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Let me start by saying that it is good at playing "regular cds/dvds" which you buy at music stores : gives you clear picture and sound.
also, it is good that a hdmi cable comes with it, which could cost upto 1400/- otherwise.
usb also is a good thing to have.
However, if we start looking at finer points, it does not make sense to buy it :
one buys this player for playing hd dvds, but i hardly found any hd dvds in the market ! So no point buying hd dvd player from any company ! One might as well buy a regular dvd player.
the user interface is really non-friendly ! For e.g., one has to select "pictures" in settings to watch pictures from a dvd. Very irritating if you have mp3, jpg photos and videos in one disk / usb. You keep changing settings all the time. It could have just shown all of them together ! Impossible to operate by elderly.
one buys this to see videos and music from other sources : your camcorder, digital camera, cellphone, etc. Although it says it plays everything, its format details are very limited. It would not play higher resolution / a little variation within the format.
The point is, if one is not able to watch HD dvds or photos/videos/music from other sources directly, one might as well buy a simpler good dvd player instead of this hd dvd player. At least it would be cheaper and easy to use.