Toshiba launches world's 1st HD DVD player in Japan

Toshiba launches world's 1st HD DVD player in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihide Fujii, senior vice president of Toshiba Corp., briefs reporters on sales of the world's first commercially available next-generation DVD player in Tokyo on March 31. The HD-XA1 player, based on the HD DVD format, was put on sale in Japan for about 110,000 yen (about $936). (Kyodo)

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  • ILEA000665690
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  • 2006/3/31 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 72 dpi
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  • 233.53(KB)*
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