Monday, August 4, 2008

The Toshiba HD-XA2 DVD Player

The Toshiba HD-XA2 DVD Player is Toshiba's new High End player. Designed with the future in mind, it supports all the formats of DVD, including the HD DVD.

In case you didn't know, the HD DVD's are the latest in DVD technology that allows you to store upto six to eight times the data that you normally store on a DVD. Most DVD players have trouble playing these discs, but the Toshiba HD-XA2 handles them without a hitch. These discs are the future, and hats off to Toshiba for supporting them.

But as we know, the purpose of this blog is to get to the looks. So what makes the Toshiba HD-XA2 an "Irresistible Goodie"? Well, it's completely black (If you've been reading this blog, you know that I flip out over that color), and it's got no buttons in front! Now irresistible goodies are defined by their simplicity, and the no button theme gets very high points on this scale. But does it sacrfice functionality for looks?



Fear not. The front panel actually opens up to reaveal the range of buttons that you would normally find on most DVD's. So you get the best of both worlds.

Though many people won't like the remote, finding it too difficult to navigate, it gets a thumbs up from me. The purpose of a remote is not to navigate. That's boring! The real motive of a remote is to impress, and the Toshiba HD-XA2 remote certainly scores on that front. It's sleek long structure makes it futuristic. It looks even cooler in the dark, when the buttons are illuminated from a backlight. This eases the usage, and will definitely get you approving looks from your friends, while you nonchalantly pretend not to notice!

It comes with standard HDMI inputs, as well as inputs for other legacy systems. Interestingly, it has an ethernet jack that connects to your computer. This means that the firmware can be directly updated straight from the source without any complex fiddling around. Full points for this!

Undoubtedly one of the very best DVD players out there. It's a pity that there is an ongoing winner takes all battle between HD DVD and Blueray. Once this battle has been decided, the world of media storage will be taken to the next level. In the meantime, the Toshiba HD-XA2 is your player of choice as an "Irresistible Goodie".

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