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Warner' Total HD format delayed
Warner Home Video’s Total HD format which includes both HD DVD and Blu-ray on a single disc, will not arrive in the second half of this year as planned, instead reaching the market in 2008.
10-20 movie titles will be initially offered using the Total HD technology, Total HD made its official debut at CES 2007, with the promise of sandwiching two data layers atop one another, with each layer capable of being read by its respective player.
It means that a Total HD disc would not need a hybrid dual-format player such as the one LG unveiled at CES, and may solve the problem of media retailers having to divide their high-def shelves into separate segments.
Warner is reported to say it is not in a rush to bring Total HD to the market, and will do so only when the technology is ready.
Story filed 01.07.07
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