Toshiba to launch first Blu-ray player by year's end

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BY MONDO KANE
FIRST PUBLISHED JUL 18, 2009
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Yesterday, EngadgetHD.com had a brief mention of a report from a Japanese new source concerning Toshiba's plans to finally enter the Blu-ray market...

Toshiba launching Blu-ray player by year's end (followed by reader comments)

Need a little something to get you over the Saturday lull? Gnaw on this. Japan's own YOMIURI is reporting today that Toshiba is expected to finally admit defeat and enter the dark, devious world of Blu-ray later this year.

For those keeping tabs, we've heard both confirmations and denials about the outfit finally caving and supporting the format it once battled so valiantly, but this seems to solidify it. If machine translation is to be believed, then the company's first DVD / Blu-ray deck is slated for release somewhere in the world by the year's end.

The article also mentions that Toshiba is strongly considering a Blu-ray recorder for the Japanese market, though no further details on that are available. C'mon Toshiba — get this bad boy to the States before Christmas. We're anxious for a BD price war.

(previous DVDTOWN News Report - June 25)
—> Hot speculation: Will Toshiba embrace Blu-Ray in the near future? » "We would like to keep our options open," -Toshiba chairman Atsutoshi Nishida (stated previously, in Tokyo Japan, from the Nikkei.com June 24 evening edition).

KEVIN9178

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noche

希望佢可以將 dvd upscale 既技術加入去....

yuppi

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lukalok

最好係玩全區blu-ray player，就變成另類領導者啦！