Toshiba debuts first laptop with HD DVD-ROM drive
Posted by Chris Leckness on 01/4/06 in CES, Laptops
One of the exciting new devices being showcased at CES is the latest Toshiba Qosimo (TM) audio-video notebook PC, which is the first laptop computer to integrate an HD DVD-ROM drive.
From Press Release- Combining stunning visual detail and enhanced audio capabilities, the HD DVD drive-equipped Qosmio will allow consumers to be able to enjoy high-definition video content anywhere in the home or on the go with external power. With its similar disc structure, HD DVD is backwards-compatible with the current DVD formats. The drive can read or write current DVD formats, allowing users to continue playing compatible discs in their existing DVD collections, offering the optimum entertainment notebook PC experience.
The Qosmio will feature several new technologies to enhance the playback of HD DVD video content, including:
- Intel(R) Centrino(R) Duo mobile technology-based platform (code-named "Napa") built around Intel’s first mobile dual-core processor;
- the world’s first 1-bit digital amplifier in a notebook PC, often featured in high-end audio systems;
- new bass-reflex speaker technology from harman/kardon(R), allowing greater amplification and clarity;
- Dolby Home Theater(TM), delivering a richer, more engaging surround sound experience from stereo and multichannel audio sources through headphone, 2- or 5.1-channel speaker system;
- Toshiba original HD DVD playback software;
- new Toshiba Ultimate TruBrite(TM) display with enhanced color saturation for more life-like images that supports resolution up to 1080p signal format;
- and next-generation NVIDIA(R) graphics for state-of-the-art performance.
This new Qosimo features an integrated TV tuner, DVR, and virtual stereo sound and runs on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. It has pretty much everything you could want for mobile entertainment. It uses "cutting edge" Intel Centrino duo mobile technology, so I am sure that it would handle things like work as well as the entertainment!
Source: CES Virtual Press Office, Maples Communications, Inc. for Toshiba America
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