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Toshiba Releases First Next-Generation HD DVD Player in Japan

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2006 - 8:21am.
Tokyo - Japanese consumer electronics firm Toshiba released its first HD DVD player in Japan on Friday, beating rival Sony to become the first to bring its next-generation DVD player to market. The Toshiba HD-XA1 will sell there for about $940. The HD-XA1 is slated for release in the U.S. later this month, where it will cost $799; another model, the HD-A1, is also slated to sell for $499. Toshiba hopes to sell between 600,000 and 700,000 HD DVD players worldwide through March 2007. Meanwhile, Sony plans to introduce its rival Blu-ray Disc DVD players in the U.S. in July, with the first models to sell for about $1,000.
tags: Toshiba | Japan | release | DVD Player | Next-Generation HD |

First Sony Blu-ray DVD Players and Movies to Hit Market on May 23

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2006 - 9:53am.
Culver City, Calif. - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the first Blu-ray Disc next-generation DVD players and movies will be released in the U.S. on May 23. Samsung Electronics will ship its $1,000 BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc player on that date, with Pioneer's BDP-HD1 and Sony VAIO PCs with Blu-ray drives to follow soon after. Meanwhile, the first players to support Toshiba's rival HD DVD format are also expected to ship in May, with a basic machine expected to be priced at $499. The first Blu-ray movie titles shipped will include Sony and MGM's "50 First Dates," "The Fifth Element," "House of Flying Daggers" and "The Last Waltz." Separately, Canadian film studio Lionsgate plans to release 10 Blu-ray titles on May 23, with new releases like "Crash" and "Lord of War" to sell for $39.99, while library titles including "Saw" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" will cost $29.99.
tags: DVD | Movie | Sony Blu-ray | DVD Player | May 23 | Hit Market |

Samsung to Sell First Blu-ray DVD Player in U.S. for $1,000

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 5, 2006 - 7:14am.
Las Vegas - Samsung, the Korean consumer electronics firm, announced on Thursday that it will ship the world's first next-generation Blu-ray DVD player, based on technology developed by Sony, in the U.S. in early spring for $1,000. The BD-P1000 will also play all legacy DVD formats and feature a memory card reader. Toshiba, developer of the rival HD DVD format, said on Thursday that it will begin shipping its first HD DVD players in the U.S. in March, which will start at $499.
tags: Blu-ray | Samsung | DVD Player | U.S |

Samsung Plans DVD Player That Supports Both Blu-ray, HD DVD

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 7, 2005 - 5:24am.
Frankfurt -- Korean consumer electronics firm Samsung plans to bypass the looming format war for next-generation DVD formats by releasing a player that supports both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, Reuters reported. While Samsung officially backs Sony's Blu-ray format, the company's forthcoming player will also play discs formatted for Toshiba's rival HD DVD format. Sony and Toshiba and their respective backers recently retreated from talks on combining the standards in the hopes of avoiding a format war, similar to the one seen between VHS and Beta in the videocassette market. "We would welcome a unified standard but if this doesn't come, which looks likely, we'll bring a unified solution to market," Choi Gee-sung, Samsung's head of consumer electronics, told Financial Times Deutschland.
tags: Blu-ray | Samsung | HD DVD | DVD Player |