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Not too bad, but a little slower than the 360 add-on...10 dB is quite a bit, so if all sounds good, then it's probably fine...On my TV, it didn't look good at all...even after weeks of trying different calibration and service menu settings...
Ill jut throw it out in 2 years...Too bad only a handful of titles even use the HDi on HD DVD in the first place...By the way, Amazon may seem like a good deal with the Toshiba for $300, but the 5 free HD DVD's they limit you are really crappy! Bestbuy offers 4 free HD DVD's at $399, but you can pick any four HD DVD's in the store...
OK in fact you did a bit like me when I flashed my samsung player with the brazilian firmware...On the other side this is a good excuse to buy a brand new NTSC/PAL Full HD TV...Viking, how did you modify the firmware to set it region free...
I've owned too many Sony TVs and Betamaxes over the years to say anything bad about them except for the $1,200 VHS Hi-Fi machine I bought before the Toshiba was a POS...Just too good to pass up for $340...Surprised me, when I bought the first Sony VHS, didn't expect much and was shocked to see how good the PQ was...
The others do send bitstream thru the optical but...Also got unit for a good price at $609 from Amazon! Now back up to $779...Letting the Onkyo decode, the first thing I noticed was the sound was much louder...