Toshiba: HD DVD's Japan launch postponed: had been planned for December.(HIGH-DEFINITION)

Video Business, December, 2005 by Sweeting, Paul

The planned December launch HD DVD in Japan has been formally postponed until next year, according to a statement released last week by Toshiba, the format's principal developer. Though speculation about a possible delay had been growing in recent weeks, the formal announcement is a setback for Toshiba, which had hoped the Japan launch would give the format momentum heading into the International Consumer Electronics Show opening Jan.

5. HD DVD is set to face off at the Las Vegas tradeshow with its rival, Blu-ray Disc, before a worldwide audience. The statement said the company is still targeting a first-quarter 2006 launch of the format in the U.S. Toshiba blamed the delay on issues related to the Advanced Access Content System, which both HD...

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