GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us Toshiba will launch the HD-E1 HD-DVD player on November 15. The high definition player is to retail for 599 euro (£400).
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Toshiba says it has already sold 50,000 players in the US and Japan, and aims to sell 200,000 by the end of the year. Speaking at the IFA electronics show in Berlin, the company"s vice-president of its European DVD division said 10,000 HD-DVD players would be shipped to Europe for the November launch. Any subsequent shipments would depend on consumer interest, Masaki Kimura said. Prices for Toshiba"s first wave of HD-DVD machines have been set considerably higher than in the US, where the first HD-DVD machines were released in April, and some retail for a little as $499 (£260, 390 euros). By contrast, Samsung"s first Blu-ray player was priced at $999 (£524, 760 euros) in the US. |
There is quite a bit more to the story and it can be read by following this link to the BBC.
Source: BBC
