
According to a number of new
A205 owners, it seems that Toshiba is throwing in an HD DVD demo disc to get users hooked on the format from the moment they fire up their new rig. The unit, simply dubbed 2007 Demo Disc, reportedly includes a "a full 1080p version of the Take the Red Pill HD DVD branding trailer, as well as a series of HD trailers for flicks that are either currently available or headed to HD DVD, including Blades of Glory, Next, Hot Rod, The Bourne Ultimatum, Transformers, Oceans 13 and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Additionally, you'll find trailers for Stardust and The Kingdom, both of which just hit theaters in the not-too-distant past, and a seven-page pamphlet which simply plugs the format a little more. So for those eying a new A205, there's likely to be a nugget of enjoyment bundled in, but we wouldn't go throw down our hard earned dollars on eBay just to pick this up or anything.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
A1 @ Oct 12th 2007 12:37PM
Blu ray Spiderman boxset out on Monday in Europe (i have mine already), who cares about a demo disc. Die HD-DVD Die!
Bob @ Oct 12th 2007 1:44PM
LoL You Blu-ray fanboys crack me up.. So which is it?? I mean up until recently all yall kept saying was "HD-DVD is dead in the water", "Hah another nail in the coffin" and the classic "This format war has been over" Yet HD-DVD still strives and is doing great. It's reaching the $200 mark (Already if you look around), it's getting decent studio support. HD-DVD is anything but dead.
joe @ Oct 12th 2007 12:51PM
This is a really good idea. I hope that Sony and the BDA steal this idea and release a sampler disk with every computer and PS3 than can play BD.
I wonder why it took so long for either side to do this?
Elliott @ Oct 12th 2007 1:28PM
I agree. Seems like a good idea, though a little late.
h4ldol @ Oct 12th 2007 5:22PM
Wow. A free demo disc. Can't hardly contain my excitement.