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Holographic DVD (1st generation)

-300 GB Capacity

-160 Mbps Transfer Rate

-26 hours of high definition video

-407 nm Laser (Blue)



http://www.cinenow.com/us/news-1963.html



http://www.inphase-technologies.com/



-HX]]>Jan 11th 2006 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/Jan 11th 2006 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/
A good reason to wait is to figure out who's going to win the format war, HD-DVD or BluRay. My money is on BluRay, I think they've got the stronger case. With hundreds of thousands of Sony Playstation 3's going on sale mid-06 which will be capable of bluray playback, I just don't see how HD-DVD will compete against that to get a good start in the market. In a matter of a few weeks Sony will have thousands of bluray machines (PS3) in peoples homes while Toshiba is still trying to sell their stand-alone players for $500...more expensive than a PS3. Why blow $500 on a HD-DVD player which could be useless in a year if it fails, when you can spend $300-$400 on a PS3 that has no risk of failure...if bluray fails you still have a kick butt gaming machine. The external Xbox360 HD-DVD drive will help, but I wouldn't expect that to make much of a difference...it's likely that few will buy it.

I'll atleast wait until mid-06 before even thinking about making a purchase in this arena. I plan on buying a PS3 to use as my bluray player until prices on the standalone players drop to an affordable price and the format war is over. You just can't go wrong with that approach!!]]>Jan 11th 2006 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/Jan 11th 2006 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/11/toshiba-hd-a1-hd-dvd-player-available-for-pre-order/


InPhase Technologies has gotten the price of Holographic media comparable to that of DVD. They have also released a consumer version of the media. The players are to come in 2007.



http://www.inphase-technologies.com/news/Tapestry_4000.html



This uses the less expensive Red Laser as well. It also uses technologies that have matured in other areas such as digital cameras and projection televisions reducing the cost of making a holographic drive.



http://www.inphase-technologies.com/technology/contribution/index.html



http://www.data-storage-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=40222



-HX

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Only way I might adopt early is if the HD-DVD drive for the 360 doesn't cost a lot.

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