Black Friday see store specials
The Toshiba XD-E500 is an up-converting DVD player from Toshiba. While recently released, the XD-E500 is not revolutionary, with no support for high definition HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs. Instead, this regular DVD player up-converts regular DVD-quality 480p, creating a full 1080p signal that appears better on high definition screens. This unit features the same upconverting processor as Toshiba's other high-end upconverting player, the SD-6100, with the addition of the "XDE" post-processing engine. This extra processing chip performs three main enhancements to: sharpness, color and contrast. There are 4 different picture modes available, though it seems that not all three enhancements can be active at the same time.
MSRP $150.00
Release date August, 2008
love it
want it
have it
tag it
Pros & Cons6
Reviews2
Details
Buy It1
Competitors4
Related4
Gallery1
Pros & Cons
1 positive
1 mixed
0 negative
![[i]](/images/info.png)
How is the ProSCORE calculated?
show me!
The ProSCORE is calculated based on the ratio of Pros & Cons about this product as voted by
approved reviewers from the ProductWiki community.
ProSCORE = 100 x (Pro votes) / [(Pro votes) + (Con votes)]
Numbers used for this ProSCORE:
Pro votes = 5
Con votes = 3
Total votes = 8
If you want to help improve the accuracy of the results, register and start voting!
» see the top ranked reviewers
[close]
Details
Features
- Weight: 3.5 lbs
- Dimensions: 16.93 x 1.97 x 7.80 (WxHxD
- 1080p/24Hz output mode
- XDE processing engine
- Back pannel interface: ColorStream Pro® Component Video Output, S-Video, RCA Video Outputs (1), L-R Audio (1), Coaxial Outputs (1), HDMI™-CEC (1), Digital Optical Output
Submit a link
This report was started
September 1, 2008 at 6:38 pm by
Yale
with the last edit occurring
September 2, 2008 at 7:12 pm by
meNNis
This page has been viewed
1197 times,
with
23 edits by
3 contributors.
See the
full report history »
Buy It
Toshiba XD-E500
• Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
• XD-E500 DVD Player
UPC: 022265001912
EAN: 022265001912
MPN: XD-E500
Competitors
MSRP $170.00
Released August, 2007
Pros
- Inexpensive top-notch DVD player - $170
- Upconverts video sources to 1080p over HDMI
- Plays many different formats of audio and video
Cons
- Doesn't play Blu-Ray or HD-DVD
- Doesn't offer Faroudja video processing like the DV-981HD
- No component video outputs.
Toshiba XD-E500
vs.
OPPO DV-980H
MSRP $150.00
Released January, 2008
The Onkyo DV-SP405 is a progressive scan DVD player with upconverting abilities to 720p and 1080p resolution, which it accomplishes through HDMI. It also features DTS, Dolby Digital and Digital Audio Output, as well as MP3, WMA, JPEG, VCD, CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW playback, with Disk-Navigator for browsing media content. The DV-SP405 has component, composite...
Toshiba XD-E500
vs.
Onkyo DV-SP405
MSRP $79.99
Released March, 2008
The DVP–NS700 is an upconverting DVD player that provides an image supported by Sony’s Precision Cinema Progressive Technology and Precision Drive 3 System, giving it the ability to receive a true image from the source. Sony has also upscaled this player to 1080p through the HDMI connection, and equipped it with a video 12 bit/108 Mhz...
Toshiba XD-E500
vs.
Sony DVP-NS700
MSRP $230.00
Released December, 2006
Pros
- Region free DVD player
- Includes and HDMI cable in the box
- Decent 1080p upscaling
- Plays many formats of audio and video
Cons
- No component video ouput.
- Requires an HDMI->DVI for DVI output
Toshiba XD-E500
vs.
OPPO DV-981HD
Reviews
September 2, 2008
approved
reviewer
Pros
- Picture quality that competes with more expensive DVD players
- Outputs a 24FPS picture which is rare in this price range
- Enhanced sharpness works without introducing extra artifacts
Cons
- Color mode can sometimes make colors look artificial
- Limited picture adjustment settings
- Very bad tray design
Did you find this review helpful?
Yes
/
No
September 2, 2008
approved
reviewer
want it
Pros
- Picture quality that competes with more expensive DVD players
- Outputs a 24FPS picture which is rare in this price range
Cons
Did not agree with any cons
Comments
Did you find this review helpful?
Yes
/
No
Price comparison information by:
This product is also known as:
XD, E, 500, XDE, E500, XDE500
