Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player
Better than Blue Ray
I also was going to sit on the fence but like another reviewer, I have a new 1080P TV and I was anxious to see how good a movie could look on it.  I had no problems whatsoever with my Toshiba.  It had 1.4 but the load time was no problem whatsover for me and the rented (Netflix) HD movies never paused, skipped or refused to play.  Quite a value to be sure.  I can still remember going to Best Buy and hearing a salesperson put down HD DVD in favor of Blue Ray.  If you are one that believes what a person trying to sell something says without doing some type of homework, I pity you.  Blue Ray tripped and fell at the starting gate.  It's all over the internet and in every consumer electronic magazine.