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Toshiba has today taken the wraps off XDE, an upscaling technology that it hopes will breath new life into DVDs.
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Toshiba has today taken the wraps off XDE, an upscaling technology that it hopes will breath new life into DVDs.
So this is different to any other currently made upscaling DVD player how?
Useless IMO.
You cannot add back detail that isn't there. Most hardcore AV fanatics will also tell you that if you buy a decent screen (Pioneer, Panasonic etc) you will have to spend a LOT of money on a player that's scaling is better then the screens.
So a $150 player? Marketing gimmick IMO
I don't think this will work. The reason people buy into DVD is because its cheaper and this player is the opposite of that. People willing to spend this much on a DVD player may as well go for Blu-ray. Blu-ray has dropped in price so much and will continue to fall until it reaches DVD prices. I think Toshiba are attempting to reapir a market with an inevitable death.
I think its quite a good idea. I can't be bothered to rebuy all my DVD's in BR so this might a good middle ground. :)
I don't get this at all. It's just another upscaling chipset. Toshiba are just playing on the fact they did HD-DVD to make it as if it's better than anything else.....which it blatently won't be.
Upscaling depends on accurate deinterlacing, get something like an Oppo 983 for that :)
It is a good idea, but its nothing new. Toshiba even have upscaling DVD players out now for £60 - so whats the diference apart from a new badge on the front.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hand
Personally if I had that kind of money to spend I'd get a pioneer or Denon DVD player with upscaling.
Blu-Ray is horrible for DVDs or its own discs. Menus are slow and takes upto 3 minutes for a disc to even load...
Sony have even admitted that Blu-ray isn't the future.
Two words: PC, Cyberlink
Apparently it's very *slightly* sharper on some discs.. But that's about it..
Hardly capable of re-igniting a petrol soaked bbq, let alone anything else really.