I have recently purchased the new Toshiba 42ZV555DB LCD TV which upscales SD signals to near HD quality. I was a bit sceptical but the difference is unbelievable. The pictures are so sharp. High quality bitrate signals like the BBC news look like the presenter is 3D!! That's on normal Freeview ... Read review
The groundbreaking Toshiba XDE500 DVD player will upscale your standard DVDs to near 1080p ... more
high definition quality using new XDE (eXtended Detail Enhancement) technology. XDE technology does more than just upscale the pictures. It enhances video and de...
The XDE500 is equipped with new XDE technology, upscaling to clearer images with richer, ... more
more vibrant colours and contrast. It?s 3 modes produce sharpened images, improved colour balance and develops the contrast in dark areas while maintaining the d...
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The Toshiba 32AV623D is acutting-edge LCD television with HD Ready resolution, a dynamic ... more
contrast ratio of 18,000:1, Active Vision IIimage processing and an HD Freeview tuner, guaranteeing fantastic imagequality. This is matched with stereo sound and a...
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Advantages: Good quality dvd's like HD Disadvantages: None
...have recently purchased the new Toshiba 42ZV555DB LCD TV which upscales SD signals to near HD quality. I was a bit sceptical but the difference is unbelievable. The pictures are so sharp. High quality bitrate signals like the BBC news look like the presenter is 3D!! That's on normal Freeview aswell!!
As I am always lookin for the best picture possible I thought I would give Toshiba's new XDE 500 DVD player a go, as the new TV lived ... ...Meet The Robinsons on DVD and compare it to my Bluray copy as that is the benchmark on Bluray in my opinion.
Anyway thatis my opinion on the Toshiba XDE500 dvd player. £97 well spent at John Lewis.
I have recently purchased the new Toshiba 42ZV555DB LCD TV which upscales SD signals to near HD quality. I was a bit sceptical but the difference is unbelievable. The pictures are so sharp. High quality bitrate signals like the BBC news look like the presenter is 3D!! That's on normal Freeview aswell!!
As I am always lookin for the best picture possible I thought I would give Toshiba's new XDE 500 DVD player a go, as the new TV lived up to claims. I already have a PS3, Toshiba HD player and a very expensive Denon upscaler attached to the TV. All of which do a very fine job with standard DVD's. You would not believe the difference this player made!!
My two bench mark DVD's are always Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith and Monsters Inc. I was absolutely gobsmacked at how good these films looked. I would honestly say they were HD quality or a smidge under. I then tried other DVD's leaving the player in 'sharp mode'. Finding Nemo and The Incredibles look amazing. The colour and clarity make me wonder why I have ever bothered forking out lots of money for Bluray movies! I haven't tried lower quality dvd's yet but I am sure it will work wonders on them too. I am going to get a copy of Meet The Robinsons on DVD and compare it to my Bluray copy as that is the benchmark on Bluray in my opinion.
Anyway thatis my opinion on the Toshiba XDE500 dvd player. £97 well spent at John Lewis.
Advantages: Shows you your DVD's in a new light Disadvantages: Lack of record function
...and see a very cool toshiba logo light up in crisp white lights. Very very slim but quite wide but it makes up for this when you put in your dvd's. Has output for a surround sound system and can be plugged into your TV via HDMI,or Scart, the max output you'll get through scart is 420p, but with teh HDMI you can choose from 420p, all the way up to 1080p. And you get a free HDMI cable, it's not the best but it still does a damn good job.
Dimensions:
... ...(kg): 1.5
This dvd player can also playback almost all pre recorded material without the disc being finalized, which is very handy, if like me you record alot of thing onto DVD. Could have done with the ability to record, but I use another player to record my shows. If you want a recorder aswell as a dvd upscaler then Sony do a very good model for about £90.
When you play your DVD's you can really start to appreciate the technology inside this ...
Jiggy93 05.12.2008
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