Toshiba HD-EP30 and E1 compared: Hot HD DVD player action

During our photoshoot, the covers fell off both of the HD DVD players. We have no idea how it happened -- honest, guv -- but while they were naked, we took advantage of the situation and fired off a few photos.

As you can see, the internals are broadly the same, but there does seem to be a slight simplification of the mainboard in the EP30 (right). Presumably the reduction in chips with heatsinks means less heat and reduced production costs.