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The editors liked
Genuinely sets new upscaling standards
Supports DiVX
Runs silently
Toshiba’s HD-DVD players may have lost the HD format war
But the company’s outstanding up-scaling tech lives on in this smart DVD player. As well as upping the resolution to Full HD
The E500 gives a further boost to either detail (sharpening...
‘Sharp’ mode offers incredibly detailed pictures
Naturally vibrant colours
Smooth
Stable motion
Nice styling
Picture quality
Sound
Holds its own against other upscaling players
Upscaling capabilities
The editors didn't like
Expensive for a DVD player
Rather cheaply built
Doesn’t play Bluray
Toshiba’s so focused on the future it’s forgotten that some of us still watch plain old 4
3 format discs. If you’ve got any old TV shows on DVD
The Tosh can’t upscale them without stretching them to fit widescreen – you&rsqu...
Abstract: It’s been a blue year for Toshiba. The company threw in the towel to end the so-called format wars last March, making the HD DVD (high-definition digital video disc) obsolete overnight. As of press time, the company hasn’t jumped on the blue bandwagon ...
Good video upscaling performance, Good CD playback quality, Very easytosetup, Very slim and compact, Affordable Price Point for those still shying away from Bluray.
Extended Detail Enhancement Modes provide only marginal improvement, No DVDAudio or SACD playback No 5.1 channel analog audio output option, No USB port for playback of digital still images or digital audio files, Cheap looking case and remote control...
With the demise of HD-DVD, Toshiba is now focused on improving the upscaling capabilities for standard DVD. With improved 1080p video upscaling capability over previous Toshiba upscaling DVD players, the XD-E500 does deliver a very good picture on an H...
Abstract: Editors note: You might be surprised to see a review of a DVD player at UAV, since we havent published such reviews in quite a while. For more on this, see my blog about it. On February 19, 2008, Toshiba announced it would no longer develop, manuf...
I sincerely hope that Toshiba comes to its senses sometime soon and starts to produce Blu-ray players, because if the company keeps its head firmly in the sand, it's going to seriously damage its standing in the home entertainment arena. Now that the form...
Abstract: Toshiba hung on for a couple more months, offering aggressive price discounts on their newest HD DVD players, but it was all for naught. So, they quietly withdrew from the optical disc scene to consider their next steps.
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Published: 2008-09-02, Author: Matthew , review by: cnet.com
Solid DVD playback performance with extended definition (XDE) disabled; can play DivX, MP3, and WMA files burned on CDs and DVDs; can output DVD in 24 frames per second.
Expensive for a DVD player; XDE picture controls are best left off for the most-accurate picture; lacks features such as SACD playback and a USB port found on competing Oppo models; poor aspect ratio control on nonanamorphic DVDs.
The Toshiba XD-E500s XDE picture enhancements dont live up to the hype. While its a solid upscaling DVD player, its high price makes it a hard sell. Specifications: Sound output mode: Stereo; Weight: 3.5 lbs; Surround sound effects: 3D Surround; See...
Published: 2008-08-29, Author: Chris , review by: techworld.com
The Toshiba XD-E500 is a solid upconverting DVD player, even with the extra settings turned off, and the sharp feature definitely adds detail. But due to the player's £120 suggested price tag - roughly twice that of other upconverting players but pret...
Great picture quality, 24 frames per second mode, Very affordable
Will not replace a Blu-ray player, XDE technology is a questionable enhancement, *
Is the Toshiba XD-E500 a Blu-ray killer? The answer is NO. Blu-ray Disc does provide the best possible image quality currently available. And, for a handful of movies, e.g. Transformers, it does make a difference. That said, however, BD player are stil...
Fast and reliable performance; Good deinterlacing of 1080i50 and 1080i60; Seamless layer changes; 1080p24 output option for NTSC DVDs
No ‘force film’ mode for deinterlacing; Very basic front display; No 480i/576i output over HDMI
Toshiba continues to strike out on its own with startling technologies that no-one else seems to contemplate. But in addition to this, both the TV and the DVD player provided very good all-round performance.Of course, the DVD player isnt a patch on Bl...
Only half the price of an entry-level Blu-ray player with built-in DVD upscaler, no analog 7.1-channel audio outputs
The Toshiba XD-E500-K-TY provides excellent DVD upscaling for high-definition TVs. However, make sure you’re certain that you don’t want to fork out a bit more for a Blu-ray player instead. ...
