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ofield
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_ 		10. March 2008 @ 23:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi since HD DVD is a diying format I was just wondering why the
Toshiba HD-XA2 1080p HD-DVD Player is still so expensive. There
are other HD 1080p players for far less?

Thanks...
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error5
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_ 		11. March 2008 @ 09:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Toshiba HD-XA2:

>the best build quality of all the 2nd and 3rd gen models
>the only one with the Reon HQV video processor chip
>Toshiba's flagship model
>MSRP was $999 when announced in 2006 (I bought mine for $700 a few months after launch)
http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/09/14/2g-...a2-499-and-999/

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Bohefus
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_ 		14. March 2008 @ 02:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by error5:
 Toshiba HD-XA2:

(I bought mine for $700 a few months after launch)
OUCH!!
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error5
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_ 		14. March 2008 @ 08:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Bohefus:
 [OUCH!!
Well not really. It's been a great machine.

The important thing is this: Any 2.0 BluRay player that costs less than $700 will be considered a bargain!
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eatsushi
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_ 		14. March 2008 @ 10:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by error5:
 Well not really. It's been a great machine.

The important thing is this: Any 2.0 BluRay player that costs less than $700 will be considered a bargain!
The XA2 was simply the best HD DVD player released by Toshiba. It deserved the price tag.
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nopcbs
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_ 		17. March 2008 @ 21:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by error5:
Originally posted by Bohefus:
 [OUCH!!
Well not really. It's been a great machine.

The important thing is this: Any 2.0 BluRay player that costs less than $700 will be considered a bargain!
Uh, any PS3 will support Profile 2 and the 40G can be had for as little as $325, new.

I hate that Sony won, but reality is reality.
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ofield
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_ 		17. March 2008 @ 22:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ya, I know.. They won because of the PS3..............
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nopcbs
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_ 		18. March 2008 @ 07:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
They won because Sony paid Warner the big bribe a month back. It did not hurt that the PS3 plays Blu Ray, of course, and that the XBox 360 only does HD-DVD as a (formerly expensive) add-on.

The wrong guys won, but that is spilt milk so we are stuck with DVD/upconverting and Blu Ray until the download option kills them both. Sure hope Sony loses a lot of money, in the end.
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nycdude
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_ 		20. March 2008 @ 00:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ofield:
 Ya, I know.. They won because of the PS3..............
QFT
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