[geeks] Playstation 3 + HD-DVD

[Phil Stracchino]

Francois Dion wrote:
> I'm late in the thread, but there's another HDDVD "budget" option:
> 
> I just saw that the Toshiba HD-A35 is approaching $200 (with 7
> movies)... Having witnessed the HD-dvd playback of the xbox360 and
> a35, the a35 is just in a league of its own. Plus discrete 5.1 analog
> out. Much etter image than A3, and even A30, and does a better job of
> upconverting DVDs than my htpc will ever do, without investing way
> more than $200. A lot of people are saying it gives a similar image
> quality on regular DVD as an Oppo DV-981 (about $250). Decent
> upconverting DVD players are in the $150-$250 range... I'm tempted.
> Worse case scenario, hd-dvd gets discontinued, I still have a good
> upconverting player.


Judging by recent news, the format war is all but over, and HD-DVD is 
losing it.  The latest is Best Buy has lined up behind Blu-Ray and will 
reportedly no longer sell HD-DVD.



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