Re: HD players below $200

And it is my understanding is that the A3 and the A2 are not much different other than the cosmetics of the player?

Check out this little "Error" on the leading AVS article...

"Toshiba DVD Player Deals Bust $200 Barrier"

"Sure, the HD-A2 might only output at 720p instead of 1080p, but high-def is high-def, and we’ve read more than our share of testimonials of people being more than happy with the performance."

But if you navigate to the entire article it reads "...720P/1080i..." They forgot to paste in the "1080i" in the middle of a sentence??? You have got to be kidding!

Edit: False alarm. The changed it. Probably a mistake, but it was there.

[Post edited by StevePro on Oct 29, 2007]

Ya and I'm sure that was an "accident". Riiiiiiight. You see how they try to get people to think HD DVD is inferior? The only way the whole bluray association AND ITS FANS seem to think they can win this battle is by lying and BS'ing.

It gets old fast.

For the record the the HD A2 and HD A3 models show 720P or 1080i, and the picture is incredible. The higher models (HD A20, HD XA2, HD A30 and HD A35) all do 1080P. To top it off ALL HD DVD players do a VERY good job of upconverting regular DVD's to 1080i/P depending on the model.

I'm going to pick up an A2 for my brother for Christmas. His TV is a 720 so this one will be great for him. I already picked up the HD DVD add on with the Heroes does for a friend for Christmas. Yes, I think its going to be a good Christmas for HD DVD

I've said it many times already but I'll say it again. The 1080i HD A2 looks spectacular on my Pioneer plasma so don't go thinking you're getting less of a product. You're getting an incredible deal on the HD A2's!

I would like to add that the Sears' deal also is available online. So if you want the deal, wake up early. They do have instore pickup.



[Post edited by tjames007 on Oct 29, 2007]

Thanks for the scan.

At this price HD most be hard to resist.

Wanna bet the BD fans spin this as a sale of a failing inferior product?

the bluray fans are so pissed and desperate right now. They're still steaming that they didn't get Transformers LOL. Bluray lost Paramount and Dreamworks and now the HD DVD players are selling for $169 with up to 7 free HD DVD movies!! Bluray fans are BITTER right now. They see this war being lost right before their eyes.

I have to agree with you falcon, the Blu Ray camp seems to have alot of lies. I live over in the UK and the HD war is just starting to stir over here, but I work in an electrical retail store (Currys, its a chain of 1440 stores) and I can see how they seem to be pushing Blu Ray in the wrong way. We had some leaflets in store about high def viewing and compares HD DVD to Blu Ray, saying HD will show in 720p and 1080i and Blu Ray will show in 1080p. I checked the HD DVD players we stock (which are £350 (must equate to $700) but they all play 1080p. I just find it rediculous that over here it seems that Blu Ray seems to be getting a lot more interest just because it's backed by Sony. And people are still overlooking the fact that you can get a HD add on to the 360 for a mere £99. I bought my HD DVD drive with 4 films for £150... bargain, or at least its a bargain compared to the rest of the prices on the market.