Review 1 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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This item is a BUST. DO NOT BUY IT
02/05/2010
By danput2
from New York NY
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What's great about it: Price is enticing
What's not so great: It will break down in the first month of use
"Mine is a common experience. Decent machine, great picture, easy navigation, but what's the point IF IT BREAKS DOWN IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS? AVOID THIS ITEM UNLESS YOU ARE TRYING TO PURCHASE A SLEEK, KUBRICKIAN PAPERWEIGHT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. BEST BUY, please send the rest of your stock on this item to the junk yard."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 2 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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OUTSTANDING PRODUCT
02/01/2010
By Sib
from Junction City, Ore
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What's great about it: All the features I wanted and more, quick delivery, excellent price.
What's not so great: This unit is perfect.
"This unit has a large screen, very clear picture, five hour battery.
It is light easy to handle. I am so impressed I may buy another one
for my grandson."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 3 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Very good resolution
01/27/2010
By ncbpoppa
from Durham, NC
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What's great about it: good price
What's not so great: no counter on unit
"would recommend to a friend. Toshiba is a good product."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 4 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Player finally died just like everyone said
12/31/2009
By 1918
from Hartford CT
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What's great about it: Excellent Upconvert Picture Quality
What's not so great: This DVD is poorly made and will break down within 1 year.
"I purchased this player earlier this year and thought the upconvert picture quality was the best I've seen outside of the high end upconverts. As I was doing the research I noted that alot of people complained about how the player would suddenly stop working and just show a bunch of jumbled green pixels. I ignored these bad reviews and purchased the player anyway. To my dismay, tonight was the night the player bit the dust. Right in the middle of a movie the screen turned into a green pixelated mess and my player is pretty much shot. So if I can give any advice - DO NOT buy this player. The quality of this product is BAD. Toshiba needs to get their act together because they are turning away alot of loyal customers with this highly defective product. The only silver lining is that this model has been discontinued with a newer model being released - the XDE 600."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 5 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Don't Buy This DVD
09/03/2009
By Anonymous
from Oviedo, FL
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What's great about it: Price.
What's not so great: It died after less than 90 days.
"I guess you really do get what you pay for but this DVD died in under 90 days which was totally unexpected. I've had other Toshiba DVD's that have been very good buys and have lasted well but I don't recommend this machine. Spend a bit more and get something that will last."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 6 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Works awesome
08/20/2009
By sonyhater3
from Moreno Valley
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What's great about it: Picture very HD like, without having to recollect discs that are over priced
What's not so great: nothing
"I've had this dvd player for a few months. It works really well, for the price and quality of picture. Forget Blu-ray. Why recollect your movies when you can keep using your dvd's that upconvert nicely."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 7 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Stopped working 4 days after warranty
08/18/2009
By NJF07
from Madison, WI
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What's great about it: easy to use/set up. work well while it lasted
What's not so great: died in 95 days.
"All seemed fine -- set up/picture quality, etc. Image distorted and unviewable after 95 days -- and warranty is 90 days!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 8 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Good picture if you don't want to hear the movie
08/16/2009
By amanda2004
from NJ
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What's great about it: picture quality
What's not so great: sound constantly goes in and out.
"The sound on this player has gone in and out since we first purchased it. I am constatnly playing with the wires to get the volume up. Sometimes it works. I have tried changing the wires and hooking it up to another tv and it still happens."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 9 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Best UpConverter I've ever seen
08/02/2009
By bostonguy
from GA
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What's great about it: upconversion
What's not so great: older dvds
"I've read a lot of reviews about the XD-E500, and I don't know if people are trying to use the dvd player under water or what. I've never had any problems with it, I've had it for well over a year now, and it is the best UpConverter I've ever used. The extended detail enhancements are sometimes usefull, but the overall picture quality is why you should buy this machine. The only problem is that if you have an older dvd, sometimes it will have some studder, but newer dvds with a relatively high bit rate look wonderful. Just my 2 cents. I've very happy with my purchase."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 10 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Stopped working after 6 months!
07/09/2009
By doozii
from CT
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What's great about it: Decent upconverted picture
What's not so great: Stops working after warranty period ends
"I bought this last Christmas 2008 for $110. The unit had some irritating problems from the get go. It would occasionally glitch up, freeze etc, but the overall picture quality was admittedly, very good. Unfortunately, after 6 months the unit stopped working. The audio would play but the entire screen turned into a "pixilated" green with some splashes of yellow thrown in. We could not get it to work. I removed it, threw it in the trash and bought a Sony. Stay away from this hunk of junk. Toshiba used to be a player but their quality has gone down the DRAIN. I am very disappointed. This unit listed for $149 just 6 months ago and now they are less than $70 bucks. Should tell you something right there."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Don't Buy!
06/13/2009
By Skot57
from Long Beach, CA
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What's great about it: When it works the picture is okay.
What's not so great: Stops working after a few weeks.
"This is the worst experience I have ever had with a consumer electronics product! I bought this DVD player in late December 2008 at Best Buy for $99. I had trouble with the picture freezing and "pixelating" almost from the start. The unit stopped working completely after 3 weeks of infrequent useage. I exchanged the unit for a new one at Best Buy. The new unit worked for about two months before it too stopped working completely. I called the 866 Toshiba number and they agreed to exchange it for another new unit. I shipped the broken player back (thank goodness I kept the box) and received a new unit within two weeks (overall not a bad customer service experience). The new unit worked without a hitch until last week when it too stopped working! I called the 866 Toshiba number again but was unable to connect with a human being. When I called another toll free number for Toshiba, I talked to a real person but he told me he worked in another division and was unable to help me. He gave me the 866 number I already had called. When I said I was unable to talk to anyone on that number, he confirmed that the number was completely automated (I guess they learned it was better to hide from customers in the two months since my earlier experience). He suggested I email Toshiba customer service which I have done requesting a full refund but have not received a reply. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! The unit is still under warranty but there is no one to contact to exercise my rights. In summary, I have had three new Toshiba XD-E500 DVD players in a row, all of which broke within two months and now there is no live customer service to contact! Don't buy this unit!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Lasts a few days.STAY AWAY!!
05/16/2009
By mark1000
from Chicago,Illinois
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What's great about it: Good picture
What's not so great: Lasts a few days
"Thats right folkd,it lasted a whole five days before it decided to bight the dust.And I watched maybe four or five movies.The picture was nice,but come on, I expect a little better from a know brand.What a piece of garbage.I took it back and bb exchanged without a hassle. I went with the LG model they sell.I will let you know.Stay away from this one!!!!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 13 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Best to avoid this one
04/28/2009
By ScratchSF
from SF Bay Area
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What's great about it: Very easy to set up and use. Good picture quality with a HDTV
What's not so great: In 6 months, the unit malfunctioned and would not play DVDs.
"I spent 10 years with my previous DVD player before it died. This Toshiba was its replacement. While it was easy to set up and took advantage of my HDTV (something my previous player did not do), this unit failed to function in less than 6 months. I don't care how good the picture quality is if the unit isn't playing DVDs. Simply put, if I have to spend $$ on a new unit, the value just is not there. So, while this unit had the features I wanted, it might be best for me to return to the other brand."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 14 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Quit working 3 days after i bought it
04/27/2009
By cbult
from Cincinnati, Ohio
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What's great about it: The price if it worked
What's not so great: Quit working 3 days after I bougt it
"I'm normall not the type to cheap out on anything. I believe you get what you pay for and this was a good example. I was a sucker for the nice display they had set up for this unit. I'm not sure if the upconverter ever worked. I watched a couple of movies over a period of two days. On the third day, during a movie, green pixle shift appeared. We tried several different movies and all connections with no luck. It's going back today!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 15 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Only used a few times before quit working
04/24/2009
By sun27
from Florida
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What's great about it: Nothing since it is not reliable
What's not so great: Would not read any DVD's new ones or old ones after first few times
"I am just glad I did not by the special expensive cable for it. Next time will buy the older types and a different brand. The picture was great, but what good is that if it is only for a few uses."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 16 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Poor DVD Player
04/07/2009
By MikeNg
from Orange County, CA
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What's great about it: High quality converting 1080p than other DVD PLayer
What's not so great: Poor product quality; Poor guarantee from Toshiba Inc.
"Bought this one $150.00 from Circuit City on Sept-2008. After 7 months, DVD Tray sit duck when press open disk button, Try all the way from their support website but no hope, its motor kind of dead. They told me this one only has 90 days guarantee service, So if i need it fix I got to pay all fee. Grrrrr...Now it got a place in my trash bin.
Never...never buy Toshiba DVD player again. Stay away from this cr...please..."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 17 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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The worst so far
04/02/2009
By Cel004
from New Jersey
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What's great about it: Everyting until it stoped working today
What's not so great: That you are paying for just a few month of use.
"I bought this DVD player in Nov 2008, it stop working today...exactly four months and 5 days after purchased....what a waste of money. Is pure junk, no matter how nice the pictures are and how nice it look in the store keep in mind that you will pay almost $80.00 for a few months of use....that's it!!!!
I will definitely do not recomend this product. keep away from it, and don't waste your money.
This is my 4th DVD player since I moved to NJ, that is to say 3 years ago."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 18 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Good Value for the money
03/15/2009
By sw501
from Texas
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What's great about it: Ease of set up, can be made multi regional,nice upconversion for the money
What's not so great: cheesy remote, poor user guide, limited options for picture
"I bought this product this past January for the principal purpose of having a backup to my Oppo-983H. I have been pleasently surprised by its performance and value. The enhancement is better than most, and that includes another Oppo that I own, the 971. It is easy to make multi regional, and I have used it in my extensively bedroom. Since i have many Region 2 discs,and I have many "home made" DVD's, I have found that the picyure is quite exceptional. This player is not Blu-Ray, but it is one of the best upconverting detail enhancement players that you can get for the money. again, it is not as good as my Oppo-983, but then again the XDE does not run $399.00 either. However, it is as good as my Oppo 971, and it is better than my Panny.
In terms of audio, i am running this through a Yamaha A/V which i have had for two years, and the sound is better than my Panny, which is only a year old. There have been no drop outs.
If you have an extensive SD/DVD collection, this is a good upconvert player to get. I know that some consumers have had problems, but mine is better than i expected it to be."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 19 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Waste of Money
03/10/2009
By GMorgan
from Charlotte,NC
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What's great about it: Picture is very good.
What's not so great: Reliability, will not read all disks.
"Bought this DVD player about 6 months ago and it is now in the garbage.
Would not read all disks and finally just stopped woking all together.
Stay away from this player."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 20 for Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p Extended Detail DVD Player
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Do Not Buy
03/09/2009
By Scott616
from Anaheim
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What's great about it: Nothing it stopped working in the first month
What's not so great: This machine is faulty, tray malfunctions, power malfunctions.
"This thing had a nice picture but in the first month the tray would not respond then the power would not go off. Stopped even trying to use it. It is a lemon. Toshiba customer service gave me the run around and never offered to fix it."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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