Toshiba have announced that the launch of their second generation HD DVD players has been delayed in the UK .
Toshiba issued a statement stating that "Toshiba engineers identifying a minor reliability issue with an outsourced LSI component during final production testing of the company's HD-E1 model ."
The delay means that home cinema fans will most likely get there hands on Toshiba's next generation DVD players in January, thus pushing back the premiere of Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound for that model until the beginning of next year.
Toshiba’s statement continued, "Due to Toshiba’s commitment to providing the highest quality product possible, this component is being replaced before the HD-E1 is released to consumers."
The company claim that the specification for the units has not changed. The HD-E1 features playback of pre-recorded HD-DVD, DVD and CD media in 720p and 1080i while the HD-XE1 ups the ante to 1080p and circuitry that converts resolution to 1080p, but not picture gallery. The lesser unit sees an HDMI 1.2 port while the latter receives 1.3 HDMI support.
The exact number of units being produced is still unknown, so even if the first batch arrives on time, it's unlikely that everyone will be able to get their hands on one.
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