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DEL.ICIO.USStill too early to buy a high definition DVD player
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I wish the war of the formats for high definition DVDs was over - but it’s still raging. And it is way too early to declare a winner.
That means, if you buy a high definition player now - and then stock up on some of your favorite movies - there’s a chance that you’ll be stuck with expensive orphans. It sure happened in the ancient days when VHS video recorders competed with the (better) beta format.
I’m linking to a story that doesn’t surprise me. It talks about the lack of support for issuing discs with the regular DVD version on one side and the high definition version on other. That was one way to encourage sales - buyers would have something that they could use, even if the HD DVD format lost to its competitor - Blu Ray.
There will be one winner here - there always is when competing formats are in the market for consumer devices like this. But since even the people who follow this thing have no idea which one will win - it’s way too early to buy one.
I say that realizing that - if a person wants to be on the bleeding edge and has plenty of money - well, heck, it may not make much difference. But for people like me, it’s just too big of an investment, especially if you plan to buy and collect movies, to jump yet.
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By ChrisD
April 4, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this
I’m looking for a good progressive scan DVD player/recorder (not high definition) than can handle all +/- formats and allow me to plug in my digital video camera and burn DVDs directly. Any suggestions? Every one that I like gets slammed by cnet. I’ve been looking forever. I already have a DVR, so I’m not interested in recording TV.
By Bill
April 4, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this
Wish I could help Chris - maybe someone else can jump in. I do trust Cnet better than most sites, by the way.
At home we have - like you a DVR - and I have an upconverting DVD player (player only) made by Toshiba that’s been outstanding.
I’ll watch and see if anyone else is able to jump in with a recommendation.
By ChrisD
April 4, 2007 3:14 PM | Link to this
What model of toshiba do you have? Maybe there’s a recorder version.
By Bill
April 4, 2007 9:23 PM | Link to this
Chris - it’s the SD-5970 - I’ve had it a couple of years and can’t promise it’s still in production. At the time it had terrific reviews and it does have an HDMI connection. It does a great job.