Toshiba HD DVD

No doubt you’ve heard the din in the blogosphere about the arrival of high-definition DVD players on American shores. We’re on the eve of seeing the widespread release of the Toshiba HD-A1 [available for presale], which is currently available at BestBuy brick and mortar locations (if you can find it in stock). As mentioned regularly by Engadget, et al over the past few months, the player is remarkably priced at $499, offering native HD in 720p and 1080i on compatible HDTV monitors. The player’s superior quality is based on a 36.55Mb per second transfer rate, compared to the standard DVD rate of 10Mbps and HDTV's maximum rate of 24Mbps. Better still, you can look forward to playback for all of the following formats: HD DVD, DVD, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM, CD, CD-R/-RW.

By: robert o'neill