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Posted by Alpha on 09/27/05 19:27
"Allan" <Spamstillsucks@buffyandkantica22arebrianlamb.net> wrote in message
news:odgij1h26ogj8mcj6ugbefnbdp2ai8bgkc@4ax.com...
> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/index.cfm?go=news.view&news=5107
>
> Ceatec: Toshiba to show laptop with HD-DVD drive
> by Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service (Taipei Bureau)
>
> Addition to Qosmio notebook line
>
> Toshiba plans to show its first notebook computer with a built-in
> HD-DVD drive at the Ceatec Japan 2005 exhibition next month, a company
> spokeswoman has revealed.
>
> The firm will show a new addition to its high-end Qosmio notebook line
> that will include an integrated HD-DVD-ROM drive, according to Midori
> Suzuki, a representative of the company in Tokyo. The new drive will
> allow users to watch high-definition videos on their computers.
>
> "Toshiba is planning to commercialise the product at the beginning of
> next year," Suzuki said.
>
> Few details of the HD-DVD-equipped notebook have been made available
> ahead of the Ceatec show, which will be held near Tokyo from 4-8
> October. The notebook will include a new high-resolution LCD.
>
> Suzuki declined to disclose additional details about the system.
>
> HD-DVD is a next-generation DVD format developed by the DVD Forum. The
> integrated HD-DVD-ROM drive, which will be shown with the Qosmio
> notebook at Ceatec, is 12.7mm high, according to Toshiba. The drive
> uses a pick-up head with a single optical lens that can read HD-DVD
> discs and read and write to CD and DVD discs.
>
> Initially, HD-DVD discs will have a capacity of 30GB, Toshiba said,
> noting that higher-capacity versions are anticipated. The company has
> developed a prototype HD-DVD with a capacity of 45GB.
>
> Suzuki said Toshiba has not decided how many Qosmio models will be
> equipped with the HD-DVD-ROM drive and no decision has been made
> regarding extending availability of the drive to the company's other
> notebook PC lines.
>
> The HD-DVD-ROM drive is small enough to be used in small form-factor
> notebooks, according to Toshiba.
>
>
> **Hmm... wonder if this notebook will need a permanent connection to
> the internet to work? Some how, I doubt it. **
>
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This is a good question. The other article you cite below implies that HD
DVD did not sign on to the Comprehensive Content Management System (CCMS),
whereas an article I read said that they did.
Confused situation, I believe. I do not think anyone currently writing in
the press, including the companies themselves, know what will appear for
sure in early 2006.
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