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The reviews I've read of the combi players indicate they aren't that hot with standard DVD, either

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padreken

In Reply to: RE: Review of Panasonic DMP-BD30 (blu-ray player) posted by townsend on November 26, 2007 at 16:43:36

So far, it seems that the standalone blueray and combi players are poor to mediocre at deinterlacing and upconverting standard DVD's, while even the entry level Toshiba HD DVD players do a good job with same.

Anyone who wants both formats considering a combi player would be better off buying a Toshiba A2 or A3 and one of the entry level blu players-the Toshiba A3 can be found for $199 or less, and the word is the entry level Sharp blu player is a good performer and can be found for $299.

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I agree - Jack G 04:58:09 11/27/07 (0)
> > > Anyone who wants both formats considering a combi player would be better off buying a Toshiba A2 or A3 and one of the entry level blu players-the Toshiba A3 can be found for $199 or less, and the word is the entry level Sharp blu player is a good performer and can be found for $299. < < <
That's alot cheaper than the dual players coming out. I've heard that both dual players coming out will (supposedly) decent, they'll be rather expensive. I have the sharp BD player, and it is very good, with DVDs, even better than my A1. $299 for it is a good price. My only complaint, is that it needs a USB stick to upgrade the FW-there's no Ethernet port.
Jack
EDIT: I have an SXRD1. While it is 1080p, it only accepts 1080i, so deinterlacing is not a factor for me.

Edits: 11/27/07

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