Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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 *
Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player Accessories
 Cables To Go - 40315 - 2M (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue)
HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet)
Iron Man (Single-Disc Edition)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Single Disc)
Wall-E (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)
The Dark Knight (+ Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray]
Incredible Hulk [Blu-ray]
Cables Unlimited 6-Foot HDMI Male to Male Cable (PCM-2295-06)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3 Disc Special Edition)
The Forbidden Kingdom
Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player Reviews
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It doesn't have the picture quality of Blu-ray HD, but those players still cost about $100 more. Those include big-screen TVs, DVD players, and other devices we can crowd around at home. 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. That doesn't mean having to spend a fortune on high-end gear.
For the small cost this is a must buy for any enthusiast. I've bought more DVDs in the last 3 weeks than in the past year. I have a great DVD collection already and can now buy from 90,000+ titles on DVD for very reasonable prices. 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. It's better than my Oppo 983, and older Toshiba XA2/XE1 at upscaling even without any of the XDE enhancement on.
The XDE really is that good and is a great buy. on the fly). 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. 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 what it promises; to give new life to your existing DVD collection, it delivers. 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. This is a great player.
Well, I held out until the "HD DVD Format War" was over. But frankly, $300 for a Blu-Ray DVD player is ridiculous. Thanks Toshiba. 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.
Finally, the unit dropped to only $99 and I took the bait, and thankfully it was YUMMY. 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. B-Bye Blu-Ray. 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. I'll admit that I was *very* skeptical, and read tons of reviews, including Amazon's.
Then I read about Toshiba's XD-E solution for making standard DVDs look like HD resolution video. 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. 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. WOW.
DVD player really gives a crisp and clean picture. I am glad I purchased it.
You do get ED not HD and should understand this. It does an excellent job up converting discs and does not increase graininess of the image in doing so. A nice working DVD player that hasn't rejected playing disc yet. Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player [.]. The black shiny finish would be better if it was silver, bronze or something better than black which gets yucky quickly and looks tacky.
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