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Toshiba HD-XE1 HD DVD High Definition DVD Player
 
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Toshiba HD-XE1 HD DVD High Definition DVD Player

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Technical Details

  • Playback HD DVD Video, DVD Video, DVD VR, CD Audio, CD-DA
  • Standard DVD Video Upscaling to 720p,1080i,1080p with HDMI output
  • Dolby Digital Plus,TrueHD DTS-HD,Dolby Digital DTS
  • Ethernet connection
  • 2 x extension terminals
  • 5.1 channel analogue output
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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 345 x 430 x 66 cm ; 5 Kg
  • Boxed-product Weight: 7 Kg
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  • Item model number: HD-XE1
  • ASIN: B000I7LQB2
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 15 Oct 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 48,751 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description
Toshiba, instrumental in the DVD revolution, now brings you state of the art HD DVD players, for the next generation of high definition multimedia. HD DVD offers the convenience of DVD combined with incredible image quality and realism of HDTV where sound draws you from your seat and pictures come to life.

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High Definition.
High resolution is essential to ensure a detailed and accurate image on a large screen. HD DVD offers six times the resolution of standard DVD. In addition to standard DVD resolutions: 480i, 480p, 576i and 576p, The HD-XE1 has the potential to produce 1080i and 720p lines of interlaced (i) or progressively scanned (p) information. Standard digital TV broadcasts offer 576 active lines of picture information, or around 589,000 pixels of data. An HD Ready TV is able to display 1280 x 720 lines, or around 920,000 pixels of data. The highest definition signal available today carries 1080 lines, with a possible 2 million individual pixels.Toshiba's 47 and 42WLT66 LCD TV models offer stunning high definition images thanks to 1080 HD resolution screens

How it Works.
The blue laser that reads from and writes to HD DVD has a shorter wavelength than DVD’s red laser. This means that HD DVD discs offer significantly higher capacity than conventional DVDs, so providing the opportunity for far greater levels of image detail, multi-channel audio and functionality.

HD DVD Disc Capacity.
Single sided single layer 15GB HD resolution 4hrs.
Single sided dual layer 30GB HD resolution 8hrs.
Single sided triple layer 45GB HD resolution 12hrs (under development).
Double sided single layer 30GB HD resolution 8hrs.
Double sided dual layer 60GB HD resolution 16hrs.
Double sided triple layer 90GB HD resolution 24hrs (under development).

Colour Reproduction.
High definition images offer a considerably richer colour palette with greater subtlety of colour transition and enhanced contrast. The result is greater precision, incredible detail and breathtaking realism.

Next Generation Sound.
HD DVD supports the next generation digital audio formats to bring you multi-dimensional sound to match the superior picture quality. Conventional DVD audio formats, including Dolby® Digital and DTS® are supported, as well as the newly developed Dolby® Digital Plus.

HDMI
For high-definition viewing, an HD DVD player must be connected to an HDTV using the latest advance in AV equipment connection, the High Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMI™. HDMI™ is the first industry-supported, all digital A/V connection for transmission of uncompressed video and multi-channel audio on a single cable.

Product Description
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4.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible machine, 25 May 2007
By telford_mike (Telford, UK) - See all my reviews
Bought one of these from Amazon a month ago. What can I say? Combined with a nice big HD Ready TV and a decent Dolby 5.1 setup the results are amazing. And it doesn't stop at the incredible picture & sound quality from HD DVDs. Everything is better. CDs and normal DVDs are far better than previously.

OK it's a bit big, the remote is a bit weird and it takes about 35 seconds to 'boot up', but sound and picture quality are what counts here and I don't believe there's anything out there that can touch this unit.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, 22 Aug 2007
By Mr. R. Braithwaite "Tricky6" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Having jumped into the "shallow end" of HD with the Xbox 360 HD drive I was never 100% taken with it, especially compared to the picture quality with my Sky HD box (which is superb).

Just set up the XE1 this evening and it really is a great box of tricks. I've got it HDMI to my HD TV (only 1080i) and it really is substantially better than the Xbox HD drive picture quality-wise, probably a true rival to Sky HD.

Furthermore through the 5.1 analogue outputs into my NAD surround amp's 7.1 external sockets I've got an advance on the sound quality front as the player takes care of decoding the HD audio signals most amps currently can't (albeit only in 5.1). I've only got one Dolby TrueHD disk (Batman Begins) but it is better and even normal Dolby Digital Plus sounds great. U2's Rattle & Hum (US import) finally sounds like it should.

It's also worth pointing out that sound quality from normal CD's is VERY listenable and upscaling on normal DVD's is at least as good if not better than with the Denon 2910 I used to have.

Just as a last point the build quality and finish is really top notch. No tacky plastic casing here, its all extruded metal. Even the remote is a substantial metal thing which glows in the dark, not your usual cheapo plastic job.

(You may have gathered!) I'm very, very happy with this product, the price and very quick delivery from Amazon. I'm pretty picky about this kind of thing so I don't think you'd be disappointed with a purchase.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best upscaling DVD PLayers on the market!, 20 Mar 2008
By Mr. Kirk M. Bate "kmark40" (uk) - See all my reviews
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And it plays HD DVD's. I purchased mine approximately 6-7 months ago for £450 . Even then it was superb value for money. I am not a fan of upscaled images, I much prefer HD, but this really does make the most of the DVD's that I do have. I have also recently updated the firmware on this player, so that it is now multi-region (for standard DVD) as well as being able to output bitstream audio (TruHD, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS HD, Dolby Digital +) to an HD av receiver that can decode it(i.e Onkyo 605). It also contains analogue outputs, which mean that it can internally decode TruHD and DD + and output them as PCM to an older av receiver. Oh yes, it plays HDDVD rather nicely as well!
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