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kirtis_m wrote:
 how mnay hd players are there now
im really wanting to buy one of the two formats, either hd, or blu, but , Im not sure which one is going to make it to the norm |
There are several HD DVD notebook PCs, Toshiba, Acer, Asus, LG, HP and Samsung. Two media PC's, HP and Niviea (sp?). Just the two old/(and replaced by new versions) models of Toshiba (including OEM'd for RCA) built standalones for now. But rumour has it that Sanyo and Onkyo are due to come out soon. Sanyo may even in November. Microsoft will have the Xbox 360 HD DVD player add on in mid-November. Denon and Marantz may announce in January. New rumors about Pioneer having a possible HD DVD player out in the Spring. LG and Panasonic may have hybrid (HD DVD & Blu-ray) in the Spring. Some rumors about Yamaha also.
For Blu-ray just the Samsung standalone and the Sony Vario notebook for now. Panasonic may have a limited quantity of players avail late next month or November. Pioneer and Sony maybe small quantities in mid-November. Sharp, Philips and LG are also possible. But these pending Blu-ray standalones have all been constantly delayed and have been hurt by limited availability of the Sony/Nichia blue laser diodes (unlike the Sanyo supplied blue laser diodes that go into HD DVD players). Sony Playstation 3 in November is supposed to have 400k available (will be likely sold out in an hour).
There you have it. Fresh grist from the rumor mill.
Bob