Posted by Jeff Rife on 04/22/06 21:28

Allan (Spamsuckhard@finallykantica22admitstobebrianlamb.org) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> >How is it any different from current upconverting DVD players? Since
> >I've got quite a few of those lying around, and you can buy one for
> >$150, the extra $350 for the HD-DVD player is an awful lot to pay if
> >all you care about is upconverting existing DVDs.
>
> Reviews that I have read state that it "is" better than existing
> upconverting DVD players....

I find that unlikely. Anything they do in the way of processing for
upconversion is available to standard DVD players.

> and it saves me from having two
> machines...

This, I agree with. If you don't have either, then the extra $350
*might* be OK if you are truly interested in HD movies. But, if you
already have one, I wouldn't rush out and get an HD player...they'll
drop a *lot* in price in just the first year, and by that time, there
will be a lot more movies, too.

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| "It varies from person to person."
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