If you're
really ready
for next generation DVDs, this guy on the CDFreaks message boards is selling NEC HD-DVD HR-1100A readers for your
desktop PC. Not sure why you'd want one since we don't know when you'll actually have HD-DVDs to play on it and
probably no software to play them with, but you would still be first. We've seen commercial Blu-ray players from Japan
pop up on eBay before, but this may be the first opportunity to have
HD-DVD technology all to yourself, and for only $120.
Since you won't be playing HD-DVDs anytime soon, enjoy your stunning 32x CD/8x DVD playback speeds and wonder what
might be ... someday. As soon as HD-DVD drives are available from somewhere other than some-guy-on-a-forum, we'll let
you know.
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Yet another claim of a coming dual-format HD DVD and Blu-ray player has now turned into yet another denial of an upcoming combo player. Pioneer has now stated to cdfreaks that previous reports of a coming BDR-103 were based on quotes "taken out of context" and gave the now-familiar "we have no current plans to do so" line when questioned about possible HD DVD support. "We have the technology" was all the excuse needed to rebuild The Six Million Dollar Man, why doesn't the same go for Blu-ray and HD DVD?
