HD-DVD coming to Australia in December
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Martyn Williams
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IDG News Service
, 10/30/2006
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Toshiba Corp. plans to launch its HD-DVD player in Australia in December this year, it said Monday.
The HD-E1 will go on sale in the middle of the month and cost A$1,099 (US$845) and be followed in February by the HD-XE1,
a higher-spec player that will cost A$1,599.
Toshiba first launched players for the HD-DVD high-definition video disc format in the U.S. earlier this year and they are
due on sale in Europe before the end of this year. In Japan the company has both a stand-alone player and HD-DVD recorder
on sale.
HD-DVD is backed by Toshiba, the DVD Forum and companies including Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., and is vying for supremacy
with Blu-ray Disc, which is backed by Sony Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic), Samsung Electronics
Co. Ltd. and others, in the race to replace DVD for high-definition content.
The HD-DVD players will be available in Australia through Toshiba's authorized distributor, Castel Electronics Pty. Ltd.
The IDG News Service is a Network World affiliate.
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