For $198 at WalMart, the A2 is a steal.

You'll get to see your movie, and if you never again buy an HD DVD, you still have one awesome backwards-compatible, up-converting DVD player.

Wal-Mart. $198, baby.

If you buy the A2,you better make sure you have a receiver capable of receiving HDMI audio to fully take advantage of HD.

I bought a used HD A1 which has analog output for lossless sound and it didn't work when I plugged it in. It's being repaired at the shop right now for free since it's still under warranty. Having said that, I don't suggest buying a used HD DVD player because they're still buggy as hell.

Bastards!!!! Just bought a Toshiba A2 2 hours ago, bought King Kong and Batman as well. Hook it up and........i am all ready for the Transformers tomorrow!!!! I have to say, the picture sure look crisps and clean :drool: .
Can't use HDMI with my receiver(old receiver, no hdmi) for sound but opting for optical instead.
Can't wait for tomorrow!!!!!!

Congrats!

Is this your first HD disc player, or did you have BD as well?

Got a PS3......but i wanted to wait it out initially. Unfortunately, Transformers nudge me over. Damn you Paramount!!!! I still want Blu Ray to succeed though....oh well, its all about the content.

:lol: Same here about everything but Transformers. Bourne Ultimatum being exclusive is the one that pushed me to get the HD drive.

I got mine just for Casino...

I got mine because I want it to destroy Blu-ray....

Okay, that and Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz.

IMO, for just one movie. No. If you see 10-20 HD DVD only movies you like, then go for it.

were'nt you only interested in Transformers?

it was fun playing along anyway

Yeah....but i just have to see how good it was.....so i bought the other 2. ><

If it's really niggling at you, then do it!! Do bear in mind the other wealth of HD DVD titles, I didn't realise how many films were on the format that I liked. I've only been Hi Def capable from the start of Sept, but I have amassed the following:

1. 300
2. Batman Begins
3. Bourne Supremacy
4. Brotherhood Of The Wolf
5. Children Of Men
6. Chronicles Of Riddick
7. Constantine
8. FATF: Tokyo Drift
9. Hot Fuzz
10. The Host
11. Hulk
12. The Island
13. Knocked Up
14. Mad Max 2
15. Matrix Trilogy
16. M:I:III
17. Serenity
18. Shaun Of The Dead
19. Smokin' Aces
21. Sky Captain
22. Terminator III
23. Troy: DC
24. V For Vendetta

My own copy of Transformers is in the mail, but I'm also waiting on Payback: DC, A Scanner Darkly and some other bits and pieces. I'm jealous of Americans as you guys can pick up players and software dirt cheap while here in the UK the prices are scandalous. That's not to say that I don't import, but there are some titles that I have preordered the UK version for the shear convenience of spreading out cost up to the end of the year.

These would be things like Pitch Black, The Frighteners, The Big Lebowski, The Bourne Identity AND The Bourne Ultimatum. For U.S titles at the moment, I'm waiting on Face/Off, Blade Runner 5 disc set and The Omega Man. Damn, it's gonna be a busy year and expensive end of year.

Well if "Fast and the Furious:Tokyo drift" doesn't sell ya on HD-DVD, nothin' will!



I keed, I keed.

Anyone watched Transformers on the 360 drive yet in 1080i?? I'm so worried that the look is nowhere enar as good as 1080p... I might be spoiled by my blu-ray 1080p drive.. I dunno, but I have both. Can someone write about the quality comparison between the two on the hd drive? Especially for an action type movie, I would be afraid of the clearness of everything...
Sorry, it's early in the morning and I have three minutes to get to my class... lol

Well, what's your screen's resolution? I honestly can't seeing Transformers looking BAD even at 720p.

Is your TV a 1080P TV?

With the exchange rate nowadays, you could fly over, buy em,fly back and still have enough change for some fish and chips back home!! :D2:

My TV is 1080P... But the version of the 360 I have did not have HDMI... And the tv cannot run 1080p through component or vga...

I doubt you could tell the difference in video output quality between 1080i or 1080p.

It's fairly easy to point out differences between 720p and 1080i on gaming and Dish for me... that's what has me worried.

Anybody with an A2 Toshiba player having problems playing Disc 2?
I'm getting "This is not a DVD disc" error. :(

Yeah, but 720p->1080i is a much bigger jump than 1080i->1080p. Your TV will more than likely deinterlace the 1080i signal into 1080p anyway.

I have a Sony SXrd 55".. Anyone know if this deinterlaces the signal?