HD DVD's European Debut At IFA 2006 - Part 1

HD DVD Promotion Group will be holding a press conference today (Sept 1) from 1615 to 1715 hours Berlin time. Expect announcements possibly ranging from European HD DVD titles to HD DVD players...

Early details on the HD DVD player front

Toshiba (Europe) is due to unveil two HD DVD players (HD-E1 and HD-XE1). The pricier and superior model logically will be the HD-XE1 as it will be the first HD DVD player in the CE industry to output 1080p over HDMI and to feature HDMI 1.3. Formal announcements will coincide with the HD DVD Promotion Group's Press Conference... Here's a little preview of the player displayed at Toshiba's booth at the IFA 2006, thanks to readers for providing the source:

Once the details of the players and titles are announced, you should see them here soon...

All contribution of news regarding HD DVD Format debut at the event are welcomed (please also provide the link to the source of the news). You can do so by following the steps under the section 'A Note to Readers'.