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Posted by Alpha on 09/29/05 04:23
"Allan" <Spamstillsucks@buffyandkantica22arebrianlamb.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:39:24 -0400, Jeff Rife <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote:
>
>>Since the article only says that the notebook will have an HD-DVD drive,
>>I don't see what the confusion is. There has never been any statement
>>that
>>computer-based HD-DVD (or BluRay) drives will allow you to play HD movies
>>that are stored on those discs.
>
>
> "HD-DVD Inside
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> 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 12.7 millimeters high, according to Toshiba.
> The drive uses a pick-up head with a single optical lens that can read
> HD-DVD discs and can read and write to CD and DVD discs, the company
> said."
>
>
> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122741,00.asp
>
DVD does not mean video. Further, if it is video, it would apparently need
a network connection to work with that video.
We will see.
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