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Got the XA2 installed Sat morning. Ended up connecting with HDMI via the Pioneer Elite VSX80-TXV receiver to the Pioneer PDP-5050HD 50" plasma. The receiver is my HDMI switcher for the D* HR20 and the XA2. Audio was connected via the XA2's 5.1 analog outs (for TrueHD and other lossless audio...

I'm think I'm about ready to bike the bullet and get either a Samsung BD-P1000 or a Toshiba HD-A1 or the RCA HD DVD player. I can get the Samsung for around $200 more than the others. But my main dilemma is choosing which format, and perhaps this isn't the best time to be getting a new HD player...

Are there any Blu-Ray players expected to come out for the Holiday shopping season around the $500 mark? Right now these players are a bit too expensive for my wallet.

Just wondering your thoughts on it. I'm considering this along with the Toshiba HD-A1, seeing as how I hear they're both esentially the same units. But I don't know if the RCA incorporates Toshiba's v2.0 firmware update, and if not, if it's even available for the RCA?