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Okoro will be dropping a media PC known as the OMS-ZX100. It features a 32GB SSD, a 1TB HDD for media storage, a 3.0GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor, 3GB of DDR2 RAM, NVIDIA’s 256MB GeForce 8600 GT graphics card, blu-ray / HD DVD playback and a color of your choice. Just be prepared to pay about $6,000 on up for this monster, especially if you want to add on a built-in CableCARD tuner and wi-fi adapter. [OkoroMedia]
Netflix has announced that it won’t be selling HD-DVD movies on mail-based subscriptions. So Blu-ray will be the only high definition format available. While HD-DVD titles can still be rented, Netflix won’t be adding more HD-DVD’s to their catalog and will phase out the format once the discs are done with their rental cycle.
Plextor will release two new Blu-Ray / HD DVD combo drives. The PX-B920SA writes to BD-R at 4x speeds, DVDs at 16x, and CD-Rs at 40x, and reads HD DVD, while the PX-B300SA lacks the BD-R capabilities and just writes to DVD and CD. Both drives are expected to drop this month according to Plextor. Pricing is still unknown.
Buffalo is dropping a series of external optical devices in Europe. This model features a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray combo drive. The drive can write Blu-Ray discs and reads HD-DVD. Expect Buffalo to launch this drive in March in Europe, price is still unknown.
Great news for all you Pr0n fans out there who own PS3’s. Digital Playground will be ditching HD-DVD in favor of Blu-ray in 2008. Joone, the founder of the label, says they’re dropping it because Blu-ray titles outsold HD-DVD versions already. So Digital Playground and many other studios will stop selling HD-DVD titles by the end of 2008, barring something dramatic. Now you can look forward to scenes in high def! Can you feel the anticipation?
Addonics Technologies released the Zebra Blu-Ray/ HD-DVD player. Which is also an optical storage solution which allows you to play movies in both video formats. The Zebra also does standard DVDs and CDs in different file formats and burns DVD±R/RW and CDRW media,you can choose from a high speed eSATA connection or a combination eSATA and USB 2.0 interface, depending on what you need at the time. The ESATA version is going for $409 and $429 with the version that has USB 2.0 connectivity as well.
LG Super Multi Blue Drive is now available in the Korean market. The drive sports both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats and features 6x speed Blu-ray disc. The Super Multi Blue Drive can read Blu-ray capacity of 50GB and HD-DVD capacity of 30GB. It is priced at approx. $55.
Toshiba Japan has unveiled the new Vardia RD-A301 HD DVD recorder that records on HD-DVD and provides an internal 300GB hard drive for recording HD content. The device is also able to record your HD content on DVD discs. Other features include dual TV tuner analog / digital, an Ethernet port, HDMI out and S-Video. The Toshiba Vardia RD-A301 will be available by mid December in Japan for $870. A Transformers toy is also included in the package as a complimentary gift.
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