DVD player Tests (P. 5/6)

"iLuv i1055"

Published on: 4/2007

On test: iLuv i1055

The iLuv i1055 is curious creature -- a portable DVD player with an iPod dock tucked into the rear. With the iPod docked, you're free to enjoy your favourite videos on the i1055's 7-inch screen. It comes fitted with TV-out sockets so you're also able to hook it up to any television you find in your vicinity. → More

"Toshiba HD-XE1 HD DVD player"

Published on: 4/2007

On test: Toshiba HD-XE1

After the big bang of the HD disc format war, the dust has settled a little. There are players available on both the Blu-ray and HD DVD sides and now manufacturers are expanding their product lines - adding a feature here and an enhancement there. → More

"Toshiba HD-XE1 HD DVD Player"

Published on: 4/2007

On test: Toshiba HD-XE1

At the beginning of the year I looked at Toshiba’s first European HD DVD player, the HD-E1. The HD-E1 proved to be a very impressive piece of kit, marketed at a bargain price, especially when compared to the competing Blu-ray products at the time. Unusually however, Toshiba chose to release its entry level player before its high end machine, but now I have the flagship HD-XE1 in my possession and it’s time to find out whether it’s worth the extra cash. → More

"Toshiba HD-E1"

Issue: 5/2007

On test: Toshiba HD-E1

HD DVD certainly has a price advantage over Blu-ray: Toshiba's HD-E1 player is almost half the cost of Samsung's BD-P1000 Blu-ray player ... Unfortunately, the design and build quality feel similar to DVD players costing £200 less. → More

"Group test: Portable DVD players"

Published on: 3/2007

On test: Panasonic LX110EBS, Philips PET 821, Goodmans GDVD90W2, Sony DVP-FX810

Back at the turn of the century Panasonic released the world's first portable DVD player, and since then the smallest disc spinners have kept getting smaller and more feature rich. These days hard drive players might be getting all the attention, but with modern DVD players offering support for the latest digital multimedia files as well as all those standard CDs and DVDs we keep buying, demand is still strong. → More