Toshiba HD-A3, HD-A30, HD-A35 HD DVD and SD DVD players

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:55 am

In case you hadn’t heard, the HD format war is over. The Blu-ray camp struck a huge win just before CES when Warner Brothers announced they would be moving exclusively to Blu-ray by mid year, tipping the scales majorly in Blu-ray’s favor. Then, in February 2008, Toshiba announced it would discontinue the development, manufacturing and marketing of HD DVD, officially ending the format war. They did, however, confirm that they would honor the warranty of all HD DVD players.

The Toshiba HD DVD players featured in this review were the latest (and as it turns out, last) generation to be released. While it may seem an empty effort to review them now since HD DVD has removed itself from the race, these third generation players from Toshiba have a performance response at crazy low prices to be reckoned with and deserve the full story.

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Richard · Post by **Richard** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:43 pm

Only the HD-A35 received HQV Benchmark testing but as noted in the review all 3rd generation models should have a similar response.

HQV Benchmark HD DVD
The Toshiba does not force or automatically select an output scan/frame rate based on the native source material. Testing was performed at 720p, 1080p60 and 1080p24.

HD Noise Test A & B