Is This the 'Cheap' Chinese HD DVD Player?
Canadian company says it will launch a low-cost HD DVD player this holiday season.
By Swanni
Venturer is based in Ontario, Canada, but has a manufacturing partner in China. The partnership led HD DVD boosters at Internet message boards today to boast that Venturer is the low-cost Chinese HD DVD player that's been promised for months.
The HD DVD Promotional Group said in January that Chinese companies would introduce low-priced HD DVD players this year. The Toshiba entry-level HD DVD player is now $299, but the format's supporters have said the Chinese players could be as low as $99 for the holidays.
(Video Business reports that Venturer says the price of its HD DVD player will be $199.)
HD DVD backers have opined that their format's price advantage would be even stronger at that price. The lowest-priced Blu-ray player is now Sony's BDP-S300 at $499 suggested retail.
HD DVD and Blu-ray are the two formats battling for the high-def disc audience.
In a press release posted today at its web site, Venturer said the player would ship to North America in time for the 2007 holiday season.
The player, model SHD7000, will feature 1080i output with a HDMI connection and an Ethernet port for downloads of special features, the company said.
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