Toshiba XDE Upconverting DVD Players - Blu-ray Forum

JJ · 02-15-2009, 08:30 PM

Do any of you own them? Are they worthwhile as upconverters for the price, say, compared to Oppos amazing lineup of converters?

What about this 24p feature they do for DVDs?

Any input gladly appreciated!

And no, this is not a Toshiba bash thread, DVD bash thread, anything bash thread, or I will have to bash your head in.

Sussudio · 02-15-2009, 08:32 PM

here's a review from dvdtown:
http://www.dvdtown.com/news/review-t...vd-player/5908

they seemed to like it as an upconverting player, but it still didn't warrant a high recommendation

i assume you were looking into getting one?

JJ · 02-15-2009, 08:42 PM

Meh, CC had some for mad cheap on closeout, $60. Piqued my interest.

cartman781 · 02-15-2009, 08:45 PM

I have one. It does an OK job. I can't complain seeing as I got it for free anyways

Sussudio · 02-15-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Meh, CC had some for mad cheap on closeout, $60. Piqued my interest.

$60

never hurts to have a spare upconverting dvd player around, especially for that cheap

JJ · 02-15-2009, 08:51 PM

I mean, I have Philips Upconverter, but I mainly use that to play my DivX movies and TV shows on, since the PS3 wont play all of them - it does a decent job upconverting.

The DMP-BD35 has an annoying layer-break skip during DVD playback, so I just wanted to see if it was worth a decent upgrade over the PS3. But since I can't return it, I wanted to see if it was justifiable, since the Oppo 983 is in the $200-$300 range!!

Sussudio · 02-15-2009, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

I mean, I have Philips Upconverter, but I mainly use that to play my DivX movies and TV shows on, since the PS3 wont play all of them - it does a decent job upconverting.

The DMP-BD35 has an annoying layer-break skip during DVD playback, so I just wanted to see if it was worth a decent upgrade over the PS3. But since I can't return it, I wanted to see if it was justifiable, since the Oppo 983 is in the $200-$300 range!!

you could always resell it on ebay if you didn't end up using it yano

pBLU-RAYs3 · 02-15-2009, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Meh, CC had some for mad cheap on closeout, $60. Piqued my interest.

Saw one at BB for $63. SEE, Circuit City is RIPPING OFF the shoppers. *Tsk* *Tsk*, when will we ever learn.

JJ · 02-15-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by pBLU-RAYs3

Saw one at BB for $63. SEE, Circuit City is RIPPING OFF the shoppers. *Tsk* *Tsk*, when will we ever learn.

Really? I assumed since Amazon had them for $80, they would be like $100 at Best Buy. Which they are, according to BB.com. Howd you see it at $63?!

Sussudio · 02-15-2009, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pBLU-RAYs3

Saw one at BB for $63. SEE, Circuit City is RIPPING OFF the shoppers. *Tsk* *Tsk*, when will we ever learn.

yowza...i take back my previous post. didn't realize they were so cheap everywhere.

Marquoz · 02-15-2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Do any of you own them? Are they worthwhile as upconverters for the price, say, compared to Oppos amazing lineup of converters?

What about this 24p feature they do for DVDs?

Any input gladly appreciated!

And no, this is not a Toshiba bash thread, DVD bash thread, anything bash thread, or I will have to bash your head in.

Just remember that it will eat up an HDMI in if you get one. It won't perform the upscale over component cables according to the user manual. Not sure if this will make a difference to you or not.

pBLU-RAYs3 · 02-15-2009, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Really? I assumed since Amazon had them for $80, they would be like $100 at Best Buy. Which they are, according to BB.com. Howd you see it at $63?!

I was shopping for one at BB & got the LG upconvert. I only saw one upconvert dvd player from tosh(HD-DVD)iba on the shelf there. Unless i made a mistake by mixing up prices. Now I think about it, not so sure now. SORRY!

I was deciding on a sony dvd(regular) player for $43 ORthe TOSH upconvert then finally decided on LG for $88 or so.
90% sure the tosh(HD-DVD)iba one was in the $60 price range but I could be wrong. TOSH was my 2nd choice, just might have been at my store only.

kefrank · 02-16-2009, 03:18 AM

If I were going to buy a standard DVD player right now, I think I'd go for the Oppo 980H. At ~$170, it's a very good upconverter, but beyond that, it's an audiophile-grade CD, SACD and DVD-Audio player worth more than it's price tag on that alone. See this review for details on it's audio capabilities.

02-15-2009, 08:30 PM	#1
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Toshiba XDE Upconverting DVD Players Do any of you own them? Are they worthwhile as upconverters for the price, say, compared to Oppos amazing lineup of converters? What about this 24p feature they do for DVDs? Any input gladly appreciated! And no, this is not a Toshiba bash thread, DVD bash thread, anything bash thread, or I will have to bash your head in.

02-15-2009, 08:32 PM	#2
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	here's a review from dvdtown: http://www.dvdtown.com/news/review-t...vd-player/5908 they seemed to like it as an upconverting player, but it still didn't warrant a high recommendation i assume you were looking into getting one? Last edited by Sussudio; 02-15-2009 at 08:35 PM.

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JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Meh, CC had some for mad cheap on closeout, $60. Piqued my interest.

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cartman781 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:In a van down by the river Blu-ray collection:2074 DVD collection:257 Digital collection:18 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:99	I have one. It does an OK job. I can't complain seeing as I got it for free anyways

02-15-2009, 08:51 PM	#6
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	I mean, I have Philips Upconverter, but I mainly use that to play my DivX movies and TV shows on, since the PS3 wont play all of them - it does a decent job upconverting. The DMP-BD35 has an annoying layer-break skip during DVD playback, so I just wanted to see if it was worth a decent upgrade over the PS3. But since I can't return it, I wanted to see if it was justifiable, since the Oppo 983 is in the $200-$300 range!!

02-16-2009, 03:18 AM	#13
kefrank Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:60	If I were going to buy a standard DVD player right now, I think I'd go for the Oppo 980H. At ~$170, it's a very good upconverter, but beyond that, it's an audiophile-grade CD, SACD and DVD-Audio player worth more than it's price tag on that alone. See this review for details on it's audio capabilities.

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