Posted by Arthur Lipscomb on 02/01/06 07:22

"Mr. Moe" <Mr_Moe@Disposable_Records.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:51:27 GMT, "Biz" <spamoff@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>No...regular DVDs can only handle standard definition resolutions....the
>>best you can do is use a decent PC connected to his tv to playback a hidef
>>show or clip...or use something like a Avel Link player or Buffalo theater
>>setup....
>>
>>
>>"JimmyK" <nun@oyorbizniz.com> wrote in message
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>>> Can anyone tell me if you can fill up a 4.7GB dvd disc with however
>>> much it will take to fill it up (say 15 minutes of hdtv programming or
>>> whatever) and play it on a dvd player? This is to see how it looks on
>>> a friend's hdtv screen who still hasn't seen hdtv on his tv.
>>
>
>
> Will we be able to play our collections of today's DVDs on the new HD
> players?

The two HD DVD players Toshiba is making both play standard DVDs. They also
are capable of upconverting standard DVDs (which many players already on the
market can do as well).

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