Toshiba Plans HD DVD Drives For Every Laptop June 7, 2007
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Right now you need to own a very high-end, and expensive, notebook to enjoy HD DVD on the go.
However, in a surprise move, Toshiba is planning to make HD DVD drives standard in all of its notebooks by next year. This news arrives right on top of a spate of recent HD DVD price cuts and movie offers. The deliverer of the good news was Toshiba senior vice president, Hisatsugu Nonaka, who said:
“The demand is there; people want to watch their favorite movies in high-definition on the road.”
We sure wouldn’t mind. Some commentators have compared the move to Sony sticking a Blu-ray drive inside the PS3, but this is a bit simplistic. Either way, it will give HD DVD a badly needed lift since the PS3 has certainly created an instant Blu-ray base of millions. It will only work though if Toshiba can keep the HD DVD drive premium low since one of the reasons the PS3 is not selling like hotcakes is because of that hefty price tag.
However, if Toshiba can suck up a little loss it’s new secret weapon could redress the balance in the high-def war. For instance, Sony shipped over 5.5 million PS3s at the end of March while IDC said that Toshiba managed to flog 9.2 million notebooks in 2006. Things are getting interesting.-Martin Lynch
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