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$99 HD-DVD Player Coming Soon?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-one's-free dept.

Frank writes "Rumors of the high definition holy grail persist. The latest is that Toshiba will be offering their basic HD-A2 player at $99 for one week only, beginning July 22. An added bonus is three free HD-DVD's."

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  1. Hidden costs by Torodung · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wow! And after my $99 dollar purchase I'll just have to cough up $5000 for a 50" HDTV to realize *any* of the benefits, not to mention the HDMI non-benefits!

    I'll stick with my standard VHS and DVD resolutions for the time being. The best televisions that use them cost little more than $1000. You early adopters can go fish.

    All this affects is HD-DVD vs. BluRay adoption for people who have too much disposable income, and too little imagination on how best to spend it.

    Hint: Repurchasing all your DVD's is a poor use. Try funding a scholarship or something.

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    Toro

  2. Re:Punctuation Rule by LabRat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Since you've taken to the jack-assery of correcting someone's grammar, here's a tip for you:

    "published articles are not one of them" is grammatically incorrect. A plural noun cannot be "one" of anything.

    "published articles are not among them" would be one correct way to express that thought.