Typical price: £200
What is it: HD DVD player with support for 1080p/24p output
What we think: This player is well worth considering if you want to make an affordable entry into HD DVD
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 20 November 2007
Tags: Toshiba, Toshiba HD-EP30, film, DHCP, speakers
We like:
1080p/24p support; picture quality; sound quality; easy to use; plays HD DVDs from anywhere in the world
We don't like:
No analogue 5.1 audio outputs; a bit slow to play discs; no multi-region DVD support
Also known as:
Toshiba HD-A30
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CNET UK judgement:
The Toshiba HD-EP30 is a good, low-cost way of getting into HD movies. It offers an upgrade to 1080p over the HD-E1. Our only major complaint is the lack of analogue audio outputs. Solid HD and upscaled DVD performance wins it our respect
Full review:
It may only have been a 1080i player, but the Toshiba HD-E1 found a place in our hearts. Firstly, despite the fact that it's 1080i, it makes no difference when you watch film material. Secondly, it's cheap and simple. Continue Reading...
Toshiba HD-EP30 History
19 Feb 2008 in Crave
HD DVD is dead. Really, they've checked its pulse this time
As the final bell tolls for HD DVD, we're left wondering what the success of Blu-ray will mean to us in the next ten years -- so join us as we mull over the future and what the death of HD DVD means
9 Nov 2007 in Crave
Toshiba HD-EP30 and E1 compared: Hot HD DVD player action
Yesterday the new Toshiba HD-EP30 landed on our doorstep, so we thought we'd welcome it by taking some gratuitous photos of it alongside the outgoing and much loved HD-E1
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