Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player
Much better than Blue Ray
Very well built.  Easily upgradable over internet. <br />Picture fantastic, much better than blue ray! <br />I have both and the HD-A1 makes a MUCH better picture. <br />Don't believe the 1080p vs 1080i bull.  The data is the same, this is only an issue if you have a CRT display.  Digital displays show the information EXACTLY THE SAME!  HD-DVD has a much better picture than BD because it is on 30GB with VC-1 compression (much better quality in smaller space) while BD is on 25GB using MPEG-2 compression (uses larger space and with smaller space to begin, must compress movie loosing much of the HiDef benefits). <br /> <br />Only problem is it takes about 50% longer to start up the machine or run a disk than on the BD, but considering the better picture, twice as many HD-DVDs available, and HALF THE PRICE, this is a very small problem.