Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD Player

Many reviews on this wonderful DVD player already, so let me just bullet a few points I feel worthy.

1. Ease of installation. HDMI cable (not supplied) and the digital audio (not included) I had the audio and bought the HDMI for this player. The installation took about 10 minutes from start to set up to playing dvds. Awesome. On HDMI.. don't waste money (unless you are money bags) on expensive cables. A nice 20 dollar HDMI cable will do fine. Digital is Digital. Only the quality of the connector is in question and if you get a reliable cable, no need for the big money scams.

2. Upgrades. Easily done by lan connection or by ordering the disk from Toshiba for free. Nice.

3. Startup time is about 30 seconds. It has to load up the operating system. After that, it's just the same as any other DVD player. Don't let the nay sayers bug you on this topic. The start up time is just when you first turn it on. Not for each DVD insertion...Read more

If you are still trying to sort out what HD or Blu-ray player to buy I think this review will assist you tremendously. I am somewhat of a tech geek and I own both the Toshiba HD-A2 and the Phillips BDP 9000 Blu-Ray Players. I am not a SONY hater as I own a 50 inch SONY TV and love it.
The Toshiba HD-A2 is simply the best HD or Blu-Ray player available today when you factor in price, picture, sound and appearance. To begin with ignore the 1 or 2 star ratings for this player. Those usually are from people who are upset because the do not have an HDMI ready TV and can't produce the proper HD picture. If you do not have a TV that accepts an HDMI connection (or DVI connection) you should not buy any HD or Blu-Ray player.
That said let's get to the review of this player. The HD picture is the best I have seen on any player. The colors are crisp and the sharpness is almost 3-D like. As far as start up time, so what if the player takes 30-40 seconds to load. Are any of us really...Read more

Toshiba HD-A2 is excellent DVD player, one of the best I've ever seen. It upconverts regular DVDs better than almost every other DVD player I've seen and I have used Toshiba's SD-5000 (too dark) and the Oppo DV-970HD (close but not quite as sharp). This DVD player makes DVDs look very close to high def DVDs. One feature this DVD player has that is not talked about a lot is a Dialog Enhancement. It makes sure that the dialog doesn't get lost in music or sound fxs and it really works. You can play movies at a lower volume and still hear what's being said.

The design of HD-A2 is spot-on and much better than the A1 series. They fit in perfectly with today's slick glossy black flat-panel TVs. It's a tad bigger than I expected but it looks fantastic so that doesn't bother me at all and you can stack on it easily unlike game consoles. The HD-A2 is extremely quiet as well. You would never know it's on. Seriously!

The unit comes with an ethernet port (broadband...Read more