Go To Latest Video ReviewsToshiba SD-480E DVD Player Comments
| Author | Danny Phillips |
| Published | 27th Aug 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
| Supplier | HomeCinemaTV |
| Price | £40.86 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £46.99 (Inc VAT) |
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Comments for Toshiba SD-480E DVD Player
haim said on 28th August 2008
Ed said on 28th August 2008
I can't say it's something I've seen but I do know what you mean. It seems logical that the result would be the same. As you say, though, the upscaling tech in TVs seems to demand quite a price premium so I'd be more inclined to go for a cheap upscaling player like this. That said, if I could afford it, a decent TV will ensure all you sources look good and generally give you better audio as well.
Rsaeire said on 28th August 2008
Whereas upscaling DVD players', such as the Toshiba SD-480E, main purpose is upscaling, a TV has to handle a lot more than just upscaling content. This is evidenced by lacklustre cadence detection when 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown is not successfully detected and deinterlacing is non-existent resulting in visual errors such as jagged edges appearing in content.
If you wish to have lower resolution content upscaled then you would be best to invest in a decent upscaling DVD player or an expensive HDTV and not rely on the substandard processing of a lot of the HDTVs currently available.
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Anyone ever seen a comparison between DVD upscaling from a player, and just using the upscaling in the TV? Is there really a difference between a upscaling dvd player (which are pretty cheap) and a good HD tv (costs a fortune). I would have guessed they just utilise the same scaling engines (with price point differences of tech generations etc).