HD-XA2 on sale for $749.00 + 2 free movies!

**bruceames** · 02-25-2007, 10:57 PM

Double-boxed, free shipping + 2 movies of your choice shipped with the player. Also you still get the three free movie by mail from Toshiba. Great deal!

http://www.fsiwebs.com/shopcart3/SC_...LXuD0XNDspFF4-

HDMI Fantastic · 02-25-2007, 11:12 PM

Can't beat a free one and a half inch HDMI cable !

But seriously, that's a great deal and looks like an even better deal than the one you got Bruce! Since I saw an XA1 sell on ebay for $420 last week I might have to make the switch after all. Although, I'm leaning toward a PS3 as there are a lot of BD only movies I want to watch. My XA1 works great so it seems kind of stupid to swap one for the other (I got rid of all but a few "classic" regular DVD's-and I'll get rid of those once they come out in HD-DVD/BD so upscaling isn't a big concern to me).

**bruceames** · 02-25-2007, 11:23 PM

Yeah, I was going to buy my XA2 from Robert, but I only had $800.00 to spend. I guess I had bad luck.

GLOW · 02-26-2007, 05:56 PM

Good deal. I got a similar deal from a B&M store last month.

junehhan · 02-26-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

Yeah, I was going to buy my XA2 from Robert, but I only had $800.00 to spend. I guess I had bad luck.

In case you need to add an HD-DVD player for your attic and basement too, Robert does have the new HD-A20 on sale for $499

You seem to enjoy owning everything HD-DVD, so this is something else to add to your collection!

**PFC5** · 02-27-2007, 01:02 PM

With the A20 selling for what the A2 is selling for I guess we can expect a decent price drop on the A2 very soon. The pic of the A20 looks like it shares the chassis with the XA2 instead of the A2 which kind of surprised me. I imagine that the XA2/A20 is a better chassis than the A2 has, but I have never seen one in person to be sure.

3000GTCSULB · 02-27-2007, 01:38 PM

Thats a better deal than I got 1 week ago!

Stew4HD · 02-27-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PFC5

With the A20 selling for what the A2 is selling for I guess we can expect a decent price drop on the A2 very soon. The pic of the A20 looks like it shares the chassis with the XA2 instead of the A2 which kind of surprised me. I imagine that the XA2/A20 is a better chassis than the A2 has, but I have never seen one in person to be sure.

It is a better chassis than the A2. Heavier and a more solid feel to it. I was surprised by the weight difference of the 2.

Stew4HD · 02-27-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 3000GTCSULB

Thats a better deal than I got 1 week ago!

Yeah, the price dropped fairly quick but just remember as I have been reminded to do, you have been enjoying the swwet machine before the ones buying now

**bruceames** · 03-10-2007, 09:12 PM

Price is down to $650.00 now!

http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-XA2...582671&sr=1-32

sufs · 03-11-2007, 01:41 PM

It went back up but what matters is this unit will hit the 500 range before or along the launch of the A20 which should help sell a lot more units. I'm so lucky I have to wait till the summer to buy all this stuff cause by then the prices would have dropped 50% on this and the AVR I plan on getting.

Edit back down to 639

junehhan · 03-11-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

Price is down to $650.00 now!

http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-XA2...582671&sr=1-32

Damn, if I had $650 to spend right now, I would have bought that thing asap! Oh well, this can only imply good things about prices on the XA2 coming down into my price range by the next holiday season when I plan on making that purchase.

**bruceames** · 03-11-2007, 02:22 PM

I hear the 2.1 FW update is out now in Japan (for the A1, XA1), so it should be available via ethernet any day now. Hopefully, it'll fix some playback problems and other stuff (like not losing the HDMI handshake when you change inputs--the 1.3 A2/XA2 update fixed that).

junehhan · 03-11-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

I hear the 2.1 FW update is out now in Japan (for the A1, XA1), so it should be available via ethernet any day now. Hopefully, it'll fix some playback problems and other stuff (like not losing the HDMI handshake when you change inputs--the 1.3 A2/XA2 update fixed that).

Oh yeah? I can't wait although I would much rather like to hear a yes or no confirmation as to whether us HD-A1/XA1 owners will be getting the DTS-HD and MA decoder update in the future. If Robert cruises by this thread, maybe he can give up more information as to when we might get 2.1 for our units.

**bruceames** · 03-11-2007, 02:32 PM

I'm thinking Monday or Tuesday, but definitely sometime next week.

02-25-2007, 10:57 PM	#1
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03-11-2007, 01:41 PM	#11
sufs Generation HD Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lebanon Posts: 1,019	It went back up but what matters is this unit will hit the 500 range before or along the launch of the A20 which should help sell a lot more units. I'm so lucky I have to wait till the summer to buy all this stuff cause by then the prices would have dropped 50% on this and the AVR I plan on getting. Edit back down to 639 Last edited by sufs; 03-11-2007 at 01:47 PM.

02-25-2007, 11:12 PM	#2
HDMI Fantastic HD since mid 04 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 326	Can't beat a free one and a half inch HDMI cable ! But seriously, that's a great deal and looks like an even better deal than the one you got Bruce! Since I saw an XA1 sell on ebay for $420 last week I might have to make the switch after all. Although, I'm leaning toward a PS3 as there are a lot of BD only movies I want to watch. My XA1 works great so it seems kind of stupid to swap one for the other (I got rid of all but a few "classic" regular DVD's-and I'll get rid of those once they come out in HD-DVD/BD so upscaling isn't a big concern to me).

02-25-2007, 11:23 PM	#3
bruceames Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 10,170	Yeah, I was going to buy my XA2 from Robert, but I only had $800.00 to spend. I guess I had bad luck.

02-27-2007, 01:38 PM	#7
3000GTCSULB High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 107	Thats a better deal than I got 1 week ago!

03-10-2007, 09:12 PM	#10
bruceames Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 10,170	Price is down to $650.00 now! http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-XA2...582671&sr=1-32

03-11-2007, 02:22 PM	#13
bruceames Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 10,170	I hear the 2.1 FW update is out now in Japan (for the A1, XA1), so it should be available via ethernet any day now. Hopefully, it'll fix some playback problems and other stuff (like not losing the HDMI handshake when you change inputs--the 1.3 A2/XA2 update fixed that).

03-11-2007, 02:32 PM	#15
bruceames Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 10,170	I'm thinking Monday or Tuesday, but definitely sometime next week.