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elahrairrah
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Post subject: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 09 Apr 2014, 22:00 |
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So after acquiring about 15 HD-DVD titles from a guy selling a DVL-700 in a package deal, I'm thinking of getting an HD-DVD player finally. Question is, which to get? I do have an Xbox 360, so the HD-DVD add-on is an option. Also, there's this guy selling a "NIB" Venturer HD-DVD player (he says it's a rebadged Toshiba A3) . . . http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ele/4395147004.htmlEither of these sound like a viable option in the long run?
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Guest
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 10 Apr 2014, 10:17 |
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I would not touch anything other than the xa1\xa2\xe1 the build quality of these players is top notch.The ep10/ep35 etc all look and feel like lightweight Chinese knock-offs.I've owned HD-DVD from day of release in the UK.Don't worry too much about so called disc rot.Discs freezing etc is nothing new it happened right from the beginning not sure how HD-DVD got a reputation for being more reliable than Bluray just not true.Until i updated to firmware 4.0 titles such as The Hitcher, Smoking aces,Norbit etc all froze or in some cases i got messages saying this is not a DVD.None of these titles are on the so called Warner rotters list being from universal and or paramount good luck.
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 12 Apr 2014, 00:47 |
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Go for the Xbox HD DVD people have issues with Warner Brother discs that do not exist using the Xbox add on. Plus they are really cheap. I have a toshiba HD DVD player and it is so slow to start. Takes about 3 minutes to boot up.
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kris
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 12 Apr 2014, 09:22 |
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veddermandan wrote: Go for the Xbox HD DVD people have issues with Warner Brother discs that do not exist using the Xbox add on. Plus they are really cheap. I have a toshiba HD DVD player and it is so slow to start. Takes about 3 minutes to boot up. I've been thinking about buying an x-box with add-on... I read diff. things online... One says it isn't that great , the other claims it to be an all playing unit. They are dead cheap to find that is for sure Does it play The 2 lethal weapon discs? I've been really trying that one title on any machine available... it drives me If I can not get those LW discs to work they are going to end up in the trash I don't keep a movie that I can't enjoy watching flawlessly
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bguzman
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 12 Apr 2014, 17:19 |
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confederate wrote: I like my Toshiba HD DVD player. I own the EP 10 I believe or EP 35 I forgot now.
But what I wanted to say is:
My HD DVD player does an absolutely superb job upscaling DVD content. Also, and I have read this in a magazine too, audio CDs sound extremely well on those players if you use the analogue cinch output. Wow. It sounds much better than my two other Blu Ray players and the upscaling job on those DVD Video is just amazing.
So I use my HD DVD player a lot for playing Audio CDs and watching upscaled DVDs on my beamer/projector. I can really recommend it for that purpose. Excellent points confederate. If you have a newer budget BD player a HD DVD player will definitely outshine it for CDs and up-scaling DVD.
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bguzman
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 14 Apr 2014, 23:52 |
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substance wrote: A35 uses abt2015 chip for video processing which is really good. I dont know what a30 and a35 has for dacs but xa2 uses wolfson 24/96khz which is very good. Toshiba boards are very similar all the way from a2 to xa2. I can imagine they all use the same dacs. The power section is not much to write home about comparing to high end cd players but probably better than most newer bd players.
Lg bh200 is also a killer machine. It was one of the three bd/hddvd combo players ever produced. I ve owned every single kne of them. I still use one in my setup. It has an unadvertised marvel qdeo chip which beats all hddvd and most bd players. It is a slow bd player comparing to newer ones (all hd dvd players are slow) but it is a profile 2.0 (lacks 3d) player with the final fw. Yes it is. I recall that the Samsung BD-UP5000 was no slouch either and according to the folks on AVS it even got a firmware upgrade in April.
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benmbe
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 17 Apr 2014, 18:53 |
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Good day elahrairrah, The rest of the guys that have replied, have covered most if not all of software issues, and hardware differences. I have the TOSHIBA X A2 and I am totally impressed with the build and Picture Quality, to be honest the only niggle I have with this player is to do with the fact that the front draw cover is clunky. One would have thought that Toshiba would have built this as a one drawer with an airtight seal behind the drawer to aim silent operation. Aside from the above the player is great and I am being picky that's all. Kind Regards
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elahrairrah
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 02:02 |
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Welp, finally decided to take the plunge.
Found a guy selling a Toshiba HD-XA2 with a bunch of discs (including the Harry Potter "chest" box set) for just $10 on Craigslist.
Hooked it up via component (since my WEGA doesn't do 1080p, it only has one HDMI input and component tops out at 1080i anyway) and 6-channel output to my receiver. Doesn't look like HDCP isn't forced on this one yet (or I haven't come across a disc that forces it?) Impressed by the sound quite a bit. Popped in Hot Fuzz on HD-DVD and I wasn't expecting that movie to sound that good.
Tried several other HD-DVDs (Superman II: The Donner Cut, The Bourne Identity, 300), all played without issue thankfully.
You are right about the tray cover, benmbe. The spring that pulls it closed is a bit too tight so the tray motor doesn't produce enough torque to push it open!
All in all, well worth the $10 risk.
Now, let's see if I can find that French import of John Carpenter's The Fog on HD-DVD . . .
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je280
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 27 Jun 2016, 11:33 |
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elahrairrah wrote: Welp, finally decided to take the plunge.
All in all, well worth the $10 risk. I have never felt the urge to go down the HD-DVD road but an offer like that..... nice one. Hope the discs continue to be good ones with no issues, a $10 "plunge" for a working player with discs has got to be a happy bag for you..... enjoy!!!
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admin
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Post subject: Re: Thinking of taking the HD-DVD plunge Posted: 04 Jul 2016, 02:23 |
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elahrairrah wrote: So far I'm enjoying it. Continuing to knock wood that I haven't come across any "rotten" discs yet. I checked my "Batman Begins" HD DVD last year and it played well. Wanted to watch it again last night and... it never managed to change layer after playing ~79min. => dreaded error code on screen. My only solution was to go and download a BluRay rip online. What a shame. Julien
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