Toshiba ships budget HD DVD player into the UK

**The News Bot** · 20-12-2006, 8:20 AM

Toshiba has finally shipped its first HD DVD into the UK market. The HD-E1 typically sells for around 450 pounds, considerably less than the Blu-ray competition.According to Olivier Van Wynendaele, Deputy General Manager of HD DVD, Toshiba Europe: “The HD-E1 brings affordable, standalone next generation DVD to the mass market in the UK for the [...]
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RugbyAl · 20-12-2006, 10:30 AM

It won't be classed as budget until we pay in this country what the yanks pay for it over there.....

sbowler · 20-12-2006, 2:53 PM

Ditto.

Max Payne · 20-12-2006, 3:35 PM

Im not sure whether this is in the appropriate section, but check out these players for delivery from Germany and you will get them alot cheaper than the £450 quoted as standard.

I have found them for €499 which is: £334!!!!!

Checking german google found me this:
http://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/...1-toshiba.html

hottstuff · 20-12-2006, 3:37 PM

Any reviews from these yet , im specially looking forward to the PQ & jitter control etc.

Max Payne · 20-12-2006, 3:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hottstuff

Any reviews from these yet , im specially looking forward to the PQ & jitter control etc.

Toshiba HD-E1 Test.: 9 out of 10 stars
http://www.areadvd.de/hardware/2006/...HD-E1_01.shtml

hottstuff · 20-12-2006, 3:55 PM

oops

David Mackenzie · 22-12-2006, 9:50 PM

Sounds great, can't wait to replace my US HD-A1 with one of these!

toycollector · 02-01-2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Payne

Im not sure whether this is in the appropriate section, but check out these players for delivery from Germany and you will get them alot cheaper than the £450 quoted as standard.

I have found them for €499 which is: £334!!!!!

Checking german google found me this:
http://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/...1-toshiba.html

What we all have to understand is.The rest of the world treat us as mugs.And guess what, we are!!