks that 30GB is more than ample for HD-DVD, with Yoshihide Fujii, Toshiba's digital consumer chief, telling Reuters: "The question is: who needs this[50GB]." Link