“Lite-On IT plans to work with Toshiba to launch HD-DVD players at prices less than US$1,000 in the beginning of August while aiming to ship 50,000 Blu-ray players per month before year-end, according to the Chinese-language Apple Daily.”

That short, cryptic entry from DigiTimes Systems may very well be the first word of a HD DVD player other than the already released Toshiba HD-A1 and HD-XA1.

One obvious question would be, does ?work with Toshiba to launch HD-DVD players - in the beginning of August? mean the players will be released in August or production will start in August?

Or does this simply mean that Lite-on provides the HD DVD drives found in Toshiba?s players? and if so why the use of the word ‘launch’. Enquiring minds want to know!

R.Hollis

–Update– Confirmed here.

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