Monthly Archives: September 2005

Samsung will bring out a DVD machine next year capable of playing both Blu-ray and HD DVD if backers of the rival standards fail to agree on a unified format, a newspaper said. More of the same really, another article … Continue reading →

Samsung is to harness consumer confusion over which next-generation optical disc standard to back by offering a player that supports both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD). This is completely unsurprising.

Toshiba is reviewing the launch schedule for HD-DVD, a next-generation optical disc format for high-definition video, and could delay its U.S. launch until sometime next year, it says. This article highlights some of the good reasons they have for a … Continue reading →

Toshiba may not launch HD DVD products until 2006, breaking its previously stated deadline for the introduction of the technology. I tend to think this article’s time frame for BD in the US (3Q06) is WAY off – I don’t … Continue reading →