I was just about to place an order for a Toshiba HD-EP35 as, after reading the recent review (WHFSAV Dec07), it appeared to be perfect for me. However, now I am not so sure! I had been considering a Denon 1940 or perhaps something better to become my new DVD source but since the review suests that the HD-EP35 is a match for the Denon at playing SD DVDs and I can get it for an extra £70 with 7 HD DVDs to start my collection I was about to place an order. My wife had agreed so long as I sell my current DVD player. BUT then
I realised that I would lose the capability for SACD playback... OK I can live with only having SACDs available in the bedroom, for now. So once again I was ready to order... OH NO what about multiregion?
I have a decent collection of DVDs which is probably 60-70% region 1! (I started my collection in the early days when region 2 disks were inferior in either sound format or extras) What should I do?????
I reckon that the Toshiba deal with 7 disks is almost too good to miss but is there any chance there will be a multiregion hack for it ever?? I could (MAYBE) persuade my wife to let me keep both for now but I only have one 5.1 analogue input on my amp (no HDMI until I can afford to uprade!) so I couldn't use SACD without swapping cables (nightmare!) so probably wouldn't and I'll already have to swap HDMI cables (or buy a switch) between SKYHD and the HD DVD.
I guess what I want to know is, should I give into temptation and grab this bargain now? (Maybe adding Blue Ray support with a PS3 or a BDROM drive for my HTPC later) or should I wait for an all-in-one player that does both Blue Ray and HD DVD as well as SACD and DVDA? And will they ever be multi-reion capable for SD DVDs?
My TV only supports up to 1080i not full 1080p (Samsung LE40M61B) Amp - Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai


I reckon that the Toshiba deal with 7 disks is almost too good to miss but is there any chance there will be a multiregion hack for it ever?? I could (MAYBE) persuade my wife to let me keep both for now but I only have one 5.1 analogue input on my amp (no HDMI until I can afford to uprade!) so I couldn't use SACD without swapping cables (nightmare!) so probably wouldn't and I'll already have to swap HDMI cables (or buy a switch) between SKYHD and the HD DVD.
I guess what I want to know is, should I give into temptation and grab this bargain now? (Maybe adding Blue Ray support with a PS3 or a BDROM drive for my HTPC later) or should I wait for an all-in-one player that does both Blue Ray and HD DVD as well as SACD and DVDA? And will they ever be multi-reion capable for SD DVDs?
My TV only supports up to 1080i not full 1080p (Samsung LE40M61B) Amp - Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai