Toshiba launching Blu-ray player by year's end

Need a little something to get you over the Saturday lull? Gnaw on this. Japan's own Yomiuri is reporting today that Toshiba is expected to finally admit defeat and enter the dark, devious world of Blu-ray later this year. For those keeping tabs, we've heard both confirmations and denials about the outfit finally caving and supporting the format it once battled so valiantly, but this seems to solidify it. If machine translation is to be believed, the company's first DVD / Blu-ray deck is slated for release somewhere in the world by the year's end. The article also mentions that Tosh is strongly considering a Blu-ray recorder for the Japanese market, though no further details on that are available. C'mon Toshiba -- get this bad boy to the States before Christmas. We're anxious for a BD price war.

[Thanks, Rata]

[Mr Hett Posted Jul 18th 2009 8:59PM]

Wanna know a secret?

HD DVD's are dirt cheap on amazon!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 18th 2009 10:54PM]

so are VHS tapes...

[slider169 Posted Jul 18th 2009 10:55PM]

How can toshiba do that to the loyal HD-DVD fan?????

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 18th 2009 11:28PM]

I wouldn't trust Toshiba to make my shoe laces. I had to send back two DVD players. They can't even get DVD players right? I'll pass.

[besi Posted Jul 19th 2009 12:35AM]

if they can come up with something for 99$ or less.with 7.1 analog out, with mkv, divx...etc .
maybe ill take a look,if not ill stick with my ps3

[Jigen Posted Jul 19th 2009 1:00AM]

Hell has froze over.

So is Blu-ray not a bag of hurt?

[teh jughead Posted Jul 19th 2009 9:33AM]

How about a combo player like LG and Samsung used to do? That's the least you could do for us Toshiba.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 21st 2009 6:27AM]

no thanks, i'll stick with sony

[LonnieDVD Posted Jul 21st 2009 7:34PM]

I was wondering when Toshiba would join Blu-Ray. If you can't beat them, join them.