Toshiba HD-XA2 1080p HD-DVD Player by Toshiba
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Digital camera reviews of Toshiba HD-XA2 1080p HD-DVD Player
Digital camera Review: DO NOT BUY
Summary: 1 Stars
Do not buy any Toshiba HD DVD players. Press releases state that they are no longer in the HD DVD business. They have quit making them.Digital camera Review: EXCELLENT PLAYER FOR STANDARD/HD-DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I GOT THIS PLAYER ON AMAZON AT $550.
WELL WORTH THE PRICE AS MY 1,600 + SD DVD'S LOOK GREAT.
I'VE HAD UPCONVERSION PLAYERS BUT THIS IS THE BEST ONE OUT THERE.
THE FIRMWARE UPGRADE WAS VERY EASY VIA THE ETHERNET AND TOSHIBA VERY HELPFUL OVER THE PHONE.
I'VE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE PANASONIC BD30 WHICH IS A FINE BLUE RAY PLAYER BUT CANNOT COMPARE THE PICTURE OF SD TO THIS PLAYER.
IF THE PRICE COMES DOWN AND YOUR LOOKING FOR A PLAYER THAT WILL MAKE YOUR SD LIBRARY BETTER.THIS IS THE PLAYER TO BUY. GET THE FIRMWARE UPGRADE AS DOLBY TRUE HD AND DTS MASTER HAS NO PROBLEM INPUTTING TO MY ONKYO 650 AMP
Digital camera Review: THE BEST
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this player. My SD DVDs look near HD and the HD DVDs look amazing. I own a Sony blu ray player too and the HD picture quality is great but the Toshiba's upconverting capabilities are outstanding. This thing is built like a tank as one reviewer noted. I own two of these players. After I bought and started using the first one I bought another one just to keep as a spare because once they're gone they're gone.Digital camera Review: Requiem for one of the best consumer products of 2007
Summary: 5 Stars
Toshiba just announced today that it's pulling the plug on HD-DVD. This is very disappointing, primarily because Toshiba did such a great job on the HD-XA2. I have had mine for about six months. HD-DVD program content is stunning when played on our Optoma HD-80 1080P front projector on an eight foot wide screen. But as almost everyone who has had the pleasure to use one of these units has reported, it is its ability to upscale SD DVD that is so amazing. Even at 8 feet wide, SD DVDs look great (unless they've been mastered badly.) I also have a Samsung BD-P1200 Blu Ray player. HD images look good on it, but just not quite as good as on HD DVD. SD DVDs don't look nearly as good on the Samsung even though it also uses the Reon processor. Toshiba has also been great to send updates on a regular basis, via a CD in the mail. I continue to get updates on the HD-XA2 as well as my HD-XA1 which I still use with a smaller screen. Compare and contrast Toshiba's excellent customer service with Samsung's repeated delays in issuing updates to fix JAVA problems with its units
Anyway, I just had to add a comment on the day in which consumers chose the wrong technology. Oh, well, at least I have the greatest up-converting DVD player currently available.
Digital camera Review: Greatest HD/SD DVD Player Ever Made...
Summary: 5 Stars
Not much more I can add to the positive reviews that has not already been said. This is a FANTASTIC player. My standard DVD's look like near HD quality on my 55" Sony HDTV. Run, don't walk to pick one of these up if you are looking for the best upscaler on the planet. This is a REFERENCE QUALITY unit, a steal at $400 or less...