The news
May should see the arrival of the HD-EP10 - the third Toshiba HD DVD player to be introduced in Europe.
Like the top-dog model detailed yesterday (Toshiba's HD-XE1 1080p HD DVD player arrives at last), the newcomer offers 1080p output, though we don't know if the fitted HDMI socket is a latest-generation V1.3 or whether the player has any of the other plus-points that the HD-XE1 scores over Toshiba's first offering, the £320 HD-E1.
No UK-specific pricing has been announced but the Euros-RRP of €699 translates to £478 at current exchange rates. The street price, though, is likely to be considerably less, given that the HD-XE1 can be had for little more than £500.
Toshiba HD-EP10 (click for larger
image)
As well as outputting 1080p from suitable HD DVD movies, the HD-EP10 is said to upscale standard DVD to the same format - or to 720p or 1080i if that's all your TV set can handle.
Toshiba says that, in addition to 1080p output, the HD-EP10's key selling points include:
* Playback of HD DVD, DVD,
DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW and CD formats
* Internet connectivity via Ethernet to access additional HD DVD content
* Outputs for HDMI, component video, S-video and composite video
* Audio support for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS and DTS-HD - plus Linear PCM - and with digital optical and stereo analogue outputs
That's about all we know - though we've got a specs
sheet (23KB, PDF format - right click to download) for you to
read here and have included the official
press release on page two and will keep you posted. * Internet connectivity via Ethernet to access additional HD DVD content
* Outputs for HDMI, component video, S-video and composite video
* Audio support for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS and DTS-HD - plus Linear PCM - and with digital optical and stereo analogue outputs
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HEXUS.links
HEXUS.community :: discussion thread about this articleHEXUS.lifestyle - news :: HD-EP10 specs sheet (23KB, PDF format - right click to download)
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External.links
Toshiba UK - HD DVD home pageToshiba UK - HD-XE1 home page
Toshiba UK - HD-XE1 specs page
Amazon UK - HD-XE1 selling page
Wikipedia - HDMI V1.3
