Author Topic: Toshiba stubbornly launches the un-Blu-ray, XD-E500 DVD player (Read 25665 times)

Invinciible · « **Reply #180 on:** Mar 22, 2009 at 06:52 AM »

Quote from: TOY 01 on Mar 20, 2009 at 01:31 PM

I think sir pwede na siya gawin region free...

I can attest to this.

crossedge · « **Reply #181 on:** Mar 23, 2009 at 05:53 PM »

Quote from: Invinciible on Mar 22, 2009 at 06:52 AM

I can attest to this.

Thanks . . how much po ba SRP nito sa Pinas? I know meron nagbebenta dito na galing from US, pero medyo paranoid ako sa warranty e, kaya gusto ko sana yung galing dito yung bilhin for the warranty. Or kung mura sa Singapore dun nalang, kasi madali naman padala dun kung sakali may deffect.

Superman · « **Reply #182 on:** Mar 24, 2009 at 08:14 PM »

Quote from: crossedge on Mar 23, 2009 at 05:53 PM

Thanks . . how much po ba SRP nito sa Pinas? I know meron nagbebenta dito na galing from US, pero medyo paranoid ako sa warranty e, kaya gusto ko sana yung galing dito yung bilhin for the warranty. Or kung mura sa Singapore dun nalang, kasi madali naman padala dun kung sakali may deffect.

I don't think this is available locally except from toy01 and anya618 w/c is on order basis...Try also SG...they might have them there...Check it out at Sim Lim Square

sjss · « **Reply #183 on:** Mar 25, 2009 at 10:55 AM »

i saw xd-e500 at the former "Image" in harrison plaza for about 8k

muhlach · « **Reply #184 on:** Mar 29, 2009 at 11:28 AM »

got my xde 500 yesterday c/o anya,very nice picture hook up with my panasonic pv7 compared to my pio 600.TNX AGAIN SIR ANYA!

Carlo777 · « **Reply #185 on:** Mar 29, 2009 at 07:04 PM »

XDE-500 initial impression/s:

Connected to a Panny PV80:

Connecting the player to the T.V via HDMI it automatically set the resolution to 720p and the XDE mode was kept at "sharp" by default. I did not bother going to 1080p because I don't use FULL HD resolutions on an HD-Ready T.V.

Underworld Evolution DVD: (XDE=ON)

At first I really noticed a significant "jump" in terms of picture quality over a Pioneer DV-410v and DV-600. I even thought for a moment, that the picture definition finally brought DVD to near true "high-def" standards. That, unfortunately was simply "biglang tingin" and after a few moments and a close inspection of the of picture quality. I noticed that the film was smothered with "edge-enhancement" marring intricate details. This is a very subjective issue as some folks in the house seem to like the effect. However, I was not too blown away by it because it made the film a little less than film like.

XDE=OFF

Now, this was a better picture definition for me, it's natural sharpness does not give it a more "digital" image, but it's still crisper and cleaner over my Pioneers without the bugs of edge enhancement.

My observation:

Still a good upscaler that surprisingly performs better without the bannered "enhancements".

More on this later, when we get to try it on a native 1080p set like the PY800 and the A650.

POST UPDATE:

Quick questions I got from my PM box and my answers:

1) Is it close to High-Def?

When the XDE is switched-on, it gives a somewhat "high-def" look.

2) Better than Pioneer 410v or 600?

Yes, cleaner, sharper and better defined colors even with XDE switched-off

reynold · « **Reply #186 on:** Apr 04, 2009 at 03:37 PM »

Got mine from anya yesterday, Panalong-panalo for its price, wala akong masabi sa performance, picture quality is near HD, i like the XDE mode and its 3D effect

Now it is set to 1080p/24f, kinaya ng 42PV80 ko, oks na oks pag Fast Action scene (Transformers (SD))

btw, my unit is already region free na so di ko na nagamit yung pag-unlock nya

crossedge · « **Reply #187 on:** Apr 16, 2009 at 02:14 PM »

Just got this unit from SG, but I'm having a problem, walang lumalabas na audio sa TV using HDMI.

My TV is a Pana 42PV70 and I'm using a generic HDMI cable (yung libre sa TV

). I have set the TV to accept digital audio input and set the XDE to ouptut PCM (this was indicated on the manual) but still no sound. There were no problems using component cables.

Any help will be very much appreciated, hopefully di ako nakakuha ng bad unit. May kinalaman kaya sa HDMI cable or dahil **** dvd's gamit ko?

reynold · « **Reply #188 on:** Apr 16, 2009 at 08:19 PM »

Hmmm...di ko pa na-try 'to ah... will try it tonight, i'll give you feedback tom, hopefully the same lang HDMI capabilities ng tv natin, mine is 42PV80

ǝʞɐɾ ʎzzɐɾ · « **Reply #189 on:** Apr 16, 2009 at 09:24 PM »

Quote from: Superman on Mar 20, 2009 at 12:56 PM

Got my unit c/o anya last weekend but I was on official business trip/s...Didn't have time yet to "set-up" last night as I was too tired due too the long trip (CDO to Davao)...but I will try tonight and will post my impressions ASAP, thanks!

have you tried your unit jen? unlocked already?

anya618 · « **Reply #190 on:** Apr 16, 2009 at 10:24 PM »

tried this on kylierod's units and it worked perfectly

Quote

Codefree via remote control:

- open the tray
- type 2403960
- press 9
- close the tray
- turn the player off and back on again

Invinciible · « **Reply #191 on:** Apr 17, 2009 at 01:31 AM »

Quote from: anya618 on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:24 PM

tried this on kylierod's units and it worked perfectly

I did it as soon as I got my unit... worked flawlessly...

ǝʞɐɾ ʎzzɐɾ · « **Reply #192 on:** Apr 17, 2009 at 05:06 AM »

Quote from: anya618 on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:24 PM

tried this on kylierod's units and it worked perfectly

thanks for this philip will try today.

crossedge · « **Reply #193 on:** Apr 17, 2009 at 11:19 AM »

Quote from: reynold on Apr 16, 2009 at 08:19 PM

Hmmm...di ko pa na-try 'to ah... will try it tonight, i'll give you feedback tom, hopefully the same lang HDMI capabilities ng tv natin, mine is 42PV80

Paano po original setup nyo?

reynold · « **Reply #194 on:** Apr 17, 2009 at 03:47 PM »

Quote from: crossedge on Apr 17, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Paano po original setup nyo?

Im using Standard Setup of my PV80, i just changed the color temperature to Cool, then set my XDE500 to 1080p, in this case i set the XDE mode to Contrast... the result is near HD

crossedge · « **Reply #195 on:** Apr 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM »

Quote from: reynold on Apr 17, 2009 at 03:47 PM

Im using Standard Setup of my PV80, i just changed the color temperature to Cool, then set my XDE500 to 1080p, in this case i set the XDE mode to Contrast... the result is near HD

Thanks for the info but what I mean is paano po setup nyo with the cables? HDMI for the video and analog cables for the audio?

demmet · « **Reply #196 on:** Apr 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM »

Dont want to pour rain to your parade but you better read this..

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8970722&st=XDE500+&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218010258625#tabbed-customerreviews

mean to harm..fyi only.

peace!

reynold · « **Reply #197 on:** Apr 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM »

Quote from: crossedge on Apr 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Thanks for the info but what I mean is paano po setup nyo with the cables? HDMI for the video and analog cables for the audio?

HDMI lang for the TV audio and video, no audio cables connected from my dvd player to the TV

...though napansin ko lang that you need to increase the volume level of your tv when watching dvds if TV speakers lang ang gamit mo..

reynold · « **Reply #198 on:** Apr 20, 2009 at 10:48 AM »

Quote from: demmet on Apr 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM

Dont want to pour rain to your parade but you better read this..

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8970722&st=XDE500+&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218010258625#tabbed-customerreviews

mean to harm..fyi only.

peace!

Well, those are unbiased reviews from the users of xde500, hopefully mine will last longer, hehe but im right though... about the picture quality thing

crossedge · « **Reply #199 on:** Apr 20, 2009 at 09:56 PM »

Quote from: reynold on Apr 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM

HDMI lang for the TV audio and video, no audio cables connected from my dvd player to the TV ...though napansin ko lang that you need to increase the volume level of your tv when watching dvds if TV speakers lang ang gamit mo..

Eto ang di ko mapaandar. Ano po settings ng TV nyo and player nyo para mapalabas yng audio through HDMI? Actually I gave up on this setup and settled with audio cables nalang, naisip ko kasi baka walang capability yung tv(Pana 42PV70) ko to accept digital signals and di nya madecode kaya walang sound, anybody who can confirm this?

I just have to settle with good PQ with analog audio, works fine with me for now, pag bumili nalang ako speaker system tsaka ko problemahin yun.

Carlo777 · « **Reply #200 on:** Apr 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM »

Quote from: crossedge on Apr 20, 2009 at 09:56 PM

Eto ang di ko mapaandar. Ano po settings ng TV nyo and player nyo para mapalabas yng audio through HDMI? Actually I gave up on this setup and settled with audio cables nalang, naisip ko kasi baka walang capability yung tv(Pana 42PV70) ko to accept digital signals and di nya madecode kaya walang sound, anybody who can confirm this?

I just have to settle with good PQ with analog audio, works fine with me for now, pag bumili nalang ako speaker system tsaka ko problemahin yun.

Read your post and went down to our PV70 with my player (XDE-500) and tested it - Ok naman sir!

Video set to "Auto" lumabas 720p

Audio set to "PCM" and Night Mode "Off"

Using generic HDMI cable! Playing "I AM LEGEND" now.

Baka cable nyo boss

Actually sir, my wife who still often watches movies say na mas "theatre" like nga ang PV70 namin with this player over our newer PV80 and PY800!

Settings nya

Cinema

Contrast 50
Brightness 48
Color 50
Sharpness 50
Tint Middle
Temp Warm
Color Management Off

Tapos close all yer lights!

redram · « **Reply #201 on:** Apr 21, 2009 at 09:28 AM »

@ crossedge - I have this toshiba xde connected to my toshiba regza lcd. No problem at all using HDMi connecion.

Note, however that some lcd have two types of HDMi input capabilty.
1) with video and audio support. (usually found at HDMi 1)
2) with video support ONLY. (usually found at HDMi 2).
You are then required to use analog coonections for audio.

Hope this helps.

crossedge · « **Reply #202 on:** Apr 21, 2009 at 01:08 PM »

Thanks for all your replies. Baka nga hdmi ko may problem. Try ko muna manghiram ng ibang hdmi to test it out.

Sir Carlo may sinet pa po ba kayo sa TV nyo to accept audio from hdmi?

May kinalaman din po kaya yung version ng hdmi cable, although I'm not sure though kung ano version ng sa akin, dapat ba 1.3? Pero nabasa ko naman somewhere na dapat backwards compatible yng mga hdmi cables so dapat walang problema sa version. Just confirming kung tama to or kailangan ko na bumili ng newer version ng cable?

Carlo777 · « **Reply #203 on:** Apr 21, 2009 at 11:49 PM »

Quote from: crossedge on Apr 21, 2009 at 01:08 PM

Thanks for all your replies. Baka nga hdmi ko may problem. Try ko muna manghiram ng ibang hdmi to test it out.

Sir Carlo may sinet pa po ba kayo sa TV nyo to accept audio from hdmi?

May kinalaman din po kaya yung version ng hdmi cable, although I'm not sure though kung ano version ng sa akin, dapat ba 1.3? Pero nabasa ko naman somewhere na dapat backwards compatible yng mga hdmi cables so dapat walang problema sa version. Just confirming kung tama to or kailangan ko na bumili ng newer version ng cable?

Nope, the audio is at default so there was no set-up of any kind. Plug and play^

HDMI is the 1.3 version but will have to verify that.

crossedge · « **Reply #204 on:** Apr 22, 2009 at 03:59 PM »

Quote from: Carlo777 on Apr 21, 2009 at 11:49 PM

Nope, the audio is at default so there was no set-up of any kind. Plug and play^

HDMI is the 1.3 version but will have to verify that.

Thanks sir. Ok, I'll give it a shot again this weekend.

Paano po nachecheck version ng hdmi cable?

keymaker · « **Reply #205 on:** May 31, 2009 at 07:45 PM »

Does this play avi files burned to dvd's?

TOY 01 · « **Reply #206 on:** May 31, 2009 at 09:19 PM »

Quote from: keymaker on May 31, 2009 at 07:45 PM

Does this play avi files burned to dvd's?

yup...yan ba yun divx

keymaker · « **Reply #207 on:** Jun 02, 2009 at 05:42 PM »

Quote from: TOY 01 on May 31, 2009 at 09:19 PM

yup...yan ba yun divx

Yup, divx and xvid, ganda rin ba or should i first convert to dvd format?

trojan · « **Reply #208 on:** Jun 06, 2009 at 12:14 PM »

I really love this player.

No regrets in getting one from Sir Anya.

ramgos · « **Reply #209 on:** Jul 03, 2009 at 06:14 AM »

I got my 3 units Toshiba XD-E500 from sir Anya yesterday. Tested all 3.and pq was consistently great.I played Tears of the Sun and paused the screen showing the face of Bruce Willis, then tested the 3 modes while screen is at paused. and found out that the picture is more natural at "Sharp". Mas kita yung mga butas sa mukha ni Bruce Willis.

While the pq of XDE is better than my Pioneer dv600. The sound volume of XDE is very low compared to the dv600. halos kalahati yung difference. The sound of dv600 is adequate on my 42pv80 at 30, but I need to adjust to 50-60 when using the XDE. I set it PCM. Is there a way to adjust the volume sa unit of XDE? Please advise mga sirs.