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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
HDpurist @ Nov 5th 2007 11:50PM
wow, if I was a recent A2 owner I'd be pissed! knowing that others have totally lucked out and got a better unit than the dated A2....ah well, sh*t happens. Then again, A2/A3 doesn't make a difference when the PS3 can be had for only a little more money.
wysiwyg @ Nov 6th 2007 12:23AM
I purchased my A2 3 months ago for $232 but I'm totally not mad. I'm actually happy to see more people adopting this format since it will definitely help with further content availability in the future. For the 3 months, the extra money I paid for it was worth every minute I used that machine. :)
Emisi @ Nov 6th 2007 12:30AM
I think most of us don't generally consider $300 or $400 to be "just a little more money." I'd consider that a lot more money.
Mike @ Nov 6th 2007 12:35AM
Then again, A2/A3 doesn't make a difference when the PS3 can be had for only a little more money.
A little? I don't consider the $99 I just spent at Walmart for the A2 to be a little money...much less pay 4 times that.
Porfirio Reyes @ Nov 6th 2007 2:00AM
The A3 is NOT a better unit than the A2. On the contrary, A2 has better audio when outputting via optical, because the A3 only does DD while the A2 does DTS over optical. Otherwise, they're the same exact player quality wise.
TrentD @ Nov 6th 2007 8:29AM
If you bothered to do any research, you'd know that the HD-A2 is actually a superior unit to the A3. It handles downrezzed audio formats at a higher bitrate (a small but significant, IMO, feature).
The problem with your PS3 is that it won't play HD DVDs :)