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Posted by News Team on 10/06/19 11:44
Samsung are already backtracking and there are talks of a hd-dvd player
later in the year... for latest hd-dvd news and topics visit
www.hd-dvd.uk.com They have news of incoming date for first generation of
machines and title release dates
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> Samsung postpones debut of Blu-ray, giving Toshiba edge
> FORMAT BATTLE: The Korean electronics giant delayed its introduction of
> DVDs using Blu-ray, giving Sony a setback in its fight with Toshiba
>
> BLOOMBERG
> Wednesday, Apr 05, 2006,Page 11
>
> Samsung Electronics Co, the first company scheduled to sell
> high-definition DVD players based on Sony Corp's technology, delayed
> the introduction of its Blu-ray machine, widening Toshiba Corp's head
> start in home entertainment's biggest format war in two decades.
>
> Samsung postponed the debut of the player in the US by a month until
> June, said Ken Noh, a spokesman for the South Korea-based company,
> confirming a Reuters report. Noh said he couldn't immediately verify
> other details of the report, which said the player's debut was delayed
> until June 25 from May 23 because the product needs further testing.
>
> The delay is the latest setback for Sony, which pushed back the
> introduction of its PlayStation 3 game console because of Blu-ray, in
> its bid to avoid losing the battle to set the standard format for home
> entertainment, as it did with Betamax against Video Home System tapes
> during the 1980s.
>
> Toshiba, which is promoting the rival HD DVD format, began selling
> players based on its technology last week in Japan and plans to
> introduce it in the US this month. The company has the support of
> Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker, and Intel Corp, the
> biggest chipmaker.
>
> LG Electronics Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co are among companies that back
> both Toshiba and Sony. Samsung supports Sony.
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