Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player
Amazing picture and sound quality!
The A1 is built like a rock. Owned the A1 for four months now. It works like a charm. You'll get use to the remote and slow start/loading time. Once the HD DVD movie start, boy, you forget about loading time and feast you eyes on the amazing picture quality. The sound is also wonderful with the 2.0 firmware update with TrueHD 5.1 channel sound. I watched the HD DVD of Seabiscuit and Batman Begin last night, and both were the best picture quality I have seen to date. Batman Begin was rocking the house with the TrueHD sound using the analog 5.1 channel on the A1. The upconvertion of SD DVD to 1080i is not too bad either. I also bought the Samsung Blu Ray back in August, but it went back to the store after a few weeks. The A1 and HD DVD consistantly have better pictures quality and sound quality for less than half the price of the Samsung Blu Ray.