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How to Get Your Hacked Obsolete Object on Gizmodo

Chase Sechrist and Dan Weatherford went to work on Toshiba's HD-A1 HD-DVD player and, while it's pretty much only good as a doorstop now, at least it says something nice. [Doom9's Forum—thanks Mazyar!]

1:00 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Addy Dugdale
3,470 views, 11 comments

home entertainment

Toshiba HD-A2: Loses Weight, Runs Faster

Toshiba's first HD DVD player was a big letdown. It was slow, chunky, and did nothing to wow HD fans. Last week, Toshiba started shipping its second generation player, the HD-A2, which was supposed to be slimmer and load twice as fast as its predecessor. So, how did it fare? More »

1:09 PM on Tue Dec 12 2006
By Louis Ramirez
2,764 views, 19 comments

home entertainment

Toshiba Losing $200 on Each HD DVD Player

Poor Toshiba. Not only does it have a flop on its hands with its HD-A1 HD DVD player but it's also losing about $200 for each machine sold. That's no surprise, since the players can't be cheap—they're actually Linux boxes disguised as old-fashioned VCRs from the 1980s. More »

2:02 PM on Fri Jun 23 2006
By Charlie White
165 views, 7 comments