Re: Toshiba launch new DVD player with upconverting features

We have just received a shipment of these players (makro. leicester distribution and QA centre).And decided to run a little comparison against our top selling LG upscaling player, which costs £49.99, these new toshees are gonna retail for arond £110 (though the rrp is £129). And all i can say is WOW what a ripp off, the pic quality is just a little better than the lg, it would not be so bad if it were twice as sharp or clear (taking into account the 2x price over a normal upscaler) of the LG, but it isnt. We all sat round the panny tv expecting some wonderfull images, what a let down, all i can say is that if people cant see much of a difference between upscaled sd-dvd and high def (they obviously have not seen the right high def material) then this seems a little pointless, does'nt it?. Now i'm not a pro reveiwer just a forklift driver, but from what snippets i've picked up on the net, most people are of the same opinion. It would take me around 3 weeks in todays economic climate to save up and purchase one of these, but in all honesty i would rather wait another 3 to 4 weeks and buy a blu-ray player
Just one last note, if you own an oppo you can sit back and smile.

These are the 3 movies we ran through the players.

Appocalypse now

Star wars eps 3

Cars

PS

They do look kinda cool though, the toshy players i mean.

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[Post edited by Les_Claypool on Aug 19, 2008 - CDT 7:39 AM]

Well good for Toshiba. I am always for improviing technology that is already available. Trouble for me is I watch very few dvd's these days and mainly rent and buy blu ray discs. Going back to a dvd is always a disappointment. While the improvement in picture, even with the new Spurs engine, might be nicer than we already have, you cannot make prime rib out of hamberger, so I will always crave the prime rib. For those movies unreleased on blu-ray, of course it will be nice to upconvert them as best we can. The other problem is that darn 384kbps very compressed Dolby Digital that is on dvd. After hearing these tracks in lossless, it seems like the difference between record albums and cd's.

I will pass on this player but am interested to see the upcoming model with the Spurs engine, and see how it rates next to my Denon with the HQV Realta chip.