tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180601.post9116852577562494965..comments2023-10-23T16:49:08.433-04:00Comments on Gadgets and Hacks: Toshiba HD A3 ReviewBroohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870384063922953405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180601.post-33744906067235235062010-07-29T23:37:21.642-04:002010-07-29T23:37:21.642-04:00I make copies of most movies. When I play my (SD) ...I make copies of most movies. When I play my (SD) copies in this player, it stays at 1080i. I see very little difference between the 2 resolution settings (through component)...they both look incredible for SD!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523450295912959427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180601.post-78680574657390914492008-01-07T19:20:00.000-05:002008-01-07T19:20:00.000-05:00I just purchased the HD-A3 and was ready to throw ...I just purchased the HD-A3 and was ready to throw it against the wall because the component output was being limited at 420p...which defeated the purpose of purchasing an upconverting player since I don't have an HDMI receiver or TV. After reading the previous blog post I ripped my DVD and put it in the player. Sure enough...it played at 1080I. I find it ironic that my legit copy is limited to low-res and the "pirated" version will play at 1080i.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180601.post-56971920008547942402007-12-31T10:25:00.000-05:002007-12-31T10:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for a good review. Can you say some more ab...Thanks for a good review. Can you say some more about picture quality and the observable difference between an "HD DVD" and a "Regular DVD upsampled".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180601.post-52430166114918046052007-12-31T02:08:00.000-05:002007-12-31T02:08:00.000-05:00Same here. What is not clear to me is why standar...Same here. What is not clear to me is why standard DVD's are treated as "protected" and cannot be upsampled over the analog HD component cables. Isn't there a market full of upsampling players that already designed to do this? Wouldn't having this feature encourage people to buy HD-DVD players instead of upsampling DVD players?<BR/><BR/>And the big question I have is whether my own DVD's made with Adobe Premiere will have this same limitation, even though I own the content in question. If it does, then this would imply that you could rip a DVD and reauthor it to get it to play in 1080i.Bytronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783189601025326009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180601.post-50895146450252138222007-12-30T01:05:00.000-05:002007-12-30T01:05:00.000-05:00good review.i just got an A3 as well (xmas gift to...good review.<BR/><BR/>i just got an A3 as well (xmas gift to myself), and I can confirm that the A3 will output HD-DVDs at 1080i over component video as I have an ancient (as in more than three years old) HDTV without HDMI.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132696396352652238noreply@blogger.com