XDE - Toshiba still hasn't given up

[UFAlien]

http://www.toshibaxde.com/

Apparently Toshiba still wants to steal some of Blu-ray's thunder. So they're making some fancy upscalers with "Xtended Detail Enhancement"...

Of course, it's upscaling, edge enhancement, saturation boost, exposure modification, and contrast adjustment.

So it's like playing with the picture settings on any photo editor. Gee, that's REALLY great.

BUT, they say, it's not, because it analyzes the picture and only applies the enhancement to areas that "need it".

So it's like playing with those same photo controls, only you have a certain part selected. Forgive me for still not being blown away.

Not to mention you don't decide where you want enhancement, the computer does. Which introduces the possibility for all sorts of screwups you can't do anything about.

Their whole selling point is that it's cheaper than Blu-Ray.
Well... it's still not HD. It does nothing for the sound.

They even advertise as "NEAR" HD quality.

Assuming the computer doesn't screw up the enhancement.

I'll stick with Blu-ray, thanks.

[dadkins]

Toshiba - We don't know when to stop!

LMAO!

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

LOl! They just don't know when to quit

[Leopold BUTTERS]

haha, i can't wait until they release thier first blu-ray player, they are going to look like idiots after all they have done and will try to do then actaully release BD players.

[ryoohki]

Woohoo.. it's doing and Unmask Sharpness! I have this feature on my sanyo projector since 3 years.. (called Transient Improvement)

[blu master]

They gotta eat i guess

[Halcro 1]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

haha, i can't wait until they release thier first blu-ray player, they are going to look like idiots after all they have done and will try to do then actaully release BD players.

Sony made VHS after Beta died ,,, So whats the big deal

[BlurayManiac]

Originally Posted by dadkins

Toshiba - We don't know when to stop!

LMAO!

when will Toshiba give up jesus a bunch of sore losers

rock on blu-ray

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by BlurayManiac

when will Toshiba give up jesus a bunch of sore losers

rock on blu-ray

ROFL!
I still get the occasional disgruntled HD DVD fan spewing nonsense at my other haunts.

like.no.other

[blu-mike]

Originally Posted by UFAlien

http://www.toshibaxde.com/

Apparently Toshiba still wants to steal some of Blu-ray's thunder. So they're making some fancy upscalers with "Xtended Detail Enhancement"...

Of course, it's upscaling, edge enhancement, saturation boost, exposure modification, and contrast adjustment.

So it's like playing with the picture settings on any photo editor. Gee, that's REALLY great.

BUT, they say, it's not, because it analyzes the picture and only applies the enhancement to areas that "need it".

So it's like playing with those same photo controls, only you have a certain part selected. Forgive me for still not being blown away.

Not to mention you don't decide where you want enhancement, the computer does. Which introduces the possibility for all sorts of screwups you can't do anything about.

Their whole selling point is that it's cheaper than Blu-Ray.
Well... it's still not HD. It does nothing for the sound.

They even advertise as "NEAR" HD quality.

Assuming the computer doesn't screw up the enhancement.

I'll stick with Blu-ray, thanks.

Just like rick o' connell from the mummy would say "these guys just don't quit!

[Neil_Luv's_BLU]

Originally Posted by UFAlien

http://www.toshibaxde.com/

Apparently Toshiba still wants to steal some of Blu-ray's thunder. So they're making some fancy upscalers with "Xtended Detail Enhancement"...

Of course, it's upscaling, edge enhancement, saturation boost, exposure modification, and contrast adjustment.

So it's like playing with the picture settings on any photo editor. Gee, that's REALLY great.

BUT, they say, it's not, because it analyzes the picture and only applies the enhancement to areas that "need it".

So it's like playing with those same photo controls, only you have a certain part selected. Forgive me for still not being blown away.

Not to mention you don't decide where you want enhancement, the computer does. Which introduces the possibility for all sorts of screwups you can't do anything about.

Their whole selling point is that it's cheaper than Blu-Ray.
Well... it's still not HD. It does nothing for the sound.

They even advertise as "NEAR" HD quality.

Assuming the computer doesn't screw up the enhancement.

I'll stick with Blu-ray, thanks.

I think this say's all I need (and or want) to say on this matter!

Damn it Toshiba!!!

[dialog_gvf]

^^^ So far the major reviewers of the XDE say to turn off all the fancy enhancements, because they ruin the picture.

Gary

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

^^^ So far the major reviewers of the XDE say to turn off all the fancy enhancements, because they ruin the picture.

Gary

ROFLMAO!

That's priceless!

[Rob71]

That would make it a Toshiba XDE DVD player then, right?

[Blaumann]

then you can enjoy the overly soft mpeg2 decoder this model has....

They also put SUC into HDTVs now. Anyone heard if all HD programming will be stopped, because apparently you can suc up SD to HD with these wunderwaffen? Anyone? No? Nothing? Oh!