Toshiba HD-EP30 - HD (HIGH DEFINITION) DVD Player - With 1080P, PAL/NTSC Playback of both DVD & HD DVD Formats

Media type	PCM
Brand	Toshiba
Connectivity technology	RCA, USB, Ethernet, HDMI
Connector type	HDMI
Colour	Black
Input video compatibility	PAL
Item dimensions L x W x H	125.98 x 169.29 x 23.62 metres
Number of channels	6

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The HDEP30 will play HD-DVD discs from anywhere in the world - and it becomes clear that it's superb value for money, both as an upscaling DVD player and as a source for High-Definition films.
Playback HD DVD Video, DVD Video, DVD VR, CD Audio, CD-DA
Standard DVD Video Upscaling to 720p,1080p with HDMI output
VIDEO INPUTS/OUTPUTS: REAR: HDMI out (with up to 1080/24p HD video upconversion & multi-channel audio out) Component video out (via 3 x RCA/phono) (with up to 1080i HD upconversion) S-Video out (via 4 pin mini-DIN Composite video (via 1 x RCA/phono) RJ45 Ethernet Port for Internet connection via network (for firmware upgrade and advanced HD-DVD functionality) Expansion terminal (for connectivity with future devices) FRONT: USB input
DIGITAL AUDIO FORMATS: Dolby: True-HD, Digital Plus, Digital DTS-HD Core*, DTS Linear PCM *DTS-HD Core refers to the 5.1 channel, 1.5mbps DTS track found on most HD-DVD movie discs

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12598 x 16929 x 2362 cm; 5.06 Kilograms
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ 1 July 2006
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Toshiba
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000W4EB22
Item model number ‏ : ‎ HD-EP30

Best Sellers Rank: 203,202 in Electronics & Photo (See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo)
- 17 in HD DVD Players

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Designed for taking your movies to an even higher level and producing high-fidelity audio in your home theater, this black Toshiba HD-DVD player is effective and responsive. This HD-DVD player is the perfect choice for any sized television. News trackers, action movie buffs, and comedy fans alike are entertained by the display and style of this Toshiba HD-DVD player. If you want ease of installation, durability, and high signal-to-noise, the Toshiba HD-EP30 fulfills your needs. The Toshiba HD-EP30 is a total digital media single-disc solution, so you can watch one CD or DVD repeatedly. With flexible playback of high-quality images, this Toshiba HD-DVD player is a complete audiovisual solution, which means you are able to get caught up on your best-loved movies with eye-popping brilliance. Also, the Toshiba HD-EP30 is a great audiovisual player, with the ability to play DVD, DVD-R Dual Layer, and CD discs as well as others, which means you are able to delight in your favorite video clips and music videos on store bought discs or backup copies. This HD-DVD player features many playable file formats such as MPEG2 and MPEG-4 allowing you to enjoy a variety of Web videos and TV programs in your media center.

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Thammanna

So good I bought two

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2008

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I bought this just before Toshiba announced that they were no longer supporting the HD DVD format. Shame really as I find this player to be excellent. Even though you'll soon be unable to get new HD DVD titles there's enough of them out there to enjoy the format.
It's the cheapest way to watch hi def on a standalone machine. It improves the picture quality of your existing standard definition dvds thanks to the HDMI connection with you HD TV.
You'll find this player priced competitively with upscaling dvd players and for this alone it's worth buying. I was so impressed by this next generation technology that I also bought one for my parents. They adore Planet Earth HD DVD.

Best of all (for me anyway) I recently bought Corel Videostudio 11.5 PLUS (£35 on Amazon) and have been able to burn about 30 mins of HDV footage onto a bog standard DVD-R (about 30p each). The picture quality will blow you away.
Anyone with a Hi Def video camera should purchase the software and this HD DVD player to truly make the most of your home movie video footage and show it off in glorious 1080p.

4 people found this helpful

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The voice of reason

Great Deal - get them while you can

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2008

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Have to disagree with anyone who says not to buy one. Most buyers will know HD-DVD is now a dead format but that shouldnt stop you buying what is arguably the best upscaling DVD player for SD. I bought one of these as well as loads of HD-DVD disks that are being sold extemely cheap.

Here is a chance to experience Hi Def on the cheap and I will use this until Blu Ray players get down to a more reasonable price, and when they sort out the BD format. Most Blu Ray players bar the PS3 are redundant with what will be new format BD disks. Now is not the time to buy a Blu Ray player unless its a PS3, and even a PS3 is not a great BD player itself.

2 people found this helpful

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Mr P Dale

Quality product

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2012

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I bought this as a quality DVD player and the bonus of HD film player which is obsolete but you can still pich the films up very cheap. up scales amazing and will last a lot longer than cheap DvD players

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richard victor william kirby

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2015

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excelent

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Jason

Excellent upscaler for SD movies; Excellent 'dead format' player

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 February 2008

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Some 'reviewers' have given this 1-star simply because it doesn't play Blue Ray movies. Guess what? It never did, it never claimed to.

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If you DON'T care about High-Def, then this is a *excellent* buy just for the upscaling alone, which gives a near-HD quality to the existing DVD collection which you've spent your hard-earned money on.

As for the 2 HD-DVDs, you can sell them if you wish because there are a lot of people like me looking for firesales.

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If you DO care about High-Def, and your favourite films are out NOW in HD-DVD, then its still worth considering (especially at this insanely cheap price). Again, prices of HD-DVD films are about to drop big-time, so you could build a decent High-Def movie collection for a very cheap price. And while films exclusive to HD-DVD (Transformers for instance) will be re-released on Blue Ray, that won't happen overnight....so why wait????

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Worse case scenario: You've spend £77 (or less) on one of the best upscaling DVD players money can buy.

13 people found this helpful

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Amazon Customer

HD not really up to the hype but I love this player

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2008

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The colours are amazing as is the clarity and depth of the picture and the quality of the sound when played over the hifi. Even old tv programmes - say more than 20 years old which can be disappointing come up very well indeed in terms of clarity across the whole screen..

Against
1The most disappointing aspect is that the quality of the sound on CDs is nowhere near as good as it is when playing DVDs. Also, the player unlike conventional DVD players has a fan the noise of which becomes noticeable during quiet passages. So the machine is not an adequate substitute for a stand alone CD player.
2 .It does not have some features I have been used to with previous DVD players. For example although Amazon says it has a zoom facility this is not the case - this is ironic as the player provides such a sharp picture that close ups be very good too.
3. It takes a very long time to boot up when you put a disc in.
4. Check the details regarding formats closely - it does not allow one to view JPEGs for example

5 The HD side of things was a bit of a damp squib for this viewer. I was expecting a truly spectacular picture but in reality it was no better than many a recent ordinary DVD. True that there are a lot of higher budget "making of" extras than one is used to but I am not sure I would want to watch any of them a second time as it has to be faced that just because somebody is good at his particular contribution to a film it is no guarantee that he will be a good communicator (or photogenic for that matter) and nobody is likely to say anything out of place in case it affects their chance of getting more work.

Conclusion - Despite being less than bowled over by HD DVDs I am very satisfied with the quality of ordinary DVDs - it means that for the first time in my life I can enjoy picture quality at home which is the equal of the best to be seen in tvs on display in the shops.

2 people found this helpful

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Lucky Kaa

Fanstastic price

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2008

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Blu-Ray players are still expensive. This is quite affordable. It will be quite possible to own both players if Blu-Ray does win the format war. If you feel you must have a high definition player right now then this is a good choice. If you later decide to buy a Blu Ray player, it's always possible to own two different players.

The player - Well, films look good in HD DVD. Comes with an HDMI cable and two discs so should be usable immediately for most people. Not sure whether bundling 300 was a good idea since the film is intentionally grainy, but Bourne Supremacy looks very nice. Normal DVDs look pretty good when upscaled.

Minor annoyance is that the disc tray doesn't come out as far as I'd like, and it takes quite a long time to start. Before the system boots fully, not even the eject button works.

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