The German website heise.de has reported that NEC plans to ship their HD DVD-ROM, the HR-1100A, to the European market in March.
At the CES ,NEC has confirmed its plans to market its HR-1100A HD DVD-ROM drive in Europe starting in March. Canal Plus of France will be supplying the HD DVD videos. There is no word yet which movies will be released in this format. The only thing we do know is that 30 movies will be available from day 1. According to NEC, a combination device that writes CDs and DVDs will be sold starting in May. The Japanese company has also announced its first HD DVD-/DVD-/CD burner for July. The first list price for the HD-DVD drive will probably be far below the original target of 500 euros.
We have not heard when the HR-1100A will be available in the US. However, it will probably be only a matter of time before it makes its way over here. If you'd like to read more, head on over to heise.de.
