Universal Studios Home Entertainment Endorses New HD DVD Discs

11-May-05

Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) announced its endorsement of two new types of HD DVD ROM (read-only) discs, which were announced by Toshiba Corporation. Toshiba has just announced a triple-layered, 45GB disc, and a double-sided, double-layer hybrid ROM disc that can store 30GB of high-definition content on one side and 8.5GB of standard-definition content on the other. The new discs reinforce the proposed next-generation HD solution that offers a combination of cost efficiency, performance and large storage capacity. In line with the launch of HD DVD players on the market, USHE will release a number of selected titles in the HD DVD format sometime in the fourth quarter. HD DVD already has established two types of ROM disc: a 15GB version (single-layer, single sided) and a 30GB disc (double-layer, single-sided.) Both of these disc formats have been approved and standardized by the DVD Forum. ""This impressive hybrid technology breakthrough by Toshiba allows consumers the unique experience of purchasing one disc that will play both on the new HD DVD player as well as on their current DVD device,"" said Craig Kornblau, President, Universal Studios Home Entertainment. ""The addition of the new versions to the HD DVD disc line up will allow USHE to further broaden its market potential by providing a wider variety of HD content for future generations of consumers as well as encouraging current DVD owners to transition to the HD format.""

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