Toshiba HD-XA1

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  3.5
  stars out of 13 reviews
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Product summary

CNET editors' take

• Reviewed by:
  David Rudden
• Reviewed on: 05/03/2006

Editors' note: Toshiba officially announced it will stop producing HD DVD products, bringing an end to the format war. For that reason, CNET recommends that people avoid buying this player for high-definition movie playback.

The Toshiba HD-XA1 ($800) is the step-up model from the HD-A1. It offers a motorized flip-down front panel which hides the disc tray, an RS-232C port for connection to custom installation setups, and a backlit remote control. Technical specs, features, and performance should otherwise be identical to the $500 entry-level HD-DVD player, the Toshiba HD-A1.

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User reviews

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 13 reviews
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• 2.0 stars

  9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

  "Fundelmentals picture quality and sound good; operationally very poor."

  by multimedes on May 19, 2006

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• 4.0 stars

  9 out of 10 people found this review helpful

  "Awesome quality, but with a couple setbacks"

  by samshady on April 26, 2006

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• 4.0 stars

  5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

  "Excellent 1st Gen Player that is upgradeable via firmware (internet/disc)"

  by PAntiGravity on May 12, 2006

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• alaTest.com

  Editors' rating: 79

  Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 82 reviews of Toshiba HD-XA1 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 66/100 and users 76/100. Comparing these reviews to 101715 other DVD Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 79/100 = Good.

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  Editors' rating: 75

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