Most are likely viewing today's announcement by Toshiba as the end of an (albeit fairly brief) era.

Here at Gearlog, we see it as the beginning of opportunity. Heck, once the last HD-DVD players are pulled from retail outlets, you'll no doubt be able to score some pretty sweet deals on hi-def movies. With that in mind, we bring you our new public service, HD-DVD Player Deal of the Day. Today's deal, after the jump.

Toshiba HD-A30--$165.67

Who wouldn't trust a site with a name like Trusty Electronics? Among the many other groundbreaking features on this player is a high gloss black acrylic face plate. Snazzy!