The battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray is truly “heating up.” Just as Toshiba announced the launch of its first laptop equipped with an HD DVD drive, Fujitsu declared that it would release a PC integrated with a Blu-ray drive in June.
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Source: Reuters |
If this announcement comes to fruition, Fujitsu will become the first company in the world to release a line of desktop computers compatible with the new generation of optical disc formats.
This statement from Fujitsu comes just one day after Toshiba revealed plans to launch a laptop with an integrated HD DVD drive in mid-May for the global market. However, unlike Toshiba, Fujitsu is pursuing a “dual format” strategy. By June, they will also introduce a line of notebooks equipped with HD DVD drives.
According to a spokesperson from Fujitsu, the new desktop model will feature a 37-inch liquid crystal display and will be priced at a staggering 600,000 yen, equivalent to 5,063 USD. Meanwhile, the laptop will be more affordable, priced around 400,000 yen, which aligns with the retail price of Toshiba’s HD DVD laptops.
The core of both of these new generation DVD formats is a blue laser, which uses a shorter wavelength than the red laser currently used in existing DVD devices. This allows the optical discs to store more data, making them suitable for high-definition movies and television shows.
Tien Yi
