HD-DVD ::: toshiba releases a player ...

...and they threw a party?

nope... just a few alpha geeks showing up at Best Buy. early no less, since the actual date claimed in PR is April 18th for the players, information that apparently did not get passed along to the stock boys.

It seems that "The Last Samurai" and "Serenity", "Phantom ( of the opera) " are essentially the poster-kids for the next-gen Toshiba HD movie product taking up shelf space right alongside the player.

... oh goody, Tom Cruise. and whats-his-name. Can you say cheese?

Why do i get the feeling that this product release was brought to you by the color "Red" and the letter "T" with 3 units at each "best buy" in the usa.

Price point is set at 499 $US.