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Plays fine but takes forever to load a cd or dvd and of course, HD is dead. Would not recommend even if the format had continued.

This has been a very good product with no problems. We also have a Toshiba HD large flat-screen T.V. to which this DVD Player is attached. The price was certainly reasonable.

I purchased this unit on January 22, 2008. Worked well for a year and I was happy with this player. On January 20, 2009 the remote no longer worked even after changing batteries several times. There is no way to play movies without the remote. I contacted Toshiba on January 25 about the remote not working. Not only was I told it was out of warranty (by a few days) but I would have to pay for a replacement remote. The first number I was given to call for the replacement no longer had them available and told me they were discontinued. I called customer service back and told them this. They arranged for someone to call me back to order a remote. I had to call them on February 8 to find out why I hadn't received my remote yet and was assured it would be sent out this week. I finally got the remote on February 13, 2009. It doesn't work either!!! I am online now looking for a replacement DVD player that is not Toshiba.

Love it, Love it, Love it. It has been great and it got here fast and easy to set up. Can't get any better than that. Movies are crisp and clear and I just love it.

I love my HD-A3, it was affordable and I am buying HD DVD titles for a lot less than Blu-Ray. I have a Blu-ray player as well, a Sony S550, and it can not upconvert standard DVDs and good as my Toshiba HD-A3. I love both formats, but HD DVD is saving me money on similar titles that are out on BD.
Buy this while you can, it's a great deal.