Lite-On is promising to launch an HP-branded external HD DVD reader - the hd100 - but hasn't yet revealed the price or availability of this next-generation drive.

The hd100 is said to play back HD DVD movie discs on a PC at full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and connects via USB 2.0, rather than having an HDMI port.

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