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Toshiba brings almost HD quality with its new DVD Player
Tech Ticker —
... XDE gives the users to select picture enhancement modes for greater detail, more vivid colors and stronger contrast to bring the standard DVD quality closer to the HD experience.
The product page clearly mentions “the product does not play HD DVD or Blu-Ray discs” and is just a software enhancer to bring out the closest quality to HD. However, you’ll need HD capable output device to view the upscaled videos. It will sell for $150.
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Toshiba's XD-E500 to feature Video Enhancement Technology
Gizmo Watch —
... We all want a better quality of video however good what we currently are having right? Toshiba seems to understand that and has announced a new ‘Video Enhancement Technology’ for DVDs and has introduced the XD-E500 with this in mind. XDE, which stands for Extended Details Enhancement has 3 picture enhancement modes and you will have better contrasts, sharpness and color. It would look like you are watching an HD video. The XD-E500 would come with cool hi-tech facilities such as HDMI-CEC, Divx certification, JPEG capabilities, and MP3 and WMA playback. It is expected ...
After Losing the Hi-Def Optical Drive War, Toshiba to Focus on — DVD?
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... the high-definition optical drive war earlier this year, many have wondered how soon it would offer a Blu-ray player of its own. The answer, at least for now, is “not anytime soon.” Instead, Toshiba is focusing on upscaling DVD players, and it released on Monday the XD-E500 DVD player. The XD-E500 has an MSRP of $149.99, which is twice as much as regular “upconverting” players, but it is less than half the price of a Blu-ray player. Toshiba demo’ed the player to reporters last week, playing the same disc in an XD-E player and a standard, $70 upscaling (Toshiba) model on ...
Watch Regular DVDs In High Definition
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
... XD-E500 is launched to cover the still largest market of regular DVD supporter. The XD-E500 not only upconverts standard DVD to 1080p resolution, but also enhances your viewing experience thanks to three user selectable modes: Sharp for added edge detail, Color for richer blues and greens, and Contrast for enhancement of details in darker scenes. The XD-E500 will sell for MSRP of $149.99, twice the regular up-converting players, but it is less than half the price of a Blu-ray player. [Toshiba] ...
Toshiba XD-E500 DVD player
Coolest Gadgets —
... It seems like a distant memory now, the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray formats, with the latter emerging victorious. While Blu-ray is vital to Sony’s bottom line, Toshiba’s loss in HD DVD is not such a big deal since that won’t be a main income generator for the Japanese company. In fact, some people could interpret the Toshiba XD-E500 DVD player as a cheeky jibe against Blu-ray players (whether from Sony or otherwise) as it does more than just DVD up-conversion. In fact, it is able to take DVD picture quality (currently at 480i/p) up all ...
