Toshiba HD-XA1
Starting at: $379.00
CNET Editors' Take
The Toshiba HD-XA1 is the more expensive model of the company's initial pair of HD-DVD players.
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.
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. Hide Review
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stars 9 of 9 users found this review helpful
"Fundelmentals picture quality and sound good; operationally very poor." By multimedes
Pros Sound quality of the DTS track good, picture quality acceptable but slightly below expectations
Cons Every interaction with the player is very slow, this is a first generation firmware issue.
Summary I was viewing the picture on a 12 foot screen using a Digital Projection 3 chip Projector with 2048x1080 resolutions up converted to 1080p. I compared the picture quality of The Last Samurai HD disc, from the XA1, with the same SD DVD output from a Kaleidescape server up converted ... Expand full review
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Specifications
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- Product type: HD DVD player
- Sound output mode: Surround Sound
- Media type: DVD-RAM CD-R DVD CD HD DVD HD DVD-R DVD-R CD-RW DVD-RW