Second Journalist Opinion of UK Super Upconversion Demo : It works and is damn great

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We've just had one of the first working demos of Toshiba's new QuadCore laptop range, two of which feature 'Blu-ray rivalling' upscalers to deliver High-def pics without having to fork out for the compatible next-gen Blu-ray discs. And amongst howls of derision from certain rude, aged members of the UK press, the demonstrations looked pretty damn great in our expert opinion. And anything that's going to save us the ignominy of having to replace our entire DVD collection with Blu-ray has to be worth giving a go.

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So they're as good as Blu-ray, will polish your existing DVDs to within an inch of their lives and offer access to Kaleidescape's extensive Movie Guide database - what's not to like? Erm, how about the respective $4,300 and $3,000 price tags, oh and the fact that to make them work you'll need to already have the $10,000 Kaleidescape System installed. Suddenly, Blu-ray doesn't look so pricey.

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Defend away.

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Yes Jason it is a review on Kaleidescopes $4000 Super Upconversion DVD with Toshiba SUC chip!

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But, I think the question we have to ask is, How well will the Toshiba version at $200 sell!

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I think it's still too little, too late. By the time these things hit the market, Blu-ray players will be $200 anyway.

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It's already slowly starting to happen where you can get a player for this price when you factor in the $100 giveaway gift card at some stores. Plus, Blu-ray movies might be expensive via retail, but online you can get them for a really good price if you shop around.

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Nope. Refer to my "The Impact of Blu-Ray's very high royalty on Blu-Ray drive's MSRP" thread.
Blu-Ray's very high royalty prevents any $200 Blu-Ray player from hitting the market. Because no matter how hard you cut cost, you still face high royalty cost.