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Toshiba stubbornly launches the un-Blu-ray, XD-E500 DVD player
Oh Toshiba, has it really come to this? After a humiliating loss to Blu-ray, Tosh just unveiled its new XD-E500 DVD player. It's no run o' the mill DVD player mind you, this unit touts Toshiba's new eXtended Detail Enhancement (XDE) technology -- that super-duper resolution upconverting tech meant to fill the void between ubiquitous upconverting players and Blu-ray. Unfortunately, the ...
 XD-E500: DVD Player with 1080p Upconversion
XD-E500: DVD Player with 1080p Upconversion
tacp.toshiba.com — This product does not play HD DVD or Blu-Ray discs. It upconverts standard definition (480p) DVD content... to HD (720p, 1080i or 1080p) to match the resolution of your HD display. Although near the picture quality, it does not produce or output native ... (more) XD-E500: DVD Player with 1080p Upconversion
Forget HD DVD: Toshiba focuses on plain old DVD (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - After losing out in the battle to define the high-definition successor of the DVD, Toshiba... Corp. has turned its attention to the next best thing: the DVD. (more) Forget HD DVD: Toshiba focuses on plain old DVD (AP)
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Toshiba launches XD-E500 DVD player - no Blu-ray in sight
Gadgetizer.com — ... Unfortunately, it looks like the up-converting here only offers a “subtle but noticeable sharpening of the image” - which may not be enough to justify its $150 price tag when a standard up-converting DVD player only costs $70. ...

Toshiba XD-E500 DVD Player decidedly lacks Blu-ray
SlashGear — ... Detail Enhancement or XDE tech that improves resolution significantly. Or so they say. It seems initial response has been tentative at best, with “subtle but noticeable sharpening of the image” the only real compliment in sight. Upconverting technology can’t compare with HD-DVD or Blu-ray, but it can offer an “in-between” alternative to a standard DVD player. Even so, the $150 price tag is a bit hefty for only a slight improvement. [via Engadget] ...

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