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Title: Toshiba SD-370E
Pros: Good performance, Excellent value for money
Cons: Pictures are good, not great
Verdict: An all-rounder worth investigating. Just don't expect fireworks
Summary: Despite its wallet-friendly £60 price tag, this ultra slimline DVD player is actually Toshiba's top-end model. Its main claim to fame is its HDMI output, which offers upscaled 720p and1080i pictures designed to make the most of DVDs on an HD Ready display
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80/100 |
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Title: Toshiba SD-280E
Pros: DiVX and MP3 playback; Nice looks; Easy to use; Good value for money
Cons: No HDMI or USB; Lack WMA/WMV support; No upscaling
Verdict: It also decodes JPEG and MP3 files, but not WMA or WMV files, and the lack of a USB port means you can't plug in MP3 players or flash drives. For this, you'll need to stump up a little extra for the SD-580E
Summary: The SD-280E is best suited to the bedroom or kitchen, as it lacks many of the latest features youâ-'d look for in a main DVD player
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80/100 |
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Title: Toshiba SD-38VB
Pros: Full HD pixel count, Good pictures, Price, Progressive scan output
Cons: Black levels could be better, No upscaling or digital tuner, Remote, VHS recordings
Verdict: A convenient solution for those clinging on to cassettes, but could've done with a few more features
Summary: With hard-disk and DVD recording now commonplace and hi-def recorders just around the corner, VHS may seem like an antiquated concept. But just as vinyl lives on despite the popularity of MP3 downloading, the millions of video tapes still being hoarded ha
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80/100 |
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Title: Toshiba SD-270E
Pros: Picture detail, Absence of noise, Price, Design
Cons: No upscaling, No digital output
Verdict: If you can live without HD upscaling - which arguably only makes a small difference at this price - the SD-270E is a great budget act
Summary: Few, if any, DVD brands have a finer reputation for affordable quality than Toshiba. But its latest deck, the SD-270E, retails for the relatively puny sum of £50. Surely this has just got to be too little to get you any genuine quality?
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80/100 |
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Title: Toshiba HD-EP35
Pros: High spec HDMI output, Excellent 1080p/24p pictures, Affordable price
Cons: Slow startup and disc loading, No disc resume function, Lightweight build
Verdict: A dazzling spec list and stunning performance make this the finest HD DVD player money can buy
Summary: This is the flagship model in Toshiba's second generation of HD DVD players, which makes it the de facto leader for the blue laser format. The HD-EP35 is currently the best specified player of its kind and this seems set to stay that way for now
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100/100 |
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Title: Toshiba HD-EP30 | Our Review | TechRadar.com
Pros: Low price, Up to 1080p/24fps output, Includes Ethernet LAN port
Cons: Lacks picture settings, HDMI v1.2 not 1.3, No analogue multichannel audio output
Verdict: Despite price drops all round, the HD-EP30 is still more affordable than the cheapest Blu-ray players. If you take into account this generation's addition of 1080p/24fps output and the generally decent audio-visual performance from HD and conventional DVD
Summary: The HD-EP30's HD DVD playback is offered up to full 1080p quality, and for less than £200
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80/100 |
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Title: Toshiba SD-370E
Pros: Superb price, Slim chassis, Colour reproduction, Excellent contrast
Cons: No WMA, JPEG viewer, No 1080p upscaling
Verdict: A typically top-notch Toshiba deck that offers decent pictures, attractive looks and one or two useful features, all for the same price as three DVDs
Summary: With its black finish and improbably slim dimensions, the SD-370E is a hugely attractive DVD deck that perfectly compliments Toshiba's latest range of Regza LCD TVs and HD DVD players.
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80/100 |
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