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Toshiba launches HD DVD writer for PC

post #1 of 26
1/4/07 at 7:28pm
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More mouth watering news for HD DVD supporters, The PC writer drive will ship THIS MONTH

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TOKYO, January 4 /CNW/ - Toshiba today brought the wide ranging
capabilities of HD DVD to the desktop PC with the announcement of a standard
height HD DVD drive able to read and write to HD DVD and to standard DVD and
CD discs. Sample shipments of the new drive, SD-H903A, are scheduled to start
this month.

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The new drive takes full advantage of the shared physical structure of HD
DVD discs and standard DVD discs, which allows it to read and write to HD
DVD-R discs, to read the diverse line-up of discs in the HD DVD-ROM disc
family, including twin format disc and combination discs, and to read and
write to standard DVD and CD discs, using an optical pick-up head with only a
single objective lens.

The new drive is also fully compliant with the EU's RoHS directive, which
came into force in July 2006.

Main specs:

Main specifications

Model name SD-H903A


Write

HD DVD-R SL(1): 1x; HD DVD-R DL(1): 1x
DVD-RAM: Max. 3x; DVD-R SL(1): Max. 8x
DVD-R DL(1): Max. 2.4x; DVD-RW: Max. 4x
DVD+R SL(1): Max. 8x;
DVD+R DL(1): Max. 2.4x

Read/Write Speed

DVD+RW: Max. 4x; CD-R: Max. 16x
CD-RW: 4x;
High Speed CD-RW: Max. 10x
Ultra Speed CD-RW: 10x

Read

HD DVD-R SL(1), DL(1): 1x;
HD DVD-ROM: 2.4x
DVD: Max. 8x; CD: Max. 24x
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post #2 of 26
1/4/07 at 7:30pm
awesome, how much is it gonna be I wonder?
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post #3 of 26
1/4/07 at 7:45pm
Also any news if this is an actual toshiba product or is it a rebadge? (NEC, Liteone, Samsung?)
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post #4 of 26
1/4/07 at 7:56pm
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opps sorry .. the URL

^ .. its a Toshiba drive .. Toshiba doesnt feel the need to hide the fact that the drive is from the Company

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../04/c3398.html
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post #5 of 26
1/4/07 at 8:13pm
It's a start
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post #6 of 26
1/4/07 at 8:16pm
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Originally Posted by ShagMan View Post

awesome, how much is it gonna be I wonder?

most probably cheaper than the current BD writers .. the guess is now, how much cheaper .. with BD putting BD writer is standalone BD players and the 25K sales figure .. i dont see the price drop soon for BD. Anyhow, hopefully, the HD DVD writer would be as consumer friendly as the other HD DVD hardware
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post #7 of 26
1/4/07 at 8:28pm
Anybody have a pic of the drive?

EDIT: Nevermind, I found one myself.

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post #8 of 26
1/5/07 at 1:04am
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Originally Posted by g5555sim View Post

most probably cheaper than the current BD writers .. the guess is now, how much cheaper

It had better be no more than 60% of the price of a Blu-ray burner, since it can only write 60% as much data! Also, where's the HD-DVD-RW support? With the price of HD-DVD-R media I'd hate to risk burning a coaster...
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post #9 of 26
1/5/07 at 1:42am
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Originally Posted by Talkstr8t View Post

It had better be no more than 60% of the price of a Blu-ray burner, since it can only write 60% as much data! Also, where's the HD-DVD-RW support? With the price of HD-DVD-R media I'd hate to risk burning a coaster...

Ah, but think how much time you'll have contemplating this?

15GB: 55 minutes
30GB: 110 minutes.

This is a 1x drive. I thought the claim was the first HD DVD burner would be a 2x?

Ah well, it is a first gen speed DL DVD burner too! (2.4x)

To be fair, it is the price of the media that should be only 60%. The 1x speed and being two generations behind in DL DVD burning and one for DVD should cause a significant discount.

Gary
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post #10 of 26
1/5/07 at 9:13am
On display next week at CES: Toshiba SD-H903A HD DVD & Super Multi DVD burner



Write
HD DVD-R SL1: 1x; HD DVD-R DL1: 1x
DVD-RAM: Max. 3x; DVD-R SL1: Max. 8x
DVD-R DL1: Max. 2.4x; DVD-RW: Max. 4x
DVD+R SL1: Max. 8x; DVD+R DL1: Max. 2.4x
DVD+RW: Max. 4x; CD-R: Max. 16x
CD-RW: 4x; High Speed CD-RW: Max. 10x
Ultra Speed CD-RW: 10x

Read
HD DVD-R SL1, DL1: 1x; HD DVD-ROM: 2.4x
DVD: Max. 8x; CD: Max. 24x
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post #11 of 26
1/5/07 at 9:45am
The main problem though is the speed.

HD DVD-R write and read are only 1X. (It's 2.4X for HD DVD-ROM though.)
CD-R is only 16X too. I would have preferred at least 24X.
8X DVD+R/-R is fine though, although DL DVD-R is only 2.4X.

So, who's gonna release the first Blu-ray/HD DVD burner? We're counting on you, LG-Hitachi.
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post #12 of 26
1/5/07 at 9:48am
No MRSP?
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post #13 of 26
1/5/07 at 9:52am
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Originally Posted by Favelle View Post

No MRSP?

Nope. My guess is it will be high. Perhaps $999.
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post #14 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:09am
That's insane pricing for such slow burn times, less than 3 yrs it will be $39 on NewEgg!!
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post #15 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by Bud-man View Post

That's insane pricing for such slow burn times, less than 3 yrs it will be $39 on NewEgg!!

but who wants to wait 3 years, pay now or play later
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post #16 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:29am
I'll wait. maybe not 3 years but I'll wait for now.

I plan to start building a powerhouse gaming/HTPC powerhouse PC next month. If this thing is under 500 bucks I may consider one.
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post #17 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by Talkstr8t View Post

It had better be no more than 60% of the price of a Blu-ray burner, since it can only write 60% as much data! Also, where's the HD-DVD-RW support? With the price of HD-DVD-R media I'd hate to risk burning a coaster...


with BD's storage superiority .. they should just stick to recordable media
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post #18 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:45am
My first CD-ROM drive was $500, plus $200 for the proprietary interface card.
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post #19 of 26
1/5/07 at 1:42pm
threads merged
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post #20 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:19pm
Why the hell is the tray of the drive beige when the rest of it is black?
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post #21 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:24pm
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Originally Posted by GamerGuyX View Post

Why the hell is the tray of the drive beige when the rest of it is black?

Enhanced color space. The new drive supports BTB-beiger than black.
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post #22 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:36pm
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Originally Posted by Frozen Sooner View Post

Enhanced color space. The new drive supports BTB-beiger than black.

LOL. More like a front paint job
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post #23 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:37pm
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Originally Posted by Talkstr8t View Post

It had better be no more than 60% of the price of a Blu-ray burner, since it can only write 60% as much data! Also, where's the HD-DVD-RW support? With the price of HD-DVD-R media I'd hate to risk burning a coaster...

I suppose SL BD movies are similarly cheaper

And "pip" bd50 should be quite a bit higher. May be even double, since it has the movie twice !
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post #24 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:40pm
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Originally Posted by BuGsArEtAsTy View Post

So, who's gonna release the first Blu-ray/HD DVD burner? We're counting on you, LG-Hitachi.

LG Bluray Burner + HD DVD Reader

This is kinda what you were looking for but not quite. 4x BD burning btw...
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post #25 of 26
1/5/07 at 10:50pm
OK...so what if one of us buys it and makes copies for everyone until prices come down
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post #26 of 26
1/6/07 at 9:15am
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Originally Posted by Phloyd View Post

LG Bluray Burner + HD DVD Reader

This is kinda what you were looking for but not quite. 4x BD burning btw...

reinforce the belief that Blu-ray should be used solely as recordable media !!
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