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Toshiba Consumer (TV/DVD/etc) HD DVD PlayerHD DVD Player. Features built-in multi-channel decoders for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (2 channel), DTS and DTS-HD.MODEL- HD-A1 VENDOR- TOSHIBA CONSUMERFEATURES- HD DVD PlayerThe HD-A1 HD DVD player delivers outstanding resolution, bright,vivid colors and stunning sound from the next generation DVDstandard adopted by the DVD forum. The HD-A1 is backwardscompatible with standard DVDs and allows you to enjoy your existingcollection of DVDs.The HD-A1 offers Video Up-conversion via the HDMI interface whichscales the standard DVD video to output resolution of 720p or1080i, matching the output to the resolution of your HDTV. Andwith the built in multi-channel decoders for Dolby Digital, DolbyDigital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (2 channel), DTS and DTS-HD, the HD-A1will bring improved fidelity and sonic realism to your DVD moviesoundtracks.* VIDEO- HD DVD PlaybackHigh Definition video requires a tremendous amount of space on adisc, thus a new Blue laser (versus a Red Laser for DVD) is utilizedfor HD DVD. The blue laser, with its shorter wave length, allows forinformation to be stored more densely on the disc, thus improvingstorage capacity by about over 3 times compared to that of a redlaser technology. Additionally, more accurate and efficient videocompression like MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 (based on Microsofts WindowsMedia) compress information to achieve file sizes that are less thanhalf of those of the current standard DVDs MPEG2.- High Performance Disc DriveHD DVD not only provides a deliverable HD media format to the home,but does so with the potential of greater performance than you haveexperienced with HDTV. The HD-A1 disc drive has an astounding36.55Mbps transfer rate. To put that in perspective, standard DVD hasan average bit rate of less than 10Mbps and HDTVs maximum rate is24Mbps.- Backward CompatibilityEnjoy backwards compatibility and play your collection of standardDVDs on the player. In addition, via the HDMI interface, the HD-A1scales the standard definition DVD output to a resolution of 720p or1080i to match your HDTVs performance. Not only does this output thevideo in HD standard resolutions, but because the conversion takesplace in the player, the signal remains free from excessive digital-to-analog conversion artifacts.- Built-in Multi-Channel DecodersThe HD-A1 has built-in processors to handle the multi-channeldecoders for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (2 ch),DTS and DTSHD. It employs the use of four DSPs to decode the multi-channel streams of the wide array of audio formats. These 32-bitfloating-point DSPs are world renown for their high accuracy and areemployed in many high quality audio solutions in the home theatermarket.- 11-bit/216MHz Video Dac- Video Up-Conversion for SD DVD (720p/1080i)- Enhanced Black Level (0IRE/7.5IRE Selection)- Letterbox/Pan & Scan Support- Disc Playback: HD-DVD/HD DVD-R/DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW* AUDIO- WMA & MP3 PlaybackPlay recordable Compact Discs (CD-R & CD-RW) with music stored ineither the Windows Media Audio or MP3 file formats can be enjoyed.- Built-in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS and DTS-HD DecodersBuilt-in Multi-Channel Decoders The HD-A1 has built-in processors tohandle the multi-channel

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