Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player
I can't believe how good it looks.
This thing is awesome. The picture and sound are phenomenal. <br /> <br />Pros: <br /> <br />1. Awesome picture. The colors and clarity have to be seen to be believed. The bigger your TV, the more you'll notice this. Compare Standard Definition cable tv on a large screen tv to hd-dvd and you'll never want to go back. <br /> <br />2. Incredible sound. I have an older A/V receiver that only does Dolby digital and DTS over the fiber connection. It downconverts the Dolby Digital + soundtrack to DTS and it still sounds way better than Dolby Digital and most DTS soundtracks I've heard. The range is amazing. <br /> <br />3. Price. HD-DVD is 1/2 the price of blu-ray and the picture is just as detailed if you compare it to the blu-ray demo disk. And if you compare it to the movies that have been released on blu-ray, HD-DVD wins hands down. Sony really needs to work on their movie releases and get their 50 GB disks out. <br /> <br />4. Upgradable. I had an issue with HDMI that I was able to resolve with an upgrade over the internet. Very convenient. <br /> <br />Cons. <br /> <br />1. Slow. As you can imagine, the first generation of blu-ray and hd-dvd players are slower than regular dvd players. That's because they're basically computers. This should be resolved in the next batch of players they build. It takes me about a minute to start watching my dvds on this. <br /> <br />2. Remote control. I'm just glad that I don't have to use it. I already had a universal remote that I use. The one that's supplied has very hard to read labels. <br />