Toshiba brings first HD-DVD player to Japan
04-03-06, 11:02 AM
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Toshiba brings first HD-DVD player to Japan
Thought this was interesting.
On Friday, March 31, 2006, Toshiba started the Japanese rollout and (read about it here):
I wonder if they'll be doing something similar here?
EDIT: Forbes is reporting here that the Toshiba HD-XA1 is "selling like hotcakes" at 110,000 yen ($936).
On Friday, March 31, 2006, Toshiba started the Japanese rollout and (read about it here):
Initial shipments of HD-AX1, until April 27, will bundle two complimentary HD DVD movie discs, "Resident Evil" and a Japanese film, "Moonlight Jellyfish".
EDIT: Forbes is reporting here that the Toshiba HD-XA1 is "selling like hotcakes" at 110,000 yen ($936).
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04-03-06, 03:35 PM
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Ahh the irony. One of the titles to be given away is Resident Evil, a movie based on a video game franchise that was launched on the original Sony Playstation, and a title that likely sold a lot of hardware for Sony.
04-03-06, 08:14 PM
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They apparently won't be region locked at launch, but that may change.
04-03-06, 08:47 PM
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Your ordering one from Japan?
I was just joking kind of because of the name of the movie.
By the way, does anyone know what "Moonlight Jellyfish" is about?
04-03-06, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by AllHallowsEve
By the way, does anyone know what "Moonlight Jellyfish" is about?
04-04-06, 05:56 PM
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They apparently won't be region locked at launch, but that may change.
So I can connect it to my projector that only has component...for now. And then I have a finite library or a paperweight.
Isn't Resident Evil a Sony/Screen Gems title?
04-04-06, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by clemente
Isn't Resident Evil a Sony/Screen Gems title?
04-04-06, 09:12 PM
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I think Toshiba owns Pony Canyon so it can release any of the dvd's.The launch was last Friday but I had no time to even see 1 working model.Must look for it this weekend
