With Blu-ray players taking all the limelight at the moment with their sparkling high definition quality, we thought we'd take a moment to look at what is still the most popular format by far - the good old DVD.
With many people ditching their DVD players to buy shiny new Blu-ray players, there are still lots of people who want to get the very best of their DVD collection. Luckily, all the big manufacturers are still making very high quality DVD players, but the brand which seems to be making most effort in this area is Toshiba.
When their HD-DVD format was ditched, Toshiba decided to help everyone by making a DVD player that could provide near high definition quality from a regular standard definition DVD. It was a huge success, and the brand have now released the succesor to this player, the Toshiba XD-E600. Not only does it have very smart looks and all the connection options you could need, but it will do exactly what it promises - make your existing DVD look high definition! With some Blu-ray players providing mediocre (at best) performance when playing DVDs, the XD-E600 at its very reasonable sub £80 price, makes a perfect addition to your Blu-ray player and really helps you get the very best from both formats.
The brand also has a range of slightly less expensive upscaling players, with the Toshiba SD-590 being probably the best of the range, but the absolute bargain Toshiba SD-390 is also a very capable player.
All this goes to show that DVD can still look great, and is still very much alive.
Friday, 20 November 2009
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Enjoy high definition home cinema with the Sony BDV-360FS and Sony HT-SS360
Seeing as Sony were one of the main driving forces behind Blu-ray, it is no surprise that they have just launched a new range of high definition home cinema systems aimed at making the very most from the format.
The Sony BDV-360FS is aimed at people who want to enjoy an improved sound experience but don't want to have to put speakers all around the room and perhaps just want or need to improve the not so great sound from their flatscreen televisions speakers. Being only a 2.1 system will mean that the full surround sound effects will be limited, but it will still be a massive improvement on the built in television speakers with much more bass and better clarity. The Sony BDV-360FS also has a multitude of connection options on the rear meaning you can plug almost everything into it and enjoy surround sound from them all. For example with 3 HDMI sockets you could plug in the included BDP-S360 Blu-ray player, a PS3, and a HD camcorder; with 2 optical inputs you can connect your Wii and Sky/Freeview/Freesat decoder; with a digital coaxial you can connect an addition DVD player, and with stereo phono sockets you can connect your television or older device. Added to that, it also has a media port for your MP3 player!
The Sony HT-SS360 is slightly different and is a full 5.1 system that accompanies an existing Blu-ray player, and has in fact been specifically designed for the Sony BDP-S360. Matching both in terms of performance and looks they make an ideal pairing, and the system is suitable for someone who doesn't want to compromise on the full surround sound effects, but also want a very good looking system in their home. Again there are good connection options at the rear (although not quite as comprehensive as the BDV-360FS) so should suits most peoples needs.
The Sony BDV-360FS is aimed at people who want to enjoy an improved sound experience but don't want to have to put speakers all around the room and perhaps just want or need to improve the not so great sound from their flatscreen televisions speakers. Being only a 2.1 system will mean that the full surround sound effects will be limited, but it will still be a massive improvement on the built in television speakers with much more bass and better clarity. The Sony BDV-360FS also has a multitude of connection options on the rear meaning you can plug almost everything into it and enjoy surround sound from them all. For example with 3 HDMI sockets you could plug in the included BDP-S360 Blu-ray player, a PS3, and a HD camcorder; with 2 optical inputs you can connect your Wii and Sky/Freeview/Freesat decoder; with a digital coaxial you can connect an addition DVD player, and with stereo phono sockets you can connect your television or older device. Added to that, it also has a media port for your MP3 player!
The Sony HT-SS360 is slightly different and is a full 5.1 system that accompanies an existing Blu-ray player, and has in fact been specifically designed for the Sony BDP-S360. Matching both in terms of performance and looks they make an ideal pairing, and the system is suitable for someone who doesn't want to compromise on the full surround sound effects, but also want a very good looking system in their home. Again there are good connection options at the rear (although not quite as comprehensive as the BDV-360FS) so should suits most peoples needs.
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