Toshiba HD-XE1 HD-DVD Player

Design

The top of the range Toshiba HD-XE1 is the worlds first HD-DVD player to support a full 1080p picture, this feature is present on many of the new top end televisions and is recognised as the bench mark in picture quality. This feature along with other premium features such as the HDMI 1.3 connectivity makes this a big hitter in the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war.

Features

The HD-XE1 comes packed with top-end features which we are sure will make this player stand out from the crowd. Toshiba have gone a step further and packed this player full of cutting edge features, the first being the HD-XE1 supports the new HDMI 1.3 format which we will be hearing lots more about in the coming year. HDMI 1.3 allows the HD Player to send more data to your HDTV faster, thus in simple terms you get a deeper richer colors and smother shaper faster moving images. Also built in to HDMI 1.3 is a automatic video/audio synching capability which means no more out of time lip-synching on your DVDs we really like this little feature because as we all know out of time video and audio can make some DVDs unbearable to watch.. Another key feature that the Toshiba HD-XE1 supports is 5.1 analogue audio out, this means that when you hook the player up to your external Dolby Digital receiver you will get a Dolby TrueHD surround sound experience. There is an Ethernet input on the back of the HD-XE1 which would give movie makers the opportunity to build in online features in to their titles and also allowing Toshiba to fix any firmware issues should they arise.

Performance

From what we have seen of the Toshiba HD-XE1 the picture and sound quality is going to be amazing and we cant wait to get our hands on it and have a fiddle back at Unbeatable.co.uk’s HQ later on this month.

What's In The Box?

Toshiba HD-XE1, Remote, HDMI Cable, Coposite Cables.

Overall Opinion

The XE1 is a big leap forward for the HD-DVD format and from what we have seen of it so far it represents great value for money with lots of premium features that truly make this player future proof.

Please Note: A Full review on the Toshiba HD-XE1 performance will be completed in the coming month.