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Toshiba backs standard DVD
Andrew Wooden Aug 18 2008, 11:05am
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Vendor renews DVD push after loosing high definition war against Blu-ray
Toshiba is driving demand of the standard DVD with the launch of a new advanced player, after abandoning its efforts to beat Blu-ray with the now defunct HD-DVD format.
The XD-E500 is an upconverting player which apparently improves the visuals of a standard DVD disk, while costing much less than a Blu-ray system at $149.99.
At a product demonstration, Toshiba was insistent the device was not a Blu-ray rival. "If you want Blu-ray, go get Blu-ray.
This product is meant to improve playback of DVDs," said Louis Masses, director of product planning for the audio and video group at Toshiba America Consumer Products.
This follows various reports that the mainstream audience is happy with standard DVDs, and is reluctant to migrate to Blu-ray yet.
Link: Associated Press
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“Good on you Toshiba!”
Posted by: Allan - Aug 18, 5:11pm
I have been using a Samsung 1080p upscaling DVD player for a while now, and its very good at upscaling and very rarely has many issues apart from on very fast action where it seems to struggle, or on cartoons (like the Simpsons movie) where you get the odd flattened out line a bit. But as a whole a £60 player running my old DVD's at 1080p v a fortune on a Blu-Ray player and buying my movies again. I'm with the upscalling.
Not quiet as good, but close enough!