David Allen
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Went to Woodland Hills (CA) Fry's today for the Toshiba HD-DVD demo. Couldn't find any info on this on these forums, so here's a brief list of what I found out.
Hardware release at the end of March, but no software titles expected at launch. $499 and $799 models.
The Toshiba players have: composite out, s-video out, component out, HDMI, 5.1 analog out, L/R stereo out, coax out, optical out, ethernet.
The $799 player offers more robust sound-dampening innards and a fancier motion activated illuminated remote. It also has an automated flip down panel on the front, and It's main feature is RS-422 for hi-end home theater installation where the player is remoted from another room.
HDTV's with DVI only will work perfectly with an HDMI-DVI adapter (but it's expensive) and separate audio cable.
Standard Def DVDs will up-res to 720P.
Demo was on a very large Toshiba 1080P DLP monitor.
The HD-DVD vs. SD cable broadcast split screen demo was questionable as to it's authenticity. The cable broadcast looked over compressed and soft so as to help the HD-DVD signal look even better.
HD Corpse Bride and Charlie and Chocolate Factory trailers looked awesome, King Kong was soft on CGI, sharp on human actors/real props/sets.
No interactivity demo was available, but it's only a menu overlay, nothing else at this time.
No SACD or DVD-A compatibiliity.
Ethernet is for streaming content, but nothing can be stored on the player- no hard drive or memory stick ports.
Did anyone else check out this demo (it's touring the whole country, BTW)?
Hardware release at the end of March, but no software titles expected at launch. $499 and $799 models.
The Toshiba players have: composite out, s-video out, component out, HDMI, 5.1 analog out, L/R stereo out, coax out, optical out, ethernet.
The $799 player offers more robust sound-dampening innards and a fancier motion activated illuminated remote. It also has an automated flip down panel on the front, and It's main feature is RS-422 for hi-end home theater installation where the player is remoted from another room.
HDTV's with DVI only will work perfectly with an HDMI-DVI adapter (but it's expensive) and separate audio cable.
Standard Def DVDs will up-res to 720P.
Demo was on a very large Toshiba 1080P DLP monitor.
The HD-DVD vs. SD cable broadcast split screen demo was questionable as to it's authenticity. The cable broadcast looked over compressed and soft so as to help the HD-DVD signal look even better.
HD Corpse Bride and Charlie and Chocolate Factory trailers looked awesome, King Kong was soft on CGI, sharp on human actors/real props/sets.
No interactivity demo was available, but it's only a menu overlay, nothing else at this time.
No SACD or DVD-A compatibiliity.
Ethernet is for streaming content, but nothing can be stored on the player- no hard drive or memory stick ports.
Did anyone else check out this demo (it's touring the whole country, BTW)?