VIDEO BUSINESS: Panasonic player still due Sept., Pioneer in Oct.

[JTK]

http://www.videobusiness.com/article...tml?nid=2705&&




The relevant passage:

Other Blu-ray manufacturers say they haven’t been affected by a blue diode shortage.

Panasonic is still on target to launch its Blu-ray players this month, a spokesman said. Pioneer, which now expects to launch its first Blu-ray players in October, also hasn’t been affected by a diode shortage, senior VP Andy Parsons said.

Parsons said player manufacturers are unlikely to be affected by a blue diode shortage because they are manufacturing far fewer units compared to the millions of PS3s Sony is producing.

Neither Panasonic nor Pioneer have said how many players they will ship at launch.

FWIW.

I'm not banking on this yet simply due to the lack of information and confirmed specs, but we'll see...