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The European HD DVD Promotional Group has used IFA to announce a number of hardware and software promotions for the autumn. Microsoft’s HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 is being cut to 121 pounds, making the player “the most affordable option for embracing HD DVD for the millions of Xbox 360 owners in Europe.”
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A budget-priced Chinese-made HD DVD player from Venturer is coming to the UK. Expected to sell for 200 pounds or less, the SHD7000 will feature a 1080i video output, and upscale standard DVDs. According to the HD DVD Promotional Group, it will be sold by “major UK and European retailers and will hit the stores […]

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Hot on the heels of Sony’s budget Blu-ray player, Toshiba has announced two new HD DVD players for Europe that undercut it. The new players, dubbed HD-EP30 (pictured above) and HD-EP35, will go on sale in the UK in October, priced at 270 and 337 pounds respectively. Both will offer 1080p/24 image support and HDMI […]

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Sony will bring its budget-priced BDP-S300 Blu-ray player to the UK in September. The model (pictured above), which will sell for 399 pounds, will be joined in October by the 599 pound BDP-S500. Buyers of either will be able to claim a free copy of the Spider-Man Trilogy on BD, when they complete an online […]

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Sony is to pull the plug on its Connect music service.. Conceding that it is unable to make headway against existing music download stores, the company will instead open up its Walkman audio players to non-DRM music files. The company made the announcement at IFA while announcing two new generation Windows media compatible audio/video […]

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