Now that HD DVD has died, it would seem that China's CH DVD format is also on the way out.
This huge market could be extremely lucrative to any video format gaining strong support in its home entertainment industry, and there are signs that Blu-ray could be that format.
During the Intel Information Technology Summit of 2008 in China last month, Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Haier announced the introduction of its "Blue Box (Lan
Bao) V9", a Blu-ray device which they describe as the "Haier HD digital entertainment Center".
Haier regards Blue Box V9 as a next generation home entertainment platform - not just a PC nor a stand-alone Blu-ray player. Its main features include:
- CPU: Intel Core 2 TM Quad Q9300 Quad-core processor
- NVIDIA GeForce graphics card; HDMI V1.3 interface
- BD Drive built-in; Supports Full HD 1080P; Dolby TrueHD 7.1Chs output
- Storage with 2TB
- Internet ready
- Remote Control
It will be interesting to see what content becomes available for the Chinese market. Sony has apparently produced 2000 units, potentially the first Blu-ray music release developed specifically for the Chinese market.
As we've said before, China is going to be a massive market and one that most manufacturers will be keen to get a foothold in.
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