It’s an important week for home theater fans and in HDDVD history, and not just because HDDVD.com went live.
First off, May 20 was the first day of the $100 instant rebate on Toshiba’s lower-end HDDVD player, the HD-A2. This instant rebate is taken at the time of purchase (instead of you forgetting to mail in a form) and brings a player’s cost down to as low as $299. In a few weeks, the rebate will be extended to all of their players, including the higher-end HD-A20. This deal is available at the major retailers, just take a look around and you might even see an ad or two at our site.
Don’t forget the quality content for your new player. May 22 brings the release of “The Matrix” trilogy on HDDVD. With nearly 40 hours of content in the “Ultimate Collection” version, this is a great way to show off what HDDVD and home theater is all about. For those of you spying from the “other” format, Disney brings you the first two of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.
Last, but not least, this week marks the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, and, no, it’s not on HD yet (can you believe it? What are they thinking?).






