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Old 10-10-2007, 03:57 AM
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Alright I am so physced about Tranformers in HD and now that its HD DVD only I thing Im going neutral. Anyone thats read my posts know Im a staunch BD supporter and I still am, but the awesomeness that is the Tformers movie (coupled with one or two other titles like the Thing) make me want to go Neutral. I wont be calling me self purple, since I still want BD to win, so there it is! So since Im new to the HD DVD camp, ive gotta ask, which is the cheapest player right now?
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Actually VHS is very, very expensive. If you can find any titles they are much more expensive than any BD titles.
20GB PS3, 80GB PS3 (yeah thats right, I HAVE TWO!)
# of movies-15:Tallagega, Last Samurai, Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale, 300, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Apocalypto, Dinosaur, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stargate, I Am Legend, Cloverfield, Batman Begins, Transformers, Iron man
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:01 AM
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i believe Toshiba HD-A2 is the entry level model. i have this and it's a workhorse, no problems.

also don't forget HD-DVD exclusives like The Kingdom and Iron Man.
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:04 AM
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i believe Toshiba HD-A2 is the entry level model. i have this and it's a workhorse, no problems.

also don't forget HD-DVD exclusives like The Kingdom and Iron Man.
Umm Do you think it will have any problems playing Transformers? What with it being the oldest model and all
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Actually VHS is very, very expensive. If you can find any titles they are much more expensive than any BD titles.
20GB PS3, 80GB PS3 (yeah thats right, I HAVE TWO!)
# of movies-15:Tallagega, Last Samurai, Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale, 300, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Apocalypto, Dinosaur, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stargate, I Am Legend, Cloverfield, Batman Begins, Transformers, Iron man
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:06 AM
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i don't think so, the safest thing to do is to have the latest firmware update. I have this and the first generation unit, RCA HDV5000 and i have no problems with it.

Also, another HD-DVD exclusive is American Gangster.
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:08 AM
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Umm Do you think it will have any problems playing Transformers? What with it being the oldest model and all
The A1 is the oldest model (the A2 is second generation) and it plays every title that I have ever bought or rented, so I wouldn't be all that concerned about the age of the model.
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:10 AM
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i don't think so, the safest thing to do is to have the latest firmware update. I have this and the first generation unit, RCA HDV5000 and i have no problems with it.

Also, another HD-DVD exclusive is American Gangster.
How do you get firware updates. Do you connect it with Ethernet? Or do you buy/burn a disc?
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Actually VHS is very, very expensive. If you can find any titles they are much more expensive than any BD titles.
20GB PS3, 80GB PS3 (yeah thats right, I HAVE TWO!)
# of movies-15:Tallagega, Last Samurai, Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale, 300, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Apocalypto, Dinosaur, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stargate, I Am Legend, Cloverfield, Batman Begins, Transformers, Iron man
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:12 AM
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How do you get firware updates. Do you connect it with Ethernet? Or do you buy/burn a disc?
Either way. I have always updated off of the internet.
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:13 AM
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can be obtained via ethernet, you can burn the disc or order them from toshiba.
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:18 AM
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Hmm Ive done a quick search and the cheapest place Ive found A2 that actually has them in stock is best buy at $250. Any chance itll be cheaper new on ebay?
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20GB PS3, 80GB PS3 (yeah thats right, I HAVE TWO!)
# of movies-15:Tallagega, Last Samurai, Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale, 300, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Apocalypto, Dinosaur, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stargate, I Am Legend, Cloverfield, Batman Begins, Transformers, Iron man
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Old 10-10-2007, 04:24 AM
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Hmm Ive done a quick search and the cheapest place Ive found A2 that actually has them in stock is best buy at $250. Any chance itll be cheaper new on ebay?
You can get it from Amazon for $229.98: http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-A2-...1999801&sr=8-1
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Welcome Gorilla !!! I will be going neutral although completely biased to HD when the Dual Samsung comes out. I have the A2 and it works superbly. Had problems earlier this year with CoM and The Good Shepherd but no problems with anything since, I just get the discs sent to me for upgrade. Don't like all the messing around with downloads.
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Alright I am so physced about Tranformers in HD and now that its HD DVD only I thing Im going neutral. Anyone thats read my posts know Im a staunch BD supporter and I still am, but the awesomeness that is the Tformers movie (coupled with one or two other titles like the Thing) make me want to go Neutral. I wont be calling me self purple, since I still want BD to win, so there it is! So since Im new to the HD DVD camp, ive gotta ask, which is the cheapest player right now?
At least there is still a glimer of hope now for your bluwashed mind...
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Welcome Gorillzzzz

joining the trend, you also have the Bee Movie and Sweeney Todd to look forward too
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Old 10-10-2007, 12:07 PM
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Nice dude, congrats. So what 5 free movies are you getting?
Also Best buy had a deal where you get 9 free movies. 2 free in store, 300 and bourne came inside the A3 (i think) plus the 5 deal.
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I have th A20 and its great own 68 hddvd titles since april and not one problem and i also cant wait for those bad ass robots ont 16th and stardust shrek bourne 3 balls of fury and hot rod Harry potters
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