 | | 
20-08-2008, 2:40 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | News Supplying Robot
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cyberspace
Posts: 5,480
Thanks: Gave 0, Got 175 |  US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
New upscaling/upconversion system designed to 'take DVD picture quality to a whole new level' More... | 
|  | |
25-08-2008, 3:26 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
Posts: 1,145
Thanks: Gave 198, Got 38 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
Appart from confusing customers i cant see any other use for this product (appart from Toshiba minimising the loss incurred from HD DVD failure). BD players already upscale SD DVDs very nicely.
__________________
Tosh37Z3030D,Onkyo605,B&W DM601 fronts,B&W LCR60S3,Wharfdale WH2 rear,BK XLS200,Marantz CD5001,Technics MD, iMac 2.8Ghz 24",iPhone 3G,iPOD nano 3g,TimeCapsule 500Gb,SKY HD,Sony DCR-PC109E,PS3 80Gb,PSP slim,QED&IXOS,Nikon D60 AF-S DX 18-55 VR & 55-200 VR PSN: tokyoplastic | |
| | |
25-08-2008, 5:45 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Distinguished Member
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 13,552
Thanks: Gave 489, Got 631 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by P-P-S-S  Appart from confusing customers i cant see any other use for this product (appart from Toshiba minimising the loss incurred from HD DVD failure). | Perhaps they are catering to the significant numbers that are still with DVD? Personally I see it as a bog standard upscaler with a fancy badge - but somepeople will lap it up. Quote: |
BD players already upscale SD DVDs very nicely.
| I'd like to know which ones - DVD playback on the Blu-ray players I've seen to date has been dreadful. Hopefully the upcoming Denon 3800 and Pionner LX91 will start making amends for this...
| 
| | |
25-08-2008, 7:12 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | Prominent Member
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dublin
Posts: 3,090
Thanks: Gave 38, Got 95 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
i wouldnt rank the ps3's dvd playback as dreadful... ok maybe not up there with the likes of the oppo 983... but it aint dreadful Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasczak Perhaps they are catering to the significant numbers that are still with DVD? Personally I see it as a bog standard upscaler with a fancy badge - but somepeople will lap it up.
I'd like to know which ones - DVD playback on the Blu-ray players I've seen to date has been dreadful. Hopefully the upcoming Denon 3800 and Pionner LX91 will start making amends for this... |
__________________
Kit: Sony KDL-40W4000 LCD TV (ISF CALIBRATED), 250GB PS3 Slim, Sky HD, Denon AVR-1910 Receiver, MA225HD Centre, 225HD Fronts, 90HD surrounds, MA RSW12 sub, Harmony 1100 remote, Sony NWX1060 Walkman, Phillips 17PF4310 17' WS LCD TV
| |
| | |
26-08-2008, 7:37 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London
Posts: 149
Thanks: Gave 2, Got 5 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
my ntsc ps3 looks great with sd dvd on my 46inch sharp an 55 bravia
just as good as my xe1 player and 9100es
| |
| | |
27-08-2008, 8:50 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Yeovil
Posts: 1,124
Thanks: Gave 289, Got 79 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
Can't fault my PS3 for DVD playback. Why can't Toshiba accept the fact they backed the wrong pony? If they wanted to cut their losses make a Bluray player, undercut the others, make money.
All they are doing here is muddying the waters again.
__________________
You can't take the sky from me.
Sony KDL-46W4500U, PS3 40Gb, Panasonic DMR-EX77, Onkyo 606,Quad L-ite 5.1(+ 2 x Tannoy SFX to make 7.1),SKY HD (Samsung box), Harmony 555
| |
| | |
28-08-2008, 7:10 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: KENT
Posts: 1,043
Thanks: Gave 21, Got 101 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
By the looks of things these sd dvd players are getting good feedback for a cheap upscaling sd dvd player !
and they will and are selling well just like the oppo's do !!
which are a very good upscaling players as well who incidentally make money as well !!
mmm cant wait for the resoulution plus later on to see what kind of performance it kicks out via sd upscaling !!
| |
| | |
28-08-2008, 8:41 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
| | Distinguished Member
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 13,552
Thanks: Gave 489, Got 631 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by micks_address i wouldnt rank the ps3's dvd playback as dreadful... | Naturally it's a subjective thing. I know I wouldn't be happy with the performance of the PS3 as my DVD player - but somepeople will be.
| |
| | |
28-08-2008, 11:34 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Berks
Posts: 1,000
Thanks: Gave 76, Got 68 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasczak Naturally it's a subjective thing. I know I wouldn't be happy with the performance of the PS3 as my DVD player - but somepeople will be. | Why what's wrong with it? My PS3 DVD playback is almost indistinguishable from my Arcam DV79's playback. Sound quality wise, well that's a whole different matter.
__________________
Panasonic 42PH9 Plasma, Yamaha RX-V1600 Reciever, Arcam DV79 DVD, Toshiba EP-30, Sky HD, Kef Q5 fronts, Q9C Centre, Q1 backs, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii. Arcam Alpha 5, A75, CD82, DV88 | |
| | |
29-08-2008, 6:19 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
| | AVF Hardware Reviewer
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glasgow, UK
Posts: 8,981
Thanks: Gave 870, Got 1,114 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasczak Naturally it's a subjective thing. I know I wouldn't be happy with the performance of the PS3 as my DVD player - but somepeople will be. | As someone who's encoded (retail) DVDs, I find the PS3 playback to be interesting. It's a good attempt at giving DVD images a bit more life, but the results are incredibly varied.
It seems to take the high frequencies and smooth them over (as well as edge enhancing them slightly) so can look great for certain types of content, and weird for others. I find that also enhances mosquito noise.
| |
| | |
29-08-2008, 7:19 AM
|
#11 (permalink)
| | Preeminent Member
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Wheldon Road end!
Posts: 21,344
Thanks: Gave 1,076, Got 1,383 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
I must say that the playback from my PS3 is also superb. Just watching Supernatural Season 3 at the moment (which seems to have a bit rate around 6mbps) and it looks superb. My Tosh EP30 HDDVD player upscales OK, but it isn't as good as the PS3 upscaling.
The PS3 has always held it's own against high end upscaling players though, but then with the power of the console it should do really. The only thing for me is that the fans ramp up a bit when upscaling (where as my EP30 is pretty silent) so I tend to just use the EP30 more.
__________________ | GAMING | | 360 (CAS FAN), PS3 (CASFAN73), Wii, PC (STEAM-GTHOM3) | | DISPLAYS | | Pioneer KRP500A, Samsung LE40F71, Sony KDL20S2030, Sanyo Z3 |
| |
| | |
31-08-2008, 12:39 PM
|
#12 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At home
Posts: 2,432
Thanks: Gave 453, Got 268 | Re: US NEWS: Toshiba's XDE aims to get DVD closer to HD
The other thing to consider is the quality of the display panels in their ability to upscale.
Alot of people (me included) now set the SD res to 576i and let the PJ upscale for a nice clean presentation.This of course depends on how good the processor is in the display v's the player.
My PJ contains the reon which is just fantastic for improving SD quality, unless the Tosh is some sort of soooper dooooper advanced chip then I'll always let my display do the work.
__________________ MY HOME CINEMA MY KIT: Mits HC6000 1080PJ,Hitachi 42PD7200,92" Grandview Screen,Sony STR3200ES,SVS 5.0,Wharfedale SW150 Sub,
ToshHD E1,ToshHD EP-30, HD DVD Add On,Sky HD & Xbox 360. | |
| | | |
Similar Threads 
Linear Mode
