HD-DVD Player $149

[anarchy]

Toshiba HD-DVD Player (A3) is now $148.99 at Futureshop.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10094195&catid=25324

It's $99 if you buy a 37" tv or bigger.


Is it worth it to buy it, knowing that HD-DVD is most likely done? I'm assuming that even if it is doomed, it'll still take a couple years? And this unit can still be used as an upconverting player.

[Despair*]

If need a dvd player for another tv in your house and something that upconverts than its not a bad deal at all. In the meantime you can take advantage of the situation and rent some HDDVD's in the rental stores.

[SilverGS]

Is it worth getting an HDDVD player now? Seems like Blu-ray is winning the war

[ZorroAMG]

Get a cheap HD DVD like this one and a PS3.

You'll have HD DVD, Blu Ray and a game console.

[lamp_shade_2000]

Definately worth it. They make a great up-converting DVD player and you get 2 free HD DVDs in the box. If you jump on it quickly, there is a mail in promotion for 5 free HD DVD movies as well.

[anarchy]

Originally posted by lamp_shade_2000
Definately worth it. They make a great up-converting DVD player and you get 2 free HD DVDs in the box. If you jump on it quickly, there is a mail in promotion for 5 free HD DVD movies as well.

So is it 7 HD DVD's altogether or just 5 in total?

I just bought a new tv so having an extra upconvert dvd player isn't bad. I've been holding out on purchasing one or the other (hd-dvd/bd) because i wanted to see who would win. But in all honesty, i rarely purchase movies anymore. My upconverting dvd has barely been used so this would probably be more of an impulse purchase.

I have a Shaw PVR so i record older movies or order on-demand. Maybe i'll hold on this, but it's a good deal for anybody looking for a good deal on hd-dvd.

[Hadoken]

7 total... bourne, 300, plus 5 others via mail in that costs $10.

I'm very happy with my HD DVDs, though I also have a PS3 for Blu-ray.. so I'm not too concerned about the format war.

[anarchy]

How long does it take to receive the mail in ones? I hear the Blu-Ray ones take months.

Hm..$100 is a good deal! If this was a month ago I'd be all over it. Now I'm not so sure...might be investing $100 into the next betamax

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[Orbie]

I think at that price might as well. As mentioned before I went the route of having an HD-DVD player and PS3 for BR as well so you're pretty much covered no matter what happens. I bought an A30 for $230 last year, so I an A3 for $150 isn't horrible, Best Buy has A30's for $200 so I would probably each the extra $50 for 1080p.