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1. Comment - Dialog: After HD DVD, whither Toshiba?

   (Feb 25, 2008 - 2:35 PM)

   I suppose the people more concerned with loosing face, by loosing Blu, didn't give thought to the up-converting players that sort-of snuck-up on them. I've got two up-converting players (actually one is a player/recorder) and I'm very pleased.
   
   It pretty much burns me up when I read or hear about all of those ignorant prospective HD consumers being pulled into, or should I say forced into a format by propaganda that in reality:
   1. costs more simply because of manufacturing costs. Not because the movies or content is any better, which it's not. In my mind, the Blu technology itself is not necessarily any better either. Each disc can hold more data/content compared to HD-DVD, but that has no baring what-so-ever in regards to the actual movie on the disc. The additional space will only come into play for PC users when they burn their own discs.
   2. for all who bought a PS3 for the gaming with built-in Blu player - not only will you not be able to play games, but you won't be able to watch your movies either if your PS3 goes down, unless you get an immediate exchange for a new one, 8... 9... 10... months down the road.
   3. There's more I could get into, but I better stop at this point.
   
   As far as Toshiba's product quality - one of my up-converting DVD players and my 42" LCD T.V. is from Toshiba, and the quality is absolutely top-notch, nothing less than Sony's.
   
   I'd recommend to anybody to go with an up-converting DVD player, whatever the brand. Spread the word.