HP rolls out HD DVD player in september!
08-28-06, 12:45 PM
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HP rolls out HD DVD player in september!
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to roll out HD DVD players in September and has chosen Toshiba to make the machines for it. Toshiba will likely delegate the orders to Lite-On to pare down production costs.
08-28-06, 01:06 PM
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Heh, definitely not a copy of hte Toshiba, part-for-part, because the exhaust fan is on top (kinda crappy place for exhaust isn't it?).
Good to see more hardware vendors stepping up!
Good to see more hardware vendors stepping up!
08-28-06, 01:40 PM
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It's an attractive looking device. Seeing that HD-DVD players are basically a computer, it doesn't surprise me that HP is jumping in (on the HD-DVD side that it). The more the merrier, as it all adds to momentum in embracing this format versus BD. I also wonder if the HP will have a similar price point to the A1.
08-28-06, 02:11 PM
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It looks like the same entertainment center they had before except the DVD drive is replaced with a HD-DVD drive:
http://www.hp.ca/products/static/dec/z556/index.php
I demo'd this thing (the DVD version) at a Future Shop and it's really neat. Like a XP Media Centre computer except all in a set-top box. Pictures, MP3s, DVDs, PVR, USB, Firewire, Ethernet, Wireless LAN, etc. This is the type of device I see becoming a standard in the living room.
Makes sense that they're adding HD-DVD compatability. It's pricey, but it does a fair amount.
http://www.hp.ca/products/static/dec/z556/index.php
I demo'd this thing (the DVD version) at a Future Shop and it's really neat. Like a XP Media Centre computer except all in a set-top box. Pictures, MP3s, DVDs, PVR, USB, Firewire, Ethernet, Wireless LAN, etc. This is the type of device I see becoming a standard in the living room.
Makes sense that they're adding HD-DVD compatability. It's pricey, but it does a fair amount.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Geez at that price it better have 1TB of storage.
this is from AVS:
The info I was given was that they would have a range from 1,499-2,999 for the recorder version....depending upon storage capacity. But I am not an HP insider so it should be considered as a rumor
I was told that the first versions from HP would be recorder/players and not players only (but that could change)....They are supposedly modeled on a version that Toshiba has (but I am not aware of such a model being in existance). FWIW
I was told that the first versions from HP would be recorder/players and not players only (but that could change)....They are supposedly modeled on a version that Toshiba has (but I am not aware of such a model being in existance). FWIW
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Sounds almost like a rebrand of the RD-A1 to me. Not that this is a bad thing at all.
08-28-06, 03:21 PM
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A little excited to see the thread title, a little disappointed to see it's not for a cheaper player but what the heck do I expect? It hasn't been out very long at all yet.
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Yes, this is a full-blown PC, not "essentially" one. I have the DVD verson of this thing, and it can record TV 4 stations at once (two in high-definition). Mine has 750GB of storage space, my entire 450-disc CD collection, and looks good to boot.
It runs rather warm (becuase the old ones used the Prescott processor), but it's a really nice unit. Adding the HD-DVD drive is icing on the cake, IMHO.
This thing will easily be $2000, if not a little more. The current DVD-only ones are about that price.
It runs rather warm (becuase the old ones used the Prescott processor), but it's a really nice unit. Adding the HD-DVD drive is icing on the cake, IMHO.
This thing will easily be $2000, if not a little more. The current DVD-only ones are about that price.
