HD and DVD Bargains

wilko · Quote #21 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 08:35 PM

My EP30 was despatched today!

WOOHOO!!

I'm so happy. I will now have something to play my transformers HD-DVD on.

steveh2006 · Quote #22 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 08:43 PM

The ep35 release date has gone back to the 19th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gutted! Im not very patient at the best of times and it waited 2/3 weeks already!

Oh well :(

Let us know how your ep30 is wilko

smashed · Quote #23 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 09:16 PM

I really want to see transformers.
BT Shop are really annoying me now

wilko · Quote #24 (**permalink**) 09-11-2007, 12:38 PM

OK, received this last night, but only had about 15 minutes to set it up and play before I had to leave to drive to Glasgow.

First impressions?

Whats Good
Picture quality is quite simply stunning, it's noticably better than my XBOX360 HD-DVD drive was. I put on "Transformers" and the quality is amazing.

Upscaling - WOW. What can I say? I put on "The Day After Tomorrow", and the picture was stunning - I couldn't tell the difference between the upscaled DVD and an HD-DVD picture. Totally impressed.

What's Not So Good
Front LCD - I'm not sure what I was expecting, but the front LCD panel is a little basic. I think maybe I was hoping for something a little more "starship enterprise" like.

Not multi region - and considering I have a substantial collection of R1 and R3 disks, this ain't so good.

Noiser than expected - you can clearly hear the motor spinning, which is a bit off-putting. Although once the film starts, it is not noticable and is CERTAINLY much quieter then the XBOX360 HD-DVD drive.

Boot up time for disks is quite lengthy - I haven't yet timed it, but it seemed to say "LOADING" for quite some time before the film actually started.

steveh2006 · Quote #25 (**permalink**) 09-11-2007, 04:51 PM

Excellent - glad your review is good! I have read that there has been multiregion firmware pushed out for toshiba's in the past so hopefully the same will follow for these.

Glad the picture quality is worth it - my main worry was it not being a significant increase - with each HDDVD being £10 odd!

EP35's are apparently in stock on toshibas own supplier now so hopefully might see them before the 19th!

smashed · Quote #26 (**permalink**) 15-11-2007, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by steveh2006

Excellent - glad your review is good! I have read that there has been multiregion firmware pushed out for toshiba's in the past so hopefully the same will follow for these.

Glad the picture quality is worth it - my main worry was it not being a significant increase - with each HDDVD being £10 odd!

EP35's are apparently in stock on toshibas own supplier now so hopefully might see them before the 19th!

Binned my order. The thought of having to watch just R2 SD films on it (dont want to get hoaxed about MR since they didnt for the 1st 2 generations), along with £12 minimum a film meant that I have jumped back off the wagon for now. Will wait until the discs come down.. or I grab a real bargain. (perhaps in New York in January)

wilko · Quote #27 (**permalink**) 15-11-2007, 08:24 PM

Yep, I totally understand where you are coming from.

The vast majority of my DVD's are R2, however I tried to pop in an R3 the other day without thinking and it wouldn't play. I was really disappointed because it was one that I really wanted to see up-scaled.