Despite the major improvements in Blu-ray discs and players lately, I have to say that, based on my experience with the Toshiba HD-XA2, I still think HD DVD looks better. Not that Blu-ray looks bad these days—far from it—but after reviewing several Blu...
Sammanfattning: Its amazing how fast markets are changing lately. A year ago you had to pay at least a cool ten grand to get a high quality 1080p front projector, and now you can find them for less than $5K. HD DVD players hit the market and would cost you $500 for a...
Sammanfattning: But there’s a bit more horsepower in the HD-XA2, which features a Silicon Optix Reon HQVC processor and a 12-bit video digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with 4x oversampling. The lower-cost A20 must content itself with an Anchor Bay (DVDO) video pro...
Stunning picture quality, excellent HDMI upscaling, slimmer design than the first generation units, offers 1080p output, multichannel analog outputs and RS-232 port
Expensive, prone to occasional operational glitches
As the top of the line unit in Toshibas second generation of HD DVD players, the Toshiba HD-XA2 offers all the latest HD technology. The HD-A2 delivers stunning picture and sound quality, marred only by some occasional operational glitches--and the h...
Sammanfattning: Ive been playfully accused by some of my colleagues at Sound & Vision of waxing a bit too enthusiastic last year in my review of Toshibas inaugural HD DVD player, the HD-XA1. If so, dear reader, consider this fair warning to get out your barf bag, b...
Sammanfattning: The HD DVD format has been out for just over a year now, and Toshiba is now on to the second generation of their high-def disc players. HD DVD was first to the market, beating Blu-ray by a few months. Despite a big shot in the arm from Sony’s Playstati...
Publicerad: 2007-04-10, Författare: Matthew , testad av: cnet.com
Excellent image quality on HD DVDs and DVDs; solid soundtrack support, including Dolby TrueHD; much faster load times than its predecessor; HDMI 1.3; Ethernet jack to upgrade firmware.
Expensive; HD DVD could lose the format war; still some operational quirks; terrible remote.
The ongoing format war makes any HD DVD purchase a dicey proposition, but for early adopters willing to take the dive, the HD-XA2 is an excellent choice.
Sammanfattning: HD DVD and Blu-Ray players have been available to the consumer for a little less than a year. And while the first-generation players worked, they were plagued with quirks and bugs that made the viewing experience less than ideal. Now, under a year later...
The Toshiba HD-XA2 is not perfect. Still a little slow to boot, slightly noisy in its operation, and featuring a less than exciting remote control. But these slight operational quirks are easily tolerated in light of the units stellar video and audio...
