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Usability issues, 4 Oct 2008

This review is from: Toshiba XDE500 DVD Player with Advanced Upscaling Technology (Electronics)

I haven't made comparisons of the image yet, but this machine has several issues which makes it disappointing to me:

1: It does not remember how far it has played a disc. Since I never watch all of a DVD in one go, it means I have to leave the machine on 24/7.

2: The remote control is the cheapest, most plasticky thing I've ever seen. And the buttons are so unresponsive that I have to press them on average three times to get the machine to react. It's highly annoying. Toshiba should be *embarrassed* by selling something of such poor quality.

3: The picture is stretched to wide screen (and thus distorted) no matter what picture setting I use.

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Toshiba XDE500 DVD Player with Advanced Upscaling Technology B001ELK374 Toshiba Toshiba XDE500 DVD Player with Advanced Upscaling Technology Welcome Usability issues I haven't made comparisons of the image yet, but this machine has several issues which makes it disappointing to me:

1: It does not remember how far it has played a disc. Since I never watch all of a DVD in one go, it means I have to leave the machine on 24/7.

2: The remote control is the cheapest, most plasticky thing I've ever seen. And the buttons are so unresponsive that I have to press them on average three times to get the machine to react. It's highly annoying. Toshiba should be *embarrassed* by selling something of such poor quality.

3: The picture is stretched to wide screen (and thus distorted) no matter what picture setting I use. Eolake "eolake (.com)" 4 Oct 2008

Overall: 5

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Initial post: 14 Oct 2008 11:28:10 BDT

Retard Spotter says:

I find it annoying that you haven't even compared the bloody image and still give it 1 star... FFS....

1. Use Chapters
2. Buy a universal remote
3. Check your TV settings as well as your DVD settings.

So how does it look? Can you tell us now?

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In reply to an earlier post on 28 Oct 2008 12:20:24 GMT

Tim Bentley says:

I'm in agreement here. The 'resume' feature annoys me, the remote is irrelevant for me (Toshiba Regza Link does well for me) and the TV can override any settings on the player. Not really bad points in my book Eolake.

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In reply to an earlier post on 1 Jul 2009 20:50:24 BDT
Last edited by the author on 1 Jul 2009 20:52:36 BDT

CROCIATO-LAW says:

I agree, it sounds like a Tv set on the wrong settings.

The remote is just fine, if you want better than pay a couple of hundred for a Logic 1100 or similar,

How is it you can see it is on 4:3 and not be able to comment on the image?

I'm looking into the 'remember playback position', but....... if you NEVER watch a DVD in one sitting, maybe you should note what chapter you finished at and stick it on a post it note for next time?

or you could do the obvious.............

Set aside the time to view the DVD fully in one sitting and not waste potential viewing time on posting ultimately pointless reviews instead?

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