There are 3 days of Christmas shopping left. High on many lists will be an HD DVD player, either a standalone player or an add-on. Although the outcome of the BD/HD DVD format war is ongoing and there is no clear idea who the winner is, considering the value, an HD DVD player makes a great gift.

Toshiba, Amazon.com and other retailers like Best Buy are offering numerous rebates and free movies. We put links to the Amazon.com offers because Amazon offers the best prices. Let’s take a look at the most recent batch of payers available. The most frequently found on the market are the toshiba A2, A3, A20, A30, A35, the Xbox 360 add on and the the newly announced Venturer SHD7000.

As a result of the clear and strict standards of the HD DVD format, most of the players have similar connections and audio output. Most notable is that all HD DVD players must have onboard TrueHD support. This means all HD DVD players can send the highest quality HD uncompressed audio to your receiver. The differences between the players typically lie in resolution support (which can be upgraded witha firmware update) and what kind of A/V connections the player has. We note the important features for the typical/non-sophisticated purchaser. the rundown follows the “more” link. Click to continue reading HD DVD Player Rundown

Well Amazon has specials on the A30 too - $246 - that is a price that is unbeatable by a BD player.

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Amazon is running one of those “Click here to see the price” specials on the Toshiba A3: as it shows above, you get the player for $178 bucks. There is no indication that ‘300′ or ‘The Bourne Identity’ come in the box but you do get the five movie rebate. Merry Christmas and get this before Amazon changes its mind! Shop here.

*Prices good as of date of publication

Nuff said. Amazon.com is really pushing this HD DVD as a Christmas gift! Here’s how it works. select a Toshiba a35, a30 or a3 HD DVD player with free one day shipping - you get 300 and The Bourne Identity in the box plus 5 free movies by rebate . The best part is the movies available by rebate have greatly improved. you get to choose from

• Aeon Flux Babel The Italian Job
• The Hulk Pitch Black The Thing
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Swordfish Full Metal Jacket
• Troy The Frighteners U2: Rattle and Hum
• Black Rain Darkman

Now go forth and do HD!

12 freee HD DVDs with the purchase of a Toshiba A3.

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