Chinese company resurrects HD DVD
Posted on 01/04/08 16:19 by Jan Willem                             
Chinese company resurrects HD DVD

The Chinese company "Pri Laneo" has announced in a press release that they acquired intellectual property licenses to all relevant patents and technologies that are required for creating HD DVD media as well as for HD DVD hardware. HD DVD had been fighting a battle to become the successor of the DVD with Blu-ray but recently Toshiba decided to withdraw from the battlefield.

The company also announced that it has closed deals for the pressing of HD DVD discs and distribution deals with several adult film studios on one hand but also with some major Bollywood studios.

The HD DVD devices will be shipped worldwide to also service current HD DVD customers. Shipping players to Chinese consumers will start this month already. Shipping to US consumers is expected in Q3 and to European customers in Q4 this year.

Retail prices for the first stand alone HD DVD players are expected to be at about 770 yuan ($130). Prices for PC HD DVD burners are estimated at about 530 yuan ($90). The players will upscale DVD's to 1080p and will also be able to playback Ogg and Xvid files. However due to licensing problems they do not yet support DivX but a firmware upgrade is promised to be released as soon as the license is granted.

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By DukeNukem, Tue 1 Apr 2008 16:37
DukeNukemNOW HD DVD burners come out ?!?!!? Perfect timing. If this had happened this time last year I can guarantee that Blu-ray would be already cold in the ground. HD DVD burners for $90. This is just blowing my mind. In an unrelated story, last night at Wal-Mart I bought the first six Star Trek movies (2-disc DVD Director's Cut) for $5 each. Yeah, I think they'll be selling on Blu-ray in a couple months for $40 each. Sorry $ony, no soup for you. clown
By Tristan (guest), Tue 1 Apr 2008 16:42
What day is this? Oh yeah, it's 1 April.
By InsideRT (guest), Tue 1 Apr 2008 16:48
Actually this could be true, I heard inside rumors about this before as the Samsung Toshiba joint venture would suffer to much about the HD DVD Blu-ray battle.
By DukeNukem, Tue 1 Apr 2008 16:50
DukeNukemPri Laneo = April One Well, now I just feel silly. I'm not to blame, though. It's easy to believe that China could do such a thing. Prices are low on everything that comes out of that country. Slave labour is just awesome.
By Arwin, Tue 1 Apr 2008 17:12
Hahahaha, "Pri Laneo", cool logo by the way...
By Sweeny Todd (guest), Tue 1 Apr 2008 17:18
Pri Laneo? No such company exists. Logo looks very nice though. Smilie
By SamuriHL, Tue 1 Apr 2008 18:20
SamuriHLGuys, seriously: Pri Laneo = April One Smilie
By SamuriHL, Tue 1 Apr 2008 18:20
SamuriHLAh, DukeNukem beat me to it. Smilie
By ivanzeta, Tue 1 Apr 2008 23:26
april fools
By ricoman, Wed 2 Apr 2008 01:20
ricomanYa got me on that one, first time today. Thought I'd skate free without falling for one. Stick Out Tongue
By Hypnosis4U2NV, Thu 3 Apr 2008 02:27
Hypnosis4U2NVThey do this every year.. I had a feeling this years April fools joke would include a HD DVD theme.. supergrin
By Hypnosis4U2NV, Thu 3 Apr 2008 02:28
Hypnosis4U2NVThey do this every year.. I had a feeling this years April fools joke would include a HD DVD theme.. supergrin

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