This is the higher-end of the two new HD DVD Toshiba models, and gets high marks for its improvements on the previous model, with faster loading times, 1080p support, a smaller form factor, and a much-improved chipset for upscaling standard-definition DVDs (the HD-A2 lacks 1080p and the improved upscaling chip).

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It is a push-based model and it streams rather than loading up all my transactions for the last three days.

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One afternoon not long ago, I visited a friend who is knowledgeable about firearms and spent an hour loading and firing the same model of twelve-gauge Mossberg that Amy Bishop used that day.

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