CES: Toshiba Announces New HD-A20 1080p HD-DVD Player: $599

At a way-past-capacity press event at the CES Expo in Las Vegas today,

Toshiba

announced their latest entry to the HD-DVD player line, the

HD-A20

($599.99, April), which will support 1080p output over HDMI to provide the highest possible resolution.

This player joins the HD-A2 ($499.99) and

HD-XA2

($999.99) in Toshiba's line-up.

"It's with great satisfaction that we announce the successful launch of Toshiba's second generation HD DVD players," said Jodi Sally, Vice President of Marketing, Toshiba America Consumer Products Digital A/V Group. "Our second generation HD-A2 is selling through very well indicating a stronger market demand than before, and now with a new line-up of second generation players, we're proving that Toshiba is the consumer's choice for next generation HD DVD."

No mention was made as to whether the HD-A20 will support HDMI 1.2A like the HD-A2 or HDMI 1.3 like the HD-XA2, but we're guessing, based on the release date, that HDMI 1.3 is most likely.

Where to Buy Toshiba’s HD-DVD Players: Toshiba HD-XA2 on OneCall Toshiba HD-A2 on OneCall