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Toshiba unveils writer for HD-DVD

Japanese electronics maker said it will launch the next-generation, high-definition optical disk recorder on July 14 in Japan.

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TOKYO: Japanese electronics maker Toshiba said on Thursday it would launch the next-generation, high-definition optical disk recorder based on the HD DVD format on July 14 in Japan.
 
Toshiba expects the world’s first HD DVD recorder, equipped with hard disk drive, to sell for 398,000 yen ($3,466).
 
Toshiba, which launched the world’s first HD DVD player in March, is a leading proponent of next-generation HD DVD optical disk technology, which competes with the Blu-ray standard promoted by Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd.
 
Their failure to settle on a unified format has paved the way for a costly battle similar to the VHS-Betamax war that caused widespread customer confusion in the late 1970s and mid-1980s.
 
At the core of both formats are blue lasers, which have a shorter wavelength than the red lasers used in current DVD equipment, enabling disks to store data at the higher densities needed for high-definition movies and TV.
 
Sony has been offering Blu-ray-based recorders since 2003 although its initial retail list price of 450,000 yen and a lack of software kept them from becoming widely adopted.
 
On the player side, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said in April it had delayed the U.S. launch of its Blu-ray standard disk player to June 25 from May 23.
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