venturer shd7000: hd dvd on the cheap - 200.00????

Chris Dugger · 03-25-2007, 01:55 PM

Just found this....

http://technabob.com/blog/2007/03/25...-on-the-cheap/

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/03/25...hd-dvd-player/

Now if HD-DVD can get additional studio support!

Dugger

Michael TLV · 03-25-2007, 03:22 PM

greetings

Once upon a time ... both Fox and Disney said that DVD releases were out of the question. Their money was on DIVX ...

And Sony said they'd never make a VHS machine.

Regards

Ryan Peddle · 03-26-2007, 03:18 PM

Very interesting. This would be a good "tide over" buy until I can save for an a higher end player and DDTHD/DTSMA/HDMI1.3 setup.

We'll see as more news develops.

Austan · 03-26-2007, 05:12 PM

IMHO: J6P still thinks upconversion = HD so with so many name brand SD DVD players advertising "HD upversion" from $100-$200, why would J6P buy an off brand HD DVD for $200???

Also, at that price how good would the scaler be? I would guess J6P would put in a SD DVD disk and be disappointed or not impressed.

Vincent_P · 03-26-2007, 05:23 PM

The scaler in my $150 Oppo 970 is pretty darned good.

I love this. A $200 HD-DVD player is announced and it's still too expensive supposedly for "J6P", but the PS3 at $500 or $600 isn't.

Vincent

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Dave Mack · 03-26-2007, 05:24 PM

Or he'd hook it up using composite anyways and go, "So? This is IT..?!?!"

Ryan Peddle · 03-27-2007, 06:14 AM

Man, you guys are being so negative. I look at this as a very good thing. Instead of looking at this as a J6P product, who about looking at it as a way for an enthusiast to get into the HD DVD market when he can't afford to drop $500 or more bucks.

Up here in Canada, the HD-A2 just hit the $499.99 point. At this point financially, that is out of my reach right now. But a $200 - $250 player is not.

Too many negatives from you guys, lets all tink on the bright side.

Austan · 03-27-2007, 09:35 AM

It's not negativity... Just reality... I'm sorry, but I would not pay $200 for an off brand video player... If a Toshiba or some other recognizable company sold a HD DVD player I might be interested, but Venturer?!?!?! Even if Venturer makes a Blu Ray player, I would still say the same thing...

In the long run, off brand manufactures will play an important part in HD media adoption, but not at this point in time...

Ryan Peddle · 03-27-2007, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Austan

It's not negativity... Just reality... I'm sorry, but I would not pay $200 for an off brand video player... If a Toshiba or some other recognizable company sold a HD DVD player I might be interested, but Venturer?!?!?! Even if Venturer makes a Blu Ray player, I would still say the same thing...

In the long run, off brand manufactures will play an important part in HD media adoption, but not at this point in time...

I agree, I generally would not want to ever buy an off brand player. But since Toshiba is the only manfucturer so far, and I want to get into the HD disc market...but can't afford $500 right now...guess what, you have an enthusiast who is willing to put aside his traditional requirements in a piece of av equipment and pick up a cheepo player to pass the time.

I also think that you are underestimating how much a $200 HD DVD player will have on the market. This will be a huge boost for the HDDVD side, regardless of how the Venturer player is used and if it is even hooked up to an HD display.

I mean look at it this way, there are millions of PS3's in households right now, but I wager only a minor percent of them are primarily used as a BD player and the owner aren't buying BD titles like crazy.

But you put a cheepo HDDVD player in a couple of million homes...guess what, HDDVD disc sales go up.

It's a smart move by Toshiba/Venturer.