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Re: Bluray and HD DVD
Brad,
Welcome to the forum. The PS3 is a very good Blu-ray player, it seems, but it won't play HD DVD.
If you really want 1 unit to play both, there are combo players (that also play SD DVD). Unfortunately, a previously released combo player wasn't up to par, and a very recently one by Samsung has just been retracted to be replaced later this year by an upgraded model. Another brand that has been mentioned to prepare a combo player is Denon, but in this case Q2 or Q3 may also be the first opportunity to purchase those.
So, if you want 1 player to play all, you would need to wait, unless you manage to lay hands on one of the new Samsungs. If you want to start now, you could indeed choose a PS3 (price may come down shortly, based on rumoured conditions of the contract between Sony and Warner) or a Toshiba HD Ax (less studios support HD DVD now and in the near future though, but prices of these are supposed to come down too). The Toshiba series are also noted for their excellent SD DVD upconversion.
These players won't play the "other" HD format though.
Cees
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