Posted November 4, 2007 Just a few quick questions that could be a deal breaker for me buying a HD DVD player. Do they play regular DVDs? (I'm pretty sure this is a yes) Are there any players that record DVDs? Do they look significantly better than DVDs on a 720p screen? Are there any players which record to hard drives? How much would it be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 4, 2007 Just a few quick questions that could be a deal breaker for me buying a HD DVD player. Do they play regular DVDs? (I'm pretty sure this is a yes) Are there any players that record DVDs? Do they look significantly better than DVDs on a 720p screen? Are there any players which record to hard drives? How much would it be? 1. Yes 2. Don't think so, but none too sure 3. Yes 4. Probably, look around AV websites 5. Varies depending on what you want it to do and the quality. £200+ for a stand alone player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 4, 2007 Thanks, I just did a quick google search (why didn't I think of it earlier?) and got this: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/22/toshiba_rd-a1_hd_dvd_r/ Nearly £2000! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 5, 2007 Thanks, I just did a quick google search (why didn't I think of it earlier?) and got this:http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/22/toshiba_rd-a1_hd_dvd_r/ Nearly £2000! Wow What an ugly bastard. For a more reasonable price: http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3497129/Toshiba-HD-EP30-HD-DVD-Player/Product.html I believe it's a new model too, and 7 HD-DVD's free aswell, not bad at all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 5, 2007 Should I get the one that Triforce Keeper posted and then buy a hard drive recorder?# EDIT: Just saw this: http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3344276/Toshiba-RDXV47-DVD-Recorder-And-VHS-With-160GB-HDD-Hard-Drive/Product.html Seems like great value. (And in keepeing with the colour scheme, which does mattar to me!) £390 with the one TK posted. Though I'll end up with 3 dvd players. (I have a ps2) Edit#2: Are HD DVDs region locked? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 5, 2007 I hear Walmart are starting to sell HD-DVD player for like £100 (obviously $ equivalent). If so, that's the HighDef disc war won! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 5, 2007 HD DVDs aren't region locked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 5, 2007 Are you sure you want to buy one just now? I think it's well worth waiting a year to so to see which format will win. History tells us that only one can succeed and it's usually the one which holds the most storage space (Betamax vs VHS) and Blu Ray can hold more.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 5, 2007 I guess I just want some form of HD on my TV. I guess I might just get an upscaling dvd/hdd/vhs kinda thing. (if they exist) like this: http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3344276/Toshiba-RDXV47-DVD-Recorder-And-VHS-With-160GB-HDD-Hard-Drive/Product.html except with hd upscaling. New question: Can you see a difference between upscaled and regualr dvds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 5, 2007 Just a few quick questions that could be a deal breaker for me buying a HD DVD player. Do they play regular DVDs? (I'm pretty sure this is a yes) Are there any players that record DVDs? Do they look significantly better than DVDs on a 720p screen? Are there any players which record to hard drives? How much would it be? Xbox 360 = 1.yes 2.no 3.yes 4.no 5.£100 (+xbox 360 = great value) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
