Conclusion: The HD-XA2 improves upon its predecessor in almost every way, yet regular DVD videos still exhibit too many jagged edges. Supports 1080p video output. Excellent image quality with HD DVD movies. Stylish new design. Improved disc-loading times. Long start-up time. No 1080p24 output. Jagged edges visible when playing DVD video.
Conclusion: The good: 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. The bad: Expensive; HD DVD could lose the format war; still some operational quirks; terrible remote. The bottom line: The ongoing format war makes...
Featuring the superior video and audio capabilities of the first generation models and implementing key enhancements to further improve product performance, Toshiba's HD DVD players set the new standard in high definition technology.
Marketing Date
February 2007
DVD Type
HD-DVD
Number of Discs
1
Playable Disk Types
CD (Audio),DVD Video,DVD-R DL,DVD-RW,HD-DVD,CD-RW,DVD-R,CD-R