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Originally Posted by Ruined
[url]The Oppo cannot play any true HD DVD high definition discs at all, and there is no workaround for that. While on the other hand, the Toshiba HD-A3 and Venturer SHD7000 can play HD DVDs from around the globe as there is no region coding. That is a far bigger advantage than being able to natively play xvid files, as you can simply convert them or stream them if you have a 360/PS3. The quality of HD DVDs is stunning and IMO a much more desired feature than some of the functions you are looking for.
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It really does boil down to a matter of opinion and desire...if all one is looking for is good SD-DVD upconverted playback, then it might be in thier interest to explore one of the next gen players...but the Oppos do so much more than just upconverts DVDs so thier usefulness should not be discounted.
As stated earler, with the Oppos you get DivX/XviD playback (without jumping through hoops), you get DVD-A/SACD support, you get region free playback for all DVDs and PAL/NTSC conversion...which is why, despite having both an HDDVD and Blu-Ray player, I still have my Oppo connected. It's usefulness has not been supplanted by EITHER next gen format.
To the original poster - if you're still not decide on the next gen formats and feel like you could benefit from the other features that the Oppo offers then go ahead with one of the Oppo players. They're great machines and Oppo's customer service is to notch. If all you're looking for is a good upconverting video disc player and think you might want to jump into HD on disc in the near future then go with an HDDVD or Blu-Ray player.