Toshiba HD-A30

88% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent image quality with most HD DVD and DVD videos. Selectable 1080p24 output via HDMI.

Half-resolution processing of 1080i video. No raw bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD lossless audio formats. No picture or video processing controls.

As I mentioned before, since it's an official HD DVD player, the Toshiba HD-A30 includes standard integrated features such as persistent storage (flash memory), dual video decoders for picture-in-picture, and an Ethernet connection that enables it to...

Excellent image quality in 1080i and 1080p/24 mode; Ethernet jack for firmware updates; Dolby TrueHD decoding.

Image quality in 1080p mode disappointing; no analog multichannel outputs; not much of an upgrade over cheaper HD-A3.

The Toshiba HD-A30 is a solid third-generation HD DVD player, but for most people it's not worth the extra dough.

Best HD DVD image quality I've yet seen, 1080p/24 output, even with DVDs, Multichannel TrueHD decoding, Out of this world cost to value ratio

1080p/60 output compromised by poor deinterlacing, Standard DVD deinterlacing poor

s There are some ifs here. If you have HDMI switching with multichannel PCM capability and if you have a display that accepts 1080p/24, this player is an all-time blue light special. But even if you don't, if think you might upgrade at some point, it's...

Players and Movies Going to be very cheap very soon

Toshiba announced it would discontinue the HD-DVD line as Blu-Ray has won the format war. So on the upside these movies will become very cheap, however you wont be able to find new titles after a month or two

Great Picture,Up-Converts DVD's Perfectly,Great Sound Features:Dolby TrueHD,Dolby Digital Plus,DD,DTS,DTS-HD(core only)Interactive Features:Picture-In-Picture,Web-Enabled Networking(Shopping,Games,Polls,Exclusive Content(Trailers,Delete Scenes,Etc)Easy...

Loading Time(If the player isn't turn on prior to inserting the disc),The sound may cut out if the disc is dirty or not properly cleaned