RCA HD DVD Player for Under $500

RCA is jumping into the HD DVD game with the introduction of their HDV5000 HD DVD player which will launch with an initial price of $499.

If you are not happy with your new Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player, or simply want to avoid it (due to bad reviews), RCA has analternative with their new HDV5000 HD DVD player.   “The RCA HDV5000 offers consumers new options in home entertainment while retaining the convenience and ease of use that has made DVD playersone of the most popular products in consumer electronics history,” said Dan Collishaw, Chief Operating Officer for Thomson’s Audio/Video and Accessories businesses. “This inaugural HD DVD productpromises to deliver pre-recorded entertainment to the home in a dimension never before seen – true high-definition favorites that will further enhance a high-end home theater system. And it comes ata truly affordable price for consumers.”   The HDV5000 will output copy-protected HD content through the HDMI interface in either 720p or 1080i – and standard definition DVD discs can beupconverted to 720p or 1080i to complement the performance of a high-definition television. Since the conversion occurs in the player, the signal is free of excessive digital-to-analog conversionartifacts.

While improved picture performance is an outstanding advantage of the RCA HDV5000, audio quality is equally impressive, featuring Dolby® Digital Plus technology for a more realistic listening experience. The player features built-in multichannel decoders for Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (2 channel), DTS and DTS-HD (5.1 channel). The HDV5000 delivers digital information to a Surround Sound processor/receiver through S/PDIF or HDMI outputs.

Additional features of the RCA HDV5000 include:

• Enhanced black level selection for optimum brightness.
• Letterbox pan and scan support for multiple video formats.
• Multiple audio and video stream decoding with separate volume control.