 Couldn't resist for 200 bucks
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Just broke down and bought a Toshiba A-2 for $199. Our DVD player was getting 'weird' (technospeak for having to reinsert a DVD a couple of times before it would read it properly.)
I was going to buy a less expensive, normal DVD player until something changed in the HD vs. BR war, but for $200, I figured I might as well say "what the hell".
I know it's the gimped model as far as some features go but I'm not the type of guy to do any more with a rented movie than watch the movie. I haven't looked at an 'extra' since DVDs started coming out.
Came with three free movies too, but you don't get to pick. Oh well, I get to enjoy it right away without pushing the immediate total price over 200.
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Congrats and welcome to the future 
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Congrats, Murph. Where did you buy it?
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Since he's in Canada I'm guessing Future Shop? I swear I read about it on AVS yesterday... 
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Future shop had it on sale yesterday for this price.. One day only sale..
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Correct I did break down and buy it at Future Shop. I did call another local smaller shop that I prefer to deal with but they no longer carried the A2, otherwise they would have price matched and they actually would have understood the conversation when I had to tell the sales guy at FutureS hop that it did NOT do 1080p as he casually mentioned.
My TV only does 1080i so I was fine with it the limitations and I knew what I was buying but the whole reason I didn't say where I bought it, is because I hate encouraging anybody to go shop there. I honestly don't think they are dishonest, just uneducated about what they sell.
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you are about to enter a world of crisp clarity...congrats!!!
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