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"Toshiba SD-490 review"

1 DVD Player (approx. £50)

Published on 11/2009

On test: Toshiba SD-490

"Although Blu-ray players are starting to fall in price, they're still a good deal more expensive than DVD players. With the SD-490, which can be picked up for under £50, Toshiba is targeting those who aren't yet interested in Blu-ray but are looking for a stylish player with good 1080p-upscaling capabilities to help them make the most of their existing DVD collection." Review details: Single Test → Test results

"Toshiba XDE600 Upscaling DVD Player Review"

1 DVD Player (approx. £50)

Published on 10/2009

On test: Toshiba XDE600

"A hands-on inspection reveals that the XDE600 is a different animal to its predecessor. It's lighter, slimmer and a bit more glamorous thanks to its swanky gloss-black finish and a sloping grey-tinged bottom edge, which is proudly emblazoned with the XDE logo. Tap the light-as-a-feather bodywork and the hollow sound doesn't instil confidence, but it's firmly bolted together and is certainly no flimsier than any other budget player on the market." Review details: Single Test. One upscaling DVD player was reviewed and rated on design, features, performance and value. → Test results

"Toshiba XDE-600 DVD player"

1 DVD Player (approx. £50)

Published on 10/2009

On test: Toshiba XDE600

"Last year’s XDE-500, the first DVD player equipped with Toshiba’s eXtended Detail Enhancement (XDE) technology, certainly took upscaled picture quality to new heights, but a replacement for high-def it was not. Since then Toshiba has announced plans to launch a Blu-ray player, which means that this follow-up deck can be judged on its own merits and not as a Blu-ray substitute. The other good thing is that the price of the XDE-600 has been dropped to a more affordable level, costing almost half as much as its predecessor." Review details: Single Test → Test results

"LG DVX440 DVD Player Review"

1 DVD Player

Published on 9/2009

On test: LG Electronics DVX440

"If you're looking for a cheap ‘n' cheerful DVD player for yours or the kids' bedroom then you're spoilt for choice. There are shedloads of budget players for sale in supermarkets, online and on the high street at rock-bottom prices, many of which are made by well-known, reputable brands - like this one from LG. But just because they're cheap, it doesn't mean you should just blindly bung one in the trolley - budget decks are more likely to deliver dodgy picture quality or lack the features and connections you're looking for, which is why it's still worth doing your homework...." Review details: Single Test. One budget DVD player was reviewed and rated on design, features, performance and value. → Test results

DVD Players

DVDs have replaced the traditional VHS to such an extent that some shops in England have taken the bulkier, easily broken blank video tape off the shelves and now exclusively stock DVDs and CDs. The trend to opt for a DVD player has perhaps reached its zenith but there are now more and more affordable home cinemas systems and DVD recorders on the market that demand for DVD based systems will continue to be high for as long as DVDs continue to be made. DVD technology offers a very good picture and sound quality using the DVD's native MPEG2 compression format and modern DVD players are also capable of decoding the newer compression formats like DivX, XVID and even WMV9, which offers high density 1080 quality from file sizes no larger than standard DVD movies. DVD players are often ''slim'' and so take up less space and are less obtrusive in modern homes. When buying a DVD player you should take care it has all the necessary connections, RF is rare and almost non existent, but there are different formats such as composite, SCART, component video and S-VHS so be sure to check which are supported by your television. Component video offers the highest quality but SCART is most common and should be found on all television sets made in the last ten to fifteen years. What can also be considered the most important thing when looking for a DVD player is whether the remote control fits easily in the hand, but thankfully these are often kept just as sleek as the players themselves.

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