 "HD Play" | 2008-10-06 |
| - Reviewed By jamesschell |
| Excellent machine. Good quality signal, and easy to set up. Very good, though not perfect instruction manual. Amazon affiliated dealer service and delivery were excellent! |
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| "Quite the bargain." | 2008-09-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: AXN3EM3Z23TQC |
| For the price I paid for the HD-A30 (open box/refurbished), I'd say I got quite the bargain. The only criticism I have is that the item did not come in a box at all. It was enclosed it a static bag (or some sort of plastic bag that all electronics seem to be wrapped in once you open the box) and placed in a standard amazon box with airbags/bubblewrap. I don't seem to recall seeing in the item description that the box was not part of the package. In the end though there was no shipping damage. After a quick firmware update the HD-A30 was ready to go. |
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| "Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD DVD Player" | 2008-08-31 |
| - Reviewed By User: A7HGEDTAF694C |
| I got this HD-DVD player right after Toshiba discontinued production when it lost the battle with Sony's Blu-ray. I like this player especially the ability of upconverting regular DVDs. The only thing negative is that it won't play MP3 CDs. Otherwise, I highly recommend it. |
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| "great price for a good player" | 2008-07-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: AO1RKJ13O9OYI |
| this is a very good player for HD and SD DVDs... I have had problems playing SD DVDs at 1080p/24 though, which might just be because this player lacks the horse power to do the up-conversion while forcing play at 24fps... I know the hd-a35 does do this well.. but it has a better video processor.. regardless at 1080p/60 everything works great, SD DVDs look great and so do HD DVDs... I switch over to 1080p/24 for HD DVDs and they are so silky smooth.. for $99 on a refurb, I can't complain at all. :) |
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 "Refurb, but in great condition" | 2008-07-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A30KFUFHQXY6GX |
| I bought this to replace my Xbox HDDVD drive just in case it ever goes out. This player is great! Arrived in "like new" condition, only missing the original packaging. It upconverts dvds better than my ps3 and the sound seems louder than the ps3, but not by much. I haven't had any problems with this player. Definitely worth the 100 dollars. Only small downside is that it takes about 40 seconds to start up. I don't see this as a big flaw whatsover. Also, it comes with 2 new hd-dvds. Great buy. |
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| "Seem to be unopened box" | 2008-07-04 |
| - Reviewed By wpugh@business.auburn.edu |
| The description says refurb with possible cosmetic damage. I have purchased two of these players so far - through the warehouse: they both appear to have been unopened - and both work beautifully. Highly recommend. My only problem: what to do with those extra copies of 300 and Bourne? |
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| "Only paid $99 at Amazon Marketplace" | 2008-06-14 |
| - Reviewed By xyzabcde |
I can't compare this to other HD players because I've never owned another one. In fact, my last TV was a 10 year old 32 inch Samsung that was so fuzzy I couldn't read any text on the screen. Then I went HD crazy. I bought a 46 inch Sony HD LCD TV and a Sony upscaling DVD player. Because I bought them with my Amazon credit card, I got $100 in discount coupons. So I bought a $200 Sony 5.1 surround sound system that only cost me $100. Then, I stupidly bought the 5 disc Harry Potter set in HD DVD because I thought HD DVD was just fancy DVD. It didn't work in my Sony DVD player. The Sony website had a terse comment about how their players don't play HD DVD. Terse doesn't play with me. And I don't like proprietary formats and monopolies so I went looking for an HD DVD player. I found this one for only $99 from Amazon Marketplace. It was in an obviously opened box, but it was like new and everything was there, including the two free HD DVDs. Woohoo! Love that HD! So THERE, Sony! Luckily, I have a brother who owns a stereo and video repair shop in Rancho Cucamonga, CA so I can keep this thing running forever. He kept a Betamax player going for decades...speaking of Sony proprietary formats... And the Warner Brothers website is still making and selling HD DVDs so I'll be able to avoid having a social life for years.
So even though this review has nothing to say about the relative merits of this particular HD DVD player, I just wanted to tell the world that it's safe to buy cheap ones from Amazon Marketplace. It worked for me. Now all I have to do is convince Amazon to stop recommending Blu-Ray disks to me because I bought HD DVDs. They're not the same. I know this stuff now. |
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| "Great" | 2008-06-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1CKD8O7DCTVYF |
| A little slower than my A2, but the 1080p24 image quality is fantastic. Up conversion of standard DVDs is also top notch. Best SD DVD quality seems to be at 720p, for some reason. |
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 "Not Bad For The Money" | 2008-06-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1OX5I4WMLK3JD |
| I purchased the unit as a demo from Best Buy on May 11th. I immediately upgraded to firmware 2.0. Big mistake. Thankfully I found the link to hacked firmware 1.3 that let's you downgrade to firmware 1.3. On 2.0 I had problems in the HD version of Matrix Reloaded when the car chase started. Downgrading fixed the problem. There is still a little glitch in Transformers during the house scene just before Sector 7 shows up. Not a big deal really but just an observation. It upscales nicely. For $125 including tax it's not too bad of a purchase. |
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| "Fantastic buy!" | 2008-05-28 |
| - Reviewed By djoberg3 |
| I'm not going to repeat the many favorable comments already stated....I just want to say that I am thoroughly impressed with this player and for $99 one can't go wrong. |
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