Why are the TOSHIBA HD players so differently priced range from 250$ to 750$?
Answers: Toshiba currently have 3 players ranging a street price of give or take a few $200 to $750 US. The lowest priced (HD-A2) is adequate for most family and is sold at a 'bargain" price to promote sales to the average consumer. The middle model (HD-A20, $100 more than the HD-A2) have 1080p output rather than 1080i, but is otherwise one and the same. The highest priced model (HD-X2) offer a better (and more expensive) scaling chip and 1080p output.
Frankly, the HD-X2 is mode overpriced (and Toshiba has apparently famous this because the 3rd generation model that will replace it (HD-A35) have a MSRP of $499 US.
The replacement for the HD-A2 (HD-A3) at $299 and for the HD-A20 (the HD-A30) at $399 show a more logical and defensible price scale.
In combination the upper level 3rd equals models will handle HDMI 1.3 and output 1080p/24 fps ... desirable features, but sadly ones few consumers have equipment to exploit.
Bottom smudge is for the average consumer there is no source to buy the higher priced models, and frankly the current price differential is simply to take ascendancy of the early adopter that care more about have the latest and "best" more than the cost.
VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disk) is an attempt first introduced contained by China and India now anyone tried in Europe to provide an alternative to HD DVD (and Blu-Ray). It have some good points but have no support from major Western movie studios (so far set to Bollywood and a few European houses). So, HD DVD offers HD version of some major films while Blu-Ray offer others ... so if these are your interest VMD is not very adjectives. If you are interested in HD version of films supported on VMD it may be a viable option.
Frankly, I find run of the mill DVDs on a good upscaling Player impart a pretty darn good picture (and I enjoy an HD player too) and the DVDs are available much cheaper and for a much wider choice of films.
The future of blue laser disks (and VMD) is impressively much up in the atmosphere. Unless the format war ends it is imagined some other format / mechanism (e.g. online movies) will be the successor to DVD ... not any HD DVD or Blu-Ray (or VMD).
The three links provide info on the above. Hope this helps.
Hi,
I reckon it has to do near resolution & HDMI output. There are some Toshiba HD-DVD player that only supports 1080i & within are other Toshiba HD-DVD player that supports all 720P,1080i & 1080P. Same muse with the Blu-ray players too. I enjoy Xbox 360 HD-DVD player & it is 1080P resolution.
Now about HD VMD, I never hear of it. Sorry.
P.S. You should go to Bestbuy or Curcut City & ask them question. DO NOT go to Wal-Mart because, they do not know ****!
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