Posted by Paul Heslop on 06/24/06 08:30

Babaganoosh wrote:
>
> Must these formats (either BluRay or HD-DVD) actually contain HD
> content?
>
> Or can a disc in either of these formats be made with standard DVD
> content, just *more* of it? Meaning, have something like an entire
> season of a TV show fit on one disc?
>
> I might actually buy one of these players if they did that.
>
> --
> "Drop the One Ring! Drop it NOW!"
> - Jack Bauer in 'Lord of the Rings'

It's an interesting question and one I'd like a definite answer for.
It appears machines such as this Toshiba can record to the standard
formats so I would hope they could record standard to an HD disc, I
hate the thought of such huge advances being swallowed up by hungry
formats

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/toshiba-rda1/

a more thorough review

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/22/toshiba_rd-a1_hd_dvd_r/


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