According to Video Business Online, Toshiba HD-DVD players are “flowing to retail” after weeks of low on-hand supply apparently Toshiba has begun to “ship new players to an increasingly larger pool of retailers on a weekly basis” According to company VP of marketing Jodi Sally.

Also RCA has shipped their HD-A1 clone, the RCA HDV5000. So it appears at least the initial supply shortages have been remedied. Both the Toshiba HD-A1 and RCA HDV5000 retail for $499, but several shoppers have reported finding the players even below the manufacturers recommended price.

Another interesting bit of news in the Video Business Online article is the amount of HD-DVD titles sold. Scarsdale New York’s Value Electronics reports that “most of Value?s HD DVD customers are choosing to buy every software title available.” It seems that those who have taken the plunge with HD-DVD want all the available content they can get their hands on.

R.Hollis

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