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Toshiba XD-E500 Advanced Upscaling DVD Player
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Toshiba XD-E500 Advanced Upscaling DVD Player

Customer rating on Toshiba XD-E500 Advanced Upscaling DVD Player: 4.5 out of 5 stars ( 8 customer ratings )

£119.99 Free Delivery

RRP: £149.99 | You save: £30.00 (20%)

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Specifications

 

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  • Award Quote: " 'Sharp' mode offers incredibly detailed pictures: naturally vibrant colours, smooth, stable motion, nice styling." - What Hi Fi? Sound And Vision November 2008, Five Stars
  • Key Features:
  • Toshiba's new XDE Technology
  • Sharp, Colour and Contrast Modes
  • DVD Upscaler: 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  • HDMI connection and cable
  • Main Specifications:
  • Playback Compatibility:
  • CD audio
  • CD-DA
  • CD-R
  • CD-RW
  • SVCD
  • Video CD
  • DivX version 6
  • DVD-R
  • DVD ROM
  • DVD-RW
  • DVD Video
  • DVD+R
  • DVD+RW
  • JPEG Viewer
  • MP3
  • Sound:
  • 3D Virtual Surround Sound
  • Dolby Digital Compatible
  • DTS compatible
  • Picture:
  • PAL Progressive
  • Icon on-screen display
  • Slow motion
  • Variable Zoom
  • DVD Upscaling: 1080p
  • DVD Upscaling: 1080i
  • DVD Upscaling: 720p
  • Connections:
  • Analogue 2 channel audio
  • Co-axial audio
  • Component video output
  • Composite video
  • SCART (RGB): 1
  • S-video
  • HDMI output
  • Other Features:
  • Power Consumption: 8W
  • Stand-by power: <3W
  • Regza Link (HDMI CEC)
  • Remote Control
  • Dimensions:
  • Width (mm): 430
  • Height (mm): 42
  • Depth (mm): 197
  • Weight (kg): 1.5

Description

 

Introducing Toshiba's new groundbreaking upscaling DVD player, encompassing the new XDE technology. The XDE DVD player provides more than just upscaling. It takes DVD picture quality to a whole new level.

By enhancing video and detail closer to the HD (High Definition) experience, XDE technology lets you enjoy your existing DVD collection in a whole new way

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XDE is the new upscaling technology developed and introduced by Toshiba. Adding the XD-E500 DVD player to your home entertainment setup will upscale your existing DVD collection to 1080p - to a near HD quality. This groundbreaking technology will enhance your viewing experience by improving all-round picture quality. It also includes three additional video processes to present cleaner images with richer, more vibrant colours and contrast.

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XDE Technology
Toshiba's new XDE technology provides more than just upscaling, by enhancing video and detail closer to the HD experience, XDE technology lets consumers enjoy their existing DVD libraries in a whole new way. Take a look at the XD-E500 Upscaling DVD player and take advantage of this new and exciting technology.

To take picture quality to the next level the XD-E500 uses these video processes to produce three different modes - Sharp, Colour and Contrast - which ensures that the player produces the best possible picture based on the type of content being watched.

Sharp Mode uses Detail Enhancement to create sharper edges and make detail in movies more visible.

Colour Mode combines Intelligent Colour with Detail Enhancement to improve the overall colour balance of the picture, great for wildlife documentaries.

Contrast Mode combines Contrast Enhancement with Detail Enhancement to improve contrast in dark areas whilst maintaining brightness in others, ideal for darker scenes.

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1080p
The DVD technology converts a standard 480p signal on a standard DVD to 1080p signal for optimum picture quality on a High Definition Screen, enhancing your viewing experience.

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HDMI
A HDMI output allows you to connect to a compatible HD ready TV/ Laptop for true high definition content, as well as multi channel audio. It delivers perfect picture and sound quality. There is no requirement to program your multimedia devices- simply plug in and play.

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Dolby Digital
Six totally independent channels of digital sound: stereo front left and right, centre dialogue and stereo rear channels, plus dedicated super woofer channel.

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MP3
MP3 encoded tracks can be played back via CD-R or CD-RW- use your XDE as a multi purpose system not only is it the perfect viewing experience its great for playing back your favourite music.

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JPEG
View all your digital camera images on the bigger screen via your XDE DVD player- see all your captured memories in true resolution.

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Regza Link
Product is compatible with all other products within the Regza range.

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on Toshiba XD-E500 Advanced Upscaling DVD Player: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (8 reviews)

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars mike1

trapperjohn | 05/01/2009 | See all trapperjohn's reviews (4) »

Brilliant alternative to HD and BLUERAY. Picture so crisp and clear. Bought this to complement my new Sony Bravia Tv and i must say i'm very impressed with the look of the player itself and it's performance.

Customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars Good Picture But Lacks Basic Features

IM35461 | 05/01/2009 | See all IM35461's reviews (4) »

The unit is capable of displaying a very good image from a decent quality DVD via HDMI.

However it falls short in a couple of basic areas which I would expect any DVD should do and especially one from a top brand.

1. The unit cannot display a 4:3 formatted DVD in the correct aspect ratio. All it can do is strech it to fill your 16:9 HD TV

2. This is only a nice to have but the machine has no resume/memory playback other than if the machine remains powered up with the disc still loaded - handy if you are watching tv programs on a dvd and just want to resume later on the next episode rather than having to navigate all the disc menus.

3. Remote control is of poor quality

4. Information display on unit front is very limited only showing chapter numbers and a very bright Toshiba logo.

I regret getting my one and now have a Panasonic DMP-BD35 which is twice the price but has none of the problems above and of course plays Blu-Ray and DVD-RAM discs perfectly.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars nice kit

monkeybone | 26/12/2008 | See all monkeybone's reviews (3) »

This is as good as a design in dvd can get at the price (even though I forked out £100 for itlast week). I connected using a qed HDMI, rather than the one supplied and a qed optical cable (also bought from play). This is a good system, . clear icture and sounds incredible. It is basic and easy to use and at this price a winner.