http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/ Engadget HD Comments for Toshiba confirms HD DVD promotional prices are here to stay http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 7:59AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 8:52AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 11:42AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 12:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 7:23PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/
While there is some justified concern about picking the wrong format, this feels like a safe buy for an early adapter. If I purchased a Blu-Ray player it would cost about twice as much. I figure even *if* Blu-Ray prevails in the future, the price for a new Blu-Ray player will have dropped to be the difference in price as it currently stands between the least expensive players from each format.]]>Jun 29th 2007 12:15PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/I'm in the same boat as you and a lot of other people. I've got a sweet 42" 720p sony and a ton of dvds. I had been looking for an upconverter, and jumped on the costco $250 deal. Now, my old dvds look better, and the new stuff looks outstanding on my set. To me, it was worth the extra 100 bucks to throw in for the HD part, regardless of 'the race'.]]>Jun 30th 2007 11:06AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 12:28PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/
engadget- Good points. I wonder why people are fence sitting? All of the players are good up convert DVD players and if your side 'looses' you get a good deal on discontinued totiles that are still in HD with the same quality os the other format.]]>Jun 29th 2007 1:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 1:37PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 3:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 4:07PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/
I'll go neutral when the ps3 hits $400-500.]]>Jun 29th 2007 4:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/
As far as using a PS3 for a movie player - I'd think twice about hammering that little plastic drive too much. The 1 year warranty is there for a reason and if you go by the PS2 DVD experience the thing will start grinding your disks pretty quickly.]]>Jun 29th 2007 5:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jun 29th 2007 6:22PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Is it a bad disc or are my DVD players not compatible?]]>Jun 30th 2007 7:25AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/
If it's straight hd dvd, then start surfing for the hd-a2 or hd-d2(costco), which also plays reg dvds well when set to the 1080i upconvert. When costco was selling theirs at 250, it also came with an hdmi cable too.]]>Jun 30th 2007 11:06AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/
Do you actually have an HD-DVD player? It doesn't sound so from your post. You'll need an HD-DVD player if you want to play an HD-DVD.]]>Jun 30th 2007 12:05PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/I guess I'll be looking for an HD player next.

Thanks again.]]>Jun 30th 2007 2:28PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/
Um. And data transfer DOESN'T hammer the "little plastic drive"? What, and Toshiba is using aircraft-grade titanium for their drives? Sheesh.

These Toshibas are wonderful pieces of technology. The PS3 is ALSO a wonder of technology. If there's any reason to hate the format war, it's that people MUST rag on "the other side," regardless of the actual quality or price.

-Pie]]>Jun 30th 2007 3:18PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/06/29/toshiba-maintains-hd-dvd-promotional--prices/Jul 4th 2007 1:05AM