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Toshiba might have scaled back its forecasts for sales of standalone HD DVD players in the United States, but the company is keeping up with its plans to roll out high-end HD DVD hardware in Japan, announcing its new Vardia RD-A600 and RD-A300 HD DVD DVRs (Japanese) will go on sale in Japan by the end of the month. The new units are follow ups to the company's RD-A1 video recorder, announced a year ago, and can record standard and… Read More

It's only going to be available in Japan for the time being, but Toshiba has unveiled the RD-A1 HD DVD (Japanese) recorder, the first HD DVD to hit any market, anywhere. The RD-A1 will be marketed under Toshiba's Vardia brand, and is expected to be available July 14 for Â¥398,000, which converts to just under US $3,500. What does that kind of money buy? Well, for one thing, the RD-A1 is expected to ship with a 1 TB hard disk,… Read More