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Originally Posted by Iguana Man
I'm sure this will be stellar but I gotta ask, is there a HD-DVD one in the future from Denon?
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I believe most third parties are waiting for the Microsoft/Broadcom reference-design platform to be readily available before jumping into HD DVD; players shipping with this basis will likely show up 4Q 2007. As we all know, most companies put all their R&D eggs in the Blu-Ray basket at the start of the war and were caught off guard by HD DVD player demand. We've seen a couple of the more aggressive ones (LG & Samsung) announce HD DVD players but for the other companies they will probably wait for the reference design chip so they do not have to sink a whole lot more R&D into another format (which they may not recoup due to slashing prices). With that same chip, said manufs could even make combo players like Samsung is.
If the HD-XA2 is not "high end" enough for you, Meridian will be releasing an HD DVD player later in the year; and, most consider Meridian a "higher end" company than Denon. And honestly, $2k for a Denon player that doesnt even have an ethernet jack when the HD-XA2 is $550? Man.