http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33203/97/

Long Beach (CA) - Dedicated plasma TV backer Pioneer will launch its first pair of "full HD" TV sets with 1920 x 1080 resolution this October, according to a recent Reuters report.

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Panasonic and Hitachi both had big displays of 1080p sets. Both companies support plasma and LCD. Pioneer, on the other hand, is 100% committed to plasma. Pioneer's focus was on its new technology to offer deeper contrast.

1080p has become more popular among the mainstream crowd, though, as general consumers become more educated about high definition technology. Though it's a moot point for over-the-air programming, which is limited to 1080i resolution right now, 1080p is fully supported by HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies, as well as a sprinkling of next-gen video games, mainly from Electronic Arts.

In June, Pioneer introduced its Kuro line of plasma TVs, which was recently updated last week with two new models. The "Kuro" line promises significantly deeper black levels than any other plasma set. However, the resolution on the flagship Kuro products is only 1024 x 768, which is more closely related to 720p.

The company's new 1080p sets will reportedly be priced at around $5,000 for the 50" model and around $6,500 for 60". "Elite" version of both will also be available for $1,000 more on each set.
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anyhow Toshiba's 3rd Gen HD DVD players s are slotted to come on October 1st
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/498421/+0#entry12708221

This post has been edited by g5sim: Aug 3 2007, 05:04 AM

FOX and disney have been on hiatus since April. European disney distributors might release the title on HD DVD before Disney in the USA

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Added on August 7, 2007, 7:26 amits official, Gen 3 Toshiba HD DVD players will arive in as early as September.

1. HD A3 - 1080i (MRSP $299) October 1st
2. HD A30 - 1080p/24, CE-Link (MRSP $399) September
3. HD A35 - 1080p/24, CE-Link, 5.1 Analogue out, Deep Color, High Bit Rate Audio (MRSP $499) October 1st









http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/it.s-official/t...port-286378.php


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Apparently Onkyo did not get Sony's memo that HD DVD is dead as they slot a date and price for their High End HD DVD player at merely $899. Nice eh especially as compared to Denon's Blu-ray Displayer Player at $2000r

http://marketnews.ca/news_detail.asp?nid=3000

Onkyo's 1st HD DVD Player to Offer Lossless Audio Streaming via HDMI 1.3a



Published: 8/9/2007 5:39:41 PM

Onkyo USA is preparing to launch its first HD-DVD player, the DV-HD805, this fall. It's one of the first non-Toshiba branded HD DVD players, and one of the first of any ilk capable of high-bit-rate audio streaming via HDMI version 1.3a.
Onkyo says the DV-HD805 is designed to partner with its 2007 A/V receiver line-up; both of which feature HDMI version 1.3a connections that can stream Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, both of which are lossless; as well as two enhanced "lossy" formats, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio.

The DV-HD805 can also support different frame rates, including playback at 24 frames per second, the native frame rate of the original sources for most HD content. This ensures that the user will be able to experience the playback of films recorded to HD DVD with the smoothest, most stable reproduction possible.

Other performance enhancements made possible by HDMI version 1.3a includes 1080p output; Deep Colour for finer colour gradation (provided the HD-DVD disc contains coding for this).

Onkyo adds that the DV-HD805 includes an Ethernet port to afford users access to Web-based content, such as additional materials and bonus features. It also paves the way to interactivity, so users can participate in polls. Online connectivity also enables the user to easily download any future firmware updates.

The DV-HD805's onboard HQV Reon VX video processing chipset provides high-performance video scaling (to 720p, 1080i or 1080p), in addition to superior video processing when it's used to playback standard DVDs.

The suggested retail price stateside is US$899.

This post has been edited by g5sim: Aug 10 2007, 07:50 AM