Jason Dunn
06-22-2006, 05:33 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-06-22T124945Z_01_TKU002535_RTRIDST_0_TECH-JAPAN-TOSHIBA-DC.XML' target='_blank'>http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-06-22T124945Z_01_TKU002535_RTRIDST_0_TECH-JAPAN-TOSHIBA-DC.XML</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Toshiba Corp. said it planned the launch of the first next-generation, high-definition optical disc recorder based on the HD DVD format on July 14 in Japan as it intensifies competition with rival Blu-ray products. Toshiba, which already debuted the world's first HD DVD player in March, expects the new recorder, equipped with a 1 terabyte hard disk, to sell for 398,000 yen ($3,466). Toshiba is a leading proponent of next-generation HD DVD optical disk technology, which competes with the Blu-ray standard promoted by Sony Corp. and Matsu****a Electric Industrial Co., a maker of Panasonic brand electronics."</i><br /><br />Sounds like an impressive machine, and for that price, it had better be. This is another stepping stone for HD-DVD - I wonder how Blu-Ray will respond?