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06-21-2023, 09:09 AM
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TOTL HD-DVD player?
Good morning
I recently found a working Toshiba HD-A20 at a local thrift store and apparently it's an upgrade from the HD-D2 that I've had for years, having a 1080p output not 1080i. This got me thinking and it appears that the actual TOTL was the HD-A35. Correct? Would there be any noticeable benefit in tracking one down or should I keep the A20 and be happy? It appears that values for these are not that great and if I were going to want to get one deck to keep forever now might be the time to do it. Yes, I am an obsolete format nerd; if you look at my post history I just recently resuscitated an old S-VHS deck that I found because I actually think the ability to play anything is cool. Also just picked up a Q8 (that's a quadraphonic 8-track) deck from being repaired as it had electronic issues that were above my skill level to fix myself. 
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07-14-2023, 05:32 PM
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I still think the Toshiba HD-XA2 was the best HD DVD player, along with its Onkyo and Integra(?, fancier Onkyo sub-brand) equivalents/clones. The A3/A30?/A35 were third-generation players that may have booted and/or started playing faster than the A2/D2/A20/XA2 second generation, but there was never an XA3 built.
Obsolete formats can be very cool. I just plain never get rid of any of my older-technology equipment, so I have plenty of Beta/ED Beta tapes and Laser Discs (and some VHS/Super VHS tapes) as well as HD DVDs.
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Chris Quote from another forum: "(Antique TV collecting) always seemed to me to be a fringe hobby that only weirdos did."
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07-16-2023, 01:14 AM
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I've got an A3 and like it, but I haven't owned or seen the older models in action to compare.
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Tom C. Zenith: The quality stays in EVEN after the name falls off! What I want. --> http://www.videokarma.org/showpost.p...62&postcount=4
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