Toshiba HD-A3 Review
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February 6th, 2008
Summary
With the HD-A3, Toshiba delivers the excellent picture, sound, and interactivity features of HD DVD, and adds a new, sleek, compact chassis. The combination of stellar high-definition picture quality up to 1080i, near high-definition picture quality of upconverted DVDs output through HDMI, leading edge audio (including Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus) and web-enabled capability provides a new level of Home Theater Experience. The HD-A3 includes an abundance of audio/video connections plus an Ethernet connection, so that your HD DVD player can be updated to support future applications and services. Web-enabled capability opens the door to new entertainment experiences that can include access to exciting studio-provided enhanced features such as the option to access the latest trailers of upcoming releases, the opportunity to buy movie-related merchandise, download ringtones, vote in on-line polls, play interactive games, listen to music from the movie, or share a favorite clip with your friends!
Specs
DVD Type HD DVD player
Media Supported HD DVD, CD-R, DVD-R DL, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD
Dolby Digital Decoder Yes
Portable No
Form Factor Tabletop
Remote Control Remote control
Additional Features On-screen display
Audio Features Built-In Audio Decoders Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD decoder, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder
Audio Output Stereo
Digital Audio Format Dolby Digital output, DTS digital output
Connectors HDMI Output 1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A )
Component Video Outputs 1 x component video output
Composite Video Outputs 1 x composite video output ( RCA phono )
Connectors Other 1 x audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 ), 1 x digital audio output (optical), 1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ), 1 x network ( RJ-45 )
General Product Info Weight 7.3 lbs