Dr Gadget - Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player

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Binding: Electronics Brand: Toshiba EAN: 0022265001912 Feature: Full 1080p Upconversion with 24 frame capability Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Toshiba Manufacturer: Toshiba Model: XD-E500 Publisher: Toshiba Special Features: nv:Device Type^DVD/CD Changer|Compatible Format^CD-DA|Compatible Format^CD-R|Compatible Format^CD-RW|Compatible Format^DVD|Display Type^LED|Remote Control^Yes|Video Input^S-Video|Video Input^HDMI|Video Output^S-Video|Audio Input^Coaxial Digital|Audio Input^Optical Digital|Dimensions^16.93" x 1.97" x 7.8" Studio: Toshiba Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features Full 1080p Upconversion with 24 frame capability No need to replace your current DVD library
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: don't take my word for it........... Comment: According to U.S. News and World Report (November 17-24, 2008 issue, page 50): "In troubling times, we take more comfort in friends and family. Call it cocooning or whatever, the trend translates into better sales for products that a group can share. Those include big-screen TVs, DVD players, and other devices we can crowd around at home. That doesn't mean having to spend a fortune on high-end gear. Instead, take an interim step toward high-def with the TOSHIBA XD-E500 DVD player, which does the best job yet of upgrading standard DVDs for bigger screens. It doesn't have the picture quality of Blu-ray HD, but those players still cost about $100 more. (They also need Blu-ray disks to show off and don't do as well at displaying standard DVDs.) The player from Toshiba--which, perhaps not coincidentally, saw its competing HD DVD format lose to Blu-ray--is a credible effort to prolong existing libraries of standard movie disks." Customer Rating: Summary: A new lead... Comment: This is a great player. For what it promises; to give new life to your existing DVD collection, it delivers. I've been on a frenzy watching my collection over the past 3 weeks and time after time I forget the fact that I am not watching a hidef format. I am using this with a projector and 100" cinemascope screen and at that size the image quality cannot hide - and at times poor DVD transfers and certain scenes can make you aware that this is not HD material and is plain DVD... but its the majority of the time where good quality recent transfers look near HD quality that this player shines. For the small cost this is a must buy for any enthusiast. It's better than my Oppo 983, and older Toshiba XA2/XE1 at upscaling even without any of the XDE enhancement on. The XDE feature is very worthwhile and can be switched to the other modes or OFF at the touch of a button (PIC) while the movie is playing (ie. on the fly). This XDE is so good that the high prices of HD formats don't bother me anymore; even though I have everything needed to play the HD formats, the cost of discs is prohibitive; and the double dipping game of the studios is very tiring. I have a great DVD collection already and can now buy from 90,000+ titles on DVD for very reasonable prices. I've bought more DVDs in the last 3 weeks than in the past year. The XDE really is that good and is a great buy. Customer Rating: Summary: Get your HD with XD-E Comment: I used to try to stay on the leading edge of consumer grade HDTV equipment, but frankly got tired of spending all of my hard earned cash at every opportunity. Well, I held out until the "HD DVD Format War" was over. But frankly, $300 for a Blu-Ray DVD player is ridiculous. Then I read about Toshiba's XD-E solution for making standard DVDs look like HD resolution video. I'll admit that I was *very* skeptical, and read tons of reviews, including Amazon's. Finally, the unit dropped to only $99 and I took the bait, and thankfully it was YUMMY! I've had the player (Toshiba XD-E500) for just a few days, but I can tell you that it looks marvelous on my Panasonic Viera 50in plasma. My TV is technically only 720P, but it accepts 1080P/24 input...and the resulting combination is quite literally the closest reproduction of the original films that I have ever seen!!!! WOW! Save your money, forget Blu-Ray, buy one of these instead if you want to save on your media, preserve your existing library, and just plain like to watch movies at home. Incidentally, this unit was an upgrade (noticeably) from one of those high-end JVC progressive scan players that still works like magic compared to many new players, including those that upconvert...it's just not quite as capable as the XD-E500. Thanks Toshiba! B-Bye Blu-Ray Customer Rating: Summary: HD DVD PLAYER Comment: DVD player really gives a crisp and clean picture. I am glad I purchased it. Customer Rating: Summary: Toshiba ED-E500 Comment: A nice working DVD player that hasn't rejected playing disc yet. It does an excellent job up converting discs and does not increase graininess of the image in doing so. You do get ED not HD and should understand this. The black shiny finish would be better if it was silver, bronze or something better than black which gets yucky quickly and looks tacky. [...] Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: selectable 720p/1080i/1080p(60Hz, 24Hz) output via HDMI digital interface * 3 XDE upconversion modes: Sharp, Contrast, and Color * 1 set of audio/video outputs (composite, S-video, 480i/480p component video, and HDMI) * coaxial digital output for Dolby® Digital/DTS®/PCM * remote control *