I think this is relevant news because (unless I'm forgetting any) this is the first "non-Toshiba" stand-alone HD DVD player on the market... isn't it?
So HD DVD stand-alone player manufacturers = Toshiba and now Integra (so, eventually, presumably Onkyo as well)
BD Stand-alone player manufacturers = Sony, Samsung, LG/Philips, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sharp, & Denon (did I miss any?)
Dual-format = LG (and Samsung? or not yet?)
I do think it's interesting that the first non-Tosh HD DVD player lists for 1100 bucks... I've read for some time that Toshiba heavily discounts their players, trying to gain market share for high-def disc player penetration - this would seem to support that.
To be fair, the same is said for the PS3 - but game system consoles are always loss-leaders, with the real profits made on software sales (from what I've heard, anyway).
Overall, interesting news... it'll be fun to see what happens during the holidays this year; I'm starting to get that "SACD/DVD-Audio" feeling about the HD DVD/BD format war...
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I think this is relevant news because (unless I'm forgetting any) this is the first "non-Toshiba" stand-alone HD DVD player on the market... isn't it?
So HD DVD stand-alone player manufacturers = Toshiba and now Integra (so, eventually, presumably Onkyo as well)
BD Stand-alone player manufacturers = Sony, Samsung, LG/Philips, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sharp, & Denon (did I miss any?)
Dual-format = LG (and Samsung? or not yet?)
I do think it's interesting that the first non-Tosh HD DVD player lists for 1100 bucks... I've read for some time that Toshiba heavily discounts their players, trying to gain market share for high-def disc player penetration - this would seem to support that.
To be fair, the same is said for the PS3 - but game system consoles are always loss-leaders, with the real profits made on software sales (from what I've heard, anyway).
Overall, interesting news... it'll be fun to see what happens during the holidays this year; I'm starting to get that "SACD/DVD-Audio" feeling about the HD DVD/BD format war...