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Yes, I am still considering buying one after reading the review.

The remote is not a priority of mine. I use the MX 850.

It’s a new product, firmware updates are promised. All new products have bugs. So do old products.

I have to get a new DVD player anyway. I just need to decide if I should buy one of these or something different and wait a few more months. So, it’s either spend a couple hundred on something like the Oppo or Panny 97 now and then another few hundred on a HD player in a few months, or just buy one now.

I checked both models out at Best Buy two days ago. I did not see $300 worth of upgrades with the X1 over the A1. $300 for a remote and motorized PLASTIC door and case feet…….a complete rip off in my opinion. But, $500 for the A1 seams reasonable to me. It does a better job at up converting than the Oppo, 97s, 3910 and 5910 according to owners of all those machines on AVS.

I just got back from Best Buy where I was able to finally see the Toshiba HD A1, the setup was using an HP 42" plasma monitor, they connected it using component rather than HDMI, and I'm assuming they were using a HD demo DVD.
Overall I was not that impressed, for $499. I did not see a vast difference in picture quality over my 3910, perhaps it was the setup or the demo disc, but at this point I think I'll wait awhile before purchasing.

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Poster: HomeDad
Subject: Re: Review - Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player

I just got back from Best Buy where I was able to finally see the Toshiba HD A1, the setup was using an HP 42" plasma monitor, they connected it using component rather than HDMI, and I'm assuming they were using a HD demo DVD.
Overall I was not that impressed, for $499. I did not see a vast difference in picture quality over my 3910, perhaps it was the setup or the demo disc, but at this point I think I'll wait awhile before purchasing.

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Yeah, but if it was Blu-Ray, or a PS3 you'd be excited, right?

Just poking fun, like usual. You are a really good sport HomeDad!

I was reading that you really need to use the HDMI, and knowing Worst Buy, they had a regular Demo DVD in there... Hard to tell. I wish these places would really get with it and set things up right. No wonder people buy online any more. If you can't trust the local guy to set things up right, then what is the point of going to see it before buying it, and then what is the point of buying local... That is another debate for another time. I don't want to steer this off topic (too much)

Dont judge on worst buys setup,those guys dont know jack.They just slap stuff together and think its going to work like it should.Trust me you need to see it at a place that someone knows up from down!

You guys might be right, I'm sure their setup played a major role, they sure won't sell many that way though. It's a 90 mile round trip for me to go to Worst Buy, if the trip hadn't primarily been a Home Depot stop I would have stuck around to ask questions about the Demo DVD, as well as having them set it up through the HDMI, provided those guys even know what HDMI is

Via component, you will not see any gains. This machine, as with 99% of up converting machines only up convert via hdmi or dvi. There is only one that I am aware of that will up convert via component.

The 2900 is still king with PQ via component by every review I’ve read.

Worst buy had it hooked via hdmi with the trailer demo disk in and I cant wait for Kong to come out,you could count hairs on him.