Toshiba HD EP30

When DVD came out, it made VHS go crying to it's momma and you didn't think things could get much better. But of course technology is always evolving and now Hi-Def is that latest phase of eventually beaming things directly into our brains. Now I'm sure you've all seen something about the format war for Hi-Def DVD. In one corner you had the HD-DVD, in the other you had Sony's Blu-Ray. Both offer superior picture quality and sound but there was always only going to be one winner. This turned out to be Blu-Ray that left a lot of PS3 owners happy and the adopters of the HD-DVD format in the mire ... more

I bought this player a few weeks ago and it's the first time since buying my 1080p TV that I have seen a HD picture and man, was I impressed! Out of the box its easy to set up, power cord and a HDMI cable and you're off. There is an option to plug in an ethernet cable, I'll get to that later, and there is also an optical output and audio L&R option for your amplifier or receiver. No coaxial option which I thought was a bit strange but the optical output provides 5.1 sound anyway. If your TV does not have HDMI there's component video outputs in the form of Y Pb Pr which will also provide your ... more

I purchased this player in november and have had no problems with it. With the recent price drops to as low as £120 its great value, as you get two titles in the box, 300 and The Bourne Supremacy. If you purchase the player before the end of January 2008 you can send away for 5 free titles out of a choice of 13 titles. Which means you get a high quality HD HVD and excellent SD disk upscaler for a really good price. The player is capable of output at 1080p 24 frames per second if you HD display is capable of playing. If the format war does go the other way and the winning side is blu ray you ... more