Bad news for the HD-DVD camp today as Toshiba announced a delay of the Japan launch of its HD-DVD players. Saying there are still copy protection issues to address. The Japanese company is still hoping for a US launch this February or March. And considering we saw this product as a working model last January at CES, we certainly hope so.
Toshiba said in a statement it would not launch the products until the last details on copy protection management systems, called AACS, or advanced access content system, were finalized.
“I cannot say when the AACS issues will be resolved,” the spokeswoman said. “But it’s hard to think the launch in Japan will come after the U.S. launch.”
Toshiba to delay HD DVD player launch [Reuters]
