Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 11/03/07 14:34

In article <472bf69e$0$24264$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
"T.B." <partyslammer@socal.rr.com> wrote:

> "Lloyd Parsons" wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
> > Let's see if I understand. You could buy a $99 HDDVD player that
> > upconverts SD DVDs better than most upconverting SD players, and it
> > plays real HiDef stuff too. And you get 5 free movies with it.
>
> It's worth noting you don't get to pick any 5 movies, you're limited to a
> selection of one each from the following catagories:
>
> Aeon Flux [PG-13]
> Babel [R]
> The Italian Job[PG-13]
>
> Category B
> The Hulk [PG-13]
> Pitch Black [NR]
> The Thing [R]
>
> Category C
> Charlie & The Choclate Factory [PG]
> Swordfish [PG]
> Full Metal Jacket (original release) [R]
>
> Category D
> Firewall [PG-13]
> The Frighteners [NR]
> U2: Rattle and Hum [PG-13]
>
> Category E
> Black Rain [R]
> Darkman [R]
> Troy [R]
>
I wouldn't mind at least one of each of those categories, although they
might not be the ones I would want first.

> > If you bought those 5 movies at the cheapest price new I've seen ($15),
> > then those are worth $75, so the player really is costing you $27. BUT,
> > some stores that were selling the $99 players, were also giving away two
> > free movies at time of purchase. If you bought there, then your player
> > actually paid you to buy it....
>
> That's Best Buy. What makes their offer of 2 extra HD DVDs so attractive is
> you can pick anything they have in stock.
>
> > Of course, you could just spend $400 on a BD player...
>
> And get a far better selection of movies in HD, not to mention a better
> player overall as the HD-A2 is a now discontinued low end model that doesn't
> even output 1080p.
>
> But a bargain is a bargain. No doubt about that. Doesn't sound like HD has
> much of a future if Microsoft/Toshiba are basically dumping players hoping
> to somehow recoup money on the strength of future disc sales. Problem is,
> there's not a whole helluva lot in the pipeline worth buying through early
> next year thus far on the release calender.
>
> T.B.

Well, far better selection is of course an opinion. And the HDA2 does
TrueHD which most BD players don't. As to the 1080i vs p, well I
haven't seen anything that makes me want to buy a new set yet. My 61"
JVC 1080i does a fine job.

At $100 it is competitive with better upconverting SD players, and the 5
free movies make it cheaper than almost all of the SD players out there.

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