[Merged] TigerDirect.com Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD .....$129.99

[riskit]

is this the end of HD-DVD

TigerDirect.com Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD .....$129.99

[kuqdew]

good deal

[vietnutz]

I guess all that effort on the 26th of dec. wasn't really worth it after all...hahaha

[Rudy]

i get 149 when i click the link

[sixer]

haha, free still wouldn't be a good deal because you'd still have to buy HD dvd's which will be non-existent shortly, not to mention you can't even rent any.

[massonite]

I got the one from Boxing Day at Future Shop (yes, I waited in the cold) and my model supports 1080p, which this one doesn't seem to support.

Still a pretty good deal though, except for the fact that HD-DVD seems to be on its way out. I really hope there's some sort of revival coming soon. I'd hate to see Sony win this war.

[jcoltage]

i get 149 when i click the link

You must drop the Check our low price tab to see that it has a 20 dollar discount

also US model has the free HDMI and yes this can upconvert to 1080p

[riskit]

note that Sams club in the US has the Toshiba HD-D3 HD-DVD Player (w/ HDMI Cable and 7 HD-DVD's) for $128.84

[Bishop8]

I've read in other forums that this player is probably one of the best upconverting DVD players out there (even better than the OPPO). Any comments? Are Blu-ray players just as good at upconverting? Not to get wrapped up into this debate (I hate Sony with a nuclear white fury), but thinking ahead......just in case.

[jhardy]

After adding shipping (twice), is it still worth it?

[ZenOps]

Subtotal $129.99
Shipping $140.12

Total $270.11

Umm yeah whatever...

[riskit]

Subtotal $129.99
Shipping $140.12

Total $270.11

Umm yeah whatever...

shipping to a US address is $15.00

[ZenOps]

Sony has all the Bluray camp brainwashed into thinking that a Hidef player should be in the $400 range.

Truth be known, there are minor differences in HD-DVD and DVD. A few watts more laser power, all metal head seeking assemblies with a tighter track coil, slightly faster decoding processing (which is offset by the advances in processing) bigger buffer memory (which is offset by the extreme capacities and processing advances.

That a regular elcheapo DVD player sells for about $20 and they still make money off of it should put things into perspective.

I mean really - its basically the same idea as a 360K floppy drive built to slightly higher standards so that you can put 1.44MB on it.

Someone stated that a good chunk of the physical cost was the large metal enclosure, and not the components. The other $10 to $300 are licensing fees.

[jhardy]

shipping to a US address is $15.00

And the cost of using a US address, then re-shipping or driving down to get it?

[Angultra]

wow, for a minute there I though this was a Canadian deal...the US have been enjoying low-priced HD-DVD players for some time now.

That said, this is definitely a new price point in line with the recent 360 HD-DVD price drop in the States, so is a great deal for our amerifriends. The 5 free movies (only works with a US address) makes it even better.