Toshiba delays RD-A1 HD DVD recorder launch
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Toshiba said on Thursday it is delaying the launch of the world’s first high-definition optical disc recorder based on the HD DVD format until the end of the month as it hasn’t built up enough prelaunch inventory.
Toshiba, Japan’s second-largest electronics conglomerate after Hitachi, said last month it would launch the first HD DVD recorder on July 14 in Japan. It now plans to release the product on July 27. Toshiba has no plans at the moment to ship the new machine, RD-A1, overseas. The Tokyo-based company expects the new recorder, equipped with a 1-terabyte hard disk capable of storing up to 130 hours of high-definition terrestrial digital broadcasting programs, to sell for 398,000 yen ($3,453).
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