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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-360E
Pros: Upscaled images; affordable price; small form factor
Cons: Plasticky, flimsy build; some noise in upscaled images
Verdict: The cheap feel is the only disappointing thing about this player. Otherwise its excellent picture quality via HDMI and ease of use make it one of the very best budget models around. Certainly worth a look if you've got an HD-ready TV
Summary: DVD player with video upscaling and HDMI output
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81/100 |
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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 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 HD-EP30
Pros: 1080p/24p support; picture quality; sound quality; easy to use; plays HD DVDs from anywhere in the world
Cons: No analogue 5.1 audio outputs; a bit slow to play discs; no multi-region DVD support
Verdict: The Toshiba HD-EP30 is a good, low-cost way of getting into HD movies. It offers an upgrade to 1080p over the HD-E1. Our only major complaint is the lack of analogue audio outputs. Solid HD and upscaled DVD performance wins it our respect
Summary: The Toshiba HD-EP30 has much to live up to and with 1080p playback, it's well on its way. It also supports 24p out of the box, not to mention DTS HD, Dolby True HD and Dolby Digital Plus output options. With great detail and accurate colours on HD DVD, th
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80/100 |
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