Their first player sure is sexy and plays just about everything - except HD DVDs and Blu-ray media of course.
In the meantime there's always the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, or deciding which free HD DVDs to get.
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Blu-ray discs are outselling HD DVDs by about 2-to-1 this year.
That's because DVD-makers like Germany's Bertelsmann or Canada's Cinram have to buy whole new machines for producing Blu-Ray discs, but they only have to upgrade their current disc-making machines to make HD DVDs.
Heroes HD DVDs, and a new episode tonight, but we'll be watching Monday Night Football as the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts take on a tough division opponent in the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Either way, from there the sales of HD DVDs really drop off, so much so that the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Crawford only sold 6.45-percent as many copies as Beowulf.
ENGADGET: Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending March 2nd, 2008
To a certain degree picture and sound quality are important to everyone, but some can't tell the difference between HBO HD and DVDs and they sure won't be able to see the difference between HD DVD and Blu-ray.
The kicker here though is: as much as I like this unit, I'll feel badly for the owners of this big guy when HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray disks come around.
That's what a group of heavyweight tech and entertainment companies learned last week when they tried to keep the lid on the code that could help break the electronic locks on HD-DVDs.
There are already a couple reviews of the first HD-DVDs, and more impressions of the launch players and discs will be on their way in the coming days and weeks.
Vista Media Center can seamlessly playback DVDs, HD DVD or Blu-ray discs require a 3rd party application.
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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).
The lessons are centered on the videos, which are all available online for streaming in HD or can be purchased on DVDs.
HD-ready sets are great for watching DVDs, and there's more high-def programming than ever from networks, cable systems and satellite providers.
Both models also play standard-definition DVDs and CDs, as well as DIVX HD, JPEG and MP3 files.
Anything less just isn't HD, especially if it's 480 and under like DVDs.
Well, we're not sure we're going to get a straight answer here, since this early reviewer didn't have any HD DVD discs, and ended up using the player to watch upscaled standard DVDs.
ENGADGET: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player gets hands-on treatment HD
's HD DVD has been a self-defeating mess, confusing consumers and slowing acceptance of DVDs boasting high-definition picture quality.
The format war between Sony's Blu-Ray and Toshiba's HD DVD has been a self-defeating mess, confusing consumers and slowing acceptance of DVDs boasting high-definition picture quality.
And while those who bought an HD DVD player bet on a losing format, many players can "up-convert" regular DVDs, making many video libraries look better on a high-definition set.
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