HDTV News Poster
02-24-2008, 07:33 AM
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<span style="float: right; margin-left: 4px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Retailer_are_renaming_HDDVD_to_HDMI'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span> In an attempt to clear their shelves of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/">dead HD DVD</a> weight, retailers are taking the obvious step of slashing prices. Others, like <em>play.com</em> are renaming the players. Thanks to the magic of Google cache, we see that Toshiba's "HD-EP30 HD DVD Player" (as it was known on February 15th) is now listed as the "HD-EP30 HDMI Upscaling Player with HD DVD High Definition Playback." Caveat emptor, as they say. <br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> Looks like Circuit City's jumped on the bandwagon as well -- the HD-A3 is now listed as an "Upconversion DVD/HD-DVD Player."<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/video/hd-dvd/toshiba-hd-dvd-players-stripped-of-dignity-243245">TechRadar</a>, thanks David] <br /><br /><a href="http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:7trDIM0oveEJ:www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3497129/Toshiba-HD-EP30-HD-DVD-Player/Product.html+Toshiba+HD-EP30+HD+DVD+player+site:play.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari">Read</a> - Old listing (via Google Cache)<br /><a href="http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3497129/Toshiba-HD-EP30-HDMI-Upscaling-DVD-Player-with-HD-DVD-High-Definition-Playback/Product.html">Read</a> - Current listing<br /><a href="http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=191903">Read</a> - Circuit City HD-A3 listing (<a href="http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Sm6e-tI0MxAJ:www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshiba-HD-A3-HD-DVD-Player-HDA3/sem/rpsm/oid/191903/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do+HD-A3+site:circuitcity.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari">old listing</a>)<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/hd-dvd-players-become-dvd-upscalers-in-format-war-fallout/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1120759/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/hd-dvd-players-become-dvd-upscalers-in-format-war-fallout/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>
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<span style="float: right; margin-left: 4px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Retailer_are_renaming_HDDVD_to_HDMI'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span> In an attempt to clear their shelves of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/official-hd-dvd-dead-and-buried-format-war-is-over/">dead HD DVD</a> weight, retailers are taking the obvious step of slashing prices. Others, like <em>play.com</em> are renaming the players. Thanks to the magic of Google cache, we see that Toshiba's "HD-EP30 HD DVD Player" (as it was known on February 15th) is now listed as the "HD-EP30 HDMI Upscaling Player with HD DVD High Definition Playback." Caveat emptor, as they say. <br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> Looks like Circuit City's jumped on the bandwagon as well -- the HD-A3 is now listed as an "Upconversion DVD/HD-DVD Player."<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/video/hd-dvd/toshiba-hd-dvd-players-stripped-of-dignity-243245">TechRadar</a>, thanks David] <br /><br /><a href="http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:7trDIM0oveEJ:www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3497129/Toshiba-HD-EP30-HD-DVD-Player/Product.html+Toshiba+HD-EP30+HD+DVD+player+site:play.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari">Read</a> - Old listing (via Google Cache)<br /><a href="http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3497129/Toshiba-HD-EP30-HDMI-Upscaling-DVD-Player-with-HD-DVD-High-Definition-Playback/Product.html">Read</a> - Current listing<br /><a href="http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=191903">Read</a> - Circuit City HD-A3 listing (<a href="http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Sm6e-tI0MxAJ:www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshiba-HD-A3-HD-DVD-Player-HDA3/sem/rpsm/oid/191903/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do+HD-A3+site:circuitcity.com&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari">old listing</a>)<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/hd-dvd-players-become-dvd-upscalers-in-format-war-fallout/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1120759/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/hd-dvd-players-become-dvd-upscalers-in-format-war-fallout/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>
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