Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player $371 Free Shipping

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kki000

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What Paul said. It really is not much of an issue in real life usage.

I mentioned it because its about the only flaw i can find in the player.
It really has exceeded my expectations.
 

Yreka

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Originally posted by: Pabster
Originally posted by: cyberia
So, this thing is almost a full-blown PC inside?

Yes, it is basically a Linux box.

Thats exactly what it is.

Found this video while I was reading reviews on it. Bascially a guy tearing it completely apart. He even takes the drive out, and puts it in a PC. Pretty neato in a pocket protector sort of way ;)
 

Zendeath

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abt electronics are good folks. bought a washer and dryer from them a few months ago and was very pleased with their service.
 

Kaido

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How do you think this will compare to the Xbox 360's HD-DVD player? Might as well toss in a game player for a bit more :p I'm amazed at how quickly the price has dropped on this!
 

cyberia

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Originally posted by: Yreka
Originally posted by: Pabster
Originally posted by: cyberia
So, this thing is almost a full-blown PC inside?

Yes, it is basically a Linux box.

Thats exactly what it is.

Found this video while I was reading reviews on it. Bascially a guy tearing it completely apart. He even takes the drive out, and puts it in a PC. Pretty neato in a pocket protector sort of way ;)

I didn't realize you need this much power to play back HD-DVDs. That's a lot of processing power there. It's probably more power than in many people's PCs out there.