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Tosh confirms HD DVD UK launch

Hdxa1 At a press event in Hertfordshire Tosh confirmed it will launch its HD DVD player this autumn. Already available in Japan and launching in the US this month (April 18th), the HD-XA1 will be the first high def DVD player available in the UK - several months ahead of players using the rival Blu-Ray DVD format.

The HD-XA1 is expected to cost in the region of £499 (it will cost $499) and is backwardly compatible with existing DVD discs. No confirmation of HD-DVD titles yet, but expect to see loads of Warner titles like King Kong, Dukes of Hazzard, Serenity and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Interestingly a Tosh spokesperson said he thought it would be unlikely that the first batch of HD DVD discs would have regional coding. This is apparently going to be introduced later on...

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Serenity in HD will look shiny. And bloody incredible... But like hell am I going to be one of those bug-ridden early adopters ;)

Posted by: Christopher | April 8, 2006 9:01 PM

That's pretty crappy that they're using that old direct $ -> £ conversion trick to set the pricing. They're paying £214 less than us in the States, which is appalling.

Posted by: Olly | April 15, 2006 3:06 PM

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