Toshiba'S HD-XA2 Reviewed

While the first generation Toshiba players were little more than “specific-use” PCs, this 2nd generation player utilizes dedicated HD DVD circuitry, resulting in much faster operation. Slow start up was a major complaint of both buyers and reviewers.

The new player’s startup time from power “off” to “on” and “booted up” has been reduced to a tolerable 35 seconds. It takes just 22 additional seconds to load and begin playing an HD DVD disc. If you leave a disc in the player and shut it off, powering back up and playing the HD DVD disc will commence in 45 seconds.

The HD-XA2’s biggest improvement compared to 1st generation HD DVD players as well as competing Blu-ray units is its signal processing abilities, converting native 480i content to enhanced or high definition output (480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p).

According to HDGuru, Toshiba managed to release a more decent HD DVD Player this time. The loading time of the first generation was simply unacceptable. Still, almost a minute before you can start to watch a movie is even longer than Windows XP!

Bottom line the new HD-XA2 HD DVD player from Toshiba is a good player and you should be pleased with what you will get.

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