Dave Horvath
8 Jan 2007 5:44
In a push to gain the upper hand in the format war over rival Blu-Ray, Toshiba announced at this year's CES that it will lower the price of its entry level 1080p capable HD-DVD player, the HD-A20 to a scant $600. The other two players in Toshiba's arsenal are the HD-A2 and HD-XA2 which carry price tags of $500 and $1000 respectively. Although the HD-A2 is cheaper, it also does not support the full HD 1080p resolution.
The Full HD experience is what Toshiba hopes will grab consumer's attention with this model. Even though it is not their cheapest model in the lineup, they're hoping that the 1080p feature will push people above and beyond what their 1080i capable HD-A2 has to offer. Of course, I'm sure they wont mind you picking up the $1000 model, the HD-XA2 either. Although the only discerning feature that can be found is the inclusion of the latest HDMI standard, 1.3. Dubbed as Deep Color, HDMI 1.3 claims to be a leap above and beyond HDMI 1.2, which is all that is equipped on the 2 lesser Toshiba models.
Source:
PC World