GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that LiteON is planning
to ship both HD-DVD and Blu-ray format compatible drives next year. Up to
this current moment of time LiteON have been a staunch supporter of Blu-Ray but
plans are afoot to release a half-height HD-DVD drive around March
2007.
While LiteON plan to
release a HD-DVD drive next year they are pushing ahead with the release of
a Blu-Ray drive with a release schedule October. An external Blu-Ray drive
is planned for the start of 2007.
 Optical drive maker Lite-On has decided to support the HD DVD next-generation optical disc format as well as rival technology Blu-ray Disc. Lite-On"s first, half-height HD DVD drive will come to market in March 2007, it said.To date, Lite-On has been a strong supporter of Blu-ray. Not that you"d know it from today"s announcement, which doesn"t mention the HD DVD rival once and makes the Toshiba-backed format sound like the perfect optical format for the HD era.
It may well be so, of course, but Lite-On
is still committed to shipping Blu-ray kit. Earlier this month, it
announced its internal BD writer, the LH-2B1S, will ship in October,
followed by an external version, the LX-2B1U, "toward the start of
2007". |
Source: Reghardare
