Red Laser?

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Also available for pre-order on Amazon, per this CES update:
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(Scroll down to the Toshiba section)

-- M. Shane Sturgeon



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I received an email from Crutchfield announcing that the Toshiba HDA1
HD-DVD players are now available for pre-order. The product description
contains the following line:

"To ensure backward-compatibility with your existing DVD and CD
collections, the HD-A1 actually uses a dual-laser mechanism: a blue
laser for playing high-definition HD DVD discs, and a conventional red
laser for playing DVDs and audio CDs."

I thought HD-DVD still used a red laser, hence Blu-Ray's higher
capacity. So, is it red or blue for HD-DVD?

Walt

P.S. The ad can be seen here:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cH5NG30UDu ... dmore=true


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Walt, both HD DVD and Blu-Ray have been blue laser from the beginning. There
are some other manufacturing similarities between dvd and hd dvd that bring
the cost down over blu-ray.

I am surprised about the Toshiba being a hybrid unit, though! Glad to hear
it... (preordered mine already)

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Walt Moody
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:55 AM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Red Laser?

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

I received an email from Crutchfield announcing that the Toshiba HDA1
HD-DVD players are now available for pre-order. The product description
contains the following line:

"To ensure backward-compatibility with your existing DVD and CD
collections, the HD-A1 actually uses a dual-laser mechanism: a blue
laser for playing high-definition HD DVD discs, and a conventional red
laser for playing DVDs and audio CDs."

I thought HD-DVD still used a red laser, hence Blu-Ray's higher
capacity. So, is it red or blue for HD-DVD?

Walt

P.S. The ad can be seen here:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cH5NG30UDu ... 2HDA1&read
more=true

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Jason,

What were you referring to on new DTS and DD formats?

Anthony R.
Orlando, FL

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Jason Burroughs
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:20 AM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: Red Laser?


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Walt, both HD DVD and Blu-Ray have been blue laser from the beginning. There
are some other manufacturing similarities between dvd and hd dvd that bring
the cost down over blu-ray.

I am surprised about the Toshiba being a hybrid unit, though! Glad to hear
it... (preordered mine already)

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Walt Moody
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:55 AM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Red Laser?

----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----

I received an email from Crutchfield announcing that the Toshiba HDA1
HD-DVD players are now available for pre-order. The product description
contains the following line:

"To ensure backward-compatibility with your existing DVD and CD
collections, the HD-A1 actually uses a dual-laser mechanism: a blue
laser for playing high-definition HD DVD discs, and a conventional red
laser for playing DVDs and audio CDs."

I thought HD-DVD still used a red laser, hence Blu-Ray's higher
capacity. So, is it red or blue for HD-DVD?

Walt

P.S. The ad can be seen here:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cH5NG30UDu ... 2HDA1&read
more=true

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