Toshiba HD-E1-K-TETM

91% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Brilliant image quality, great DVD upscaling, online capabilities in the future, competitively priced

Slow interface, no 1080p support

While it is missing 1080p support and has a somewhat sluggish interface, the HD-E1 is a well priced High Definition player that supports both DVD and HD-DVD, and outputs exceptional image quality.

Toshiba has really raised the bar with the HD-E1, producing a high quality HD DVD player at a very affordable price. Although £350 is a lot of money to many people, considering that a Blu-ray player will cost you well over twice as much, the HD-E1 is a...

Cheaper than Blu-ray ; Great picture quality

No 5.1 analogue outputs ; Poor remote

This HD DVD player couples an eye-opening price with some great pictures, making it a serious player in this new market

Picture quality, styling, playback standard DVDs

Format war question, no 1080p playback

In an attempt to bring the price down, Toshiba has cut some corners, mainly the lack of 1080p output support, however for most users this won't be a problem and means that you can get a piece of the next generation DVD action without having to break...

USB and Ethernet for expansion. Currently cheaper than Blu-ray players. HD DVD movies look great on HD-ready TVs. Upscaled regular DVDs well.

No support for 1080p "full HD". No analog 5.1-channel audio. Remote control not backlit. Some performance issues. Locked to Region 4 for DVD.

If you have a big-screen TV in your living and you're hungry for HD content, the Toshiba HD-E1 delivers great picture quality. It's a cheaper alternative to the Blu-ray players we've seen, but we had some minor performance issues.

Cheaper than Blu-ray, Great picture quality

No 5.1 analogue outputs, Poor remote

This HD DVD player couples an eye-opening price with some great pictures, making it a serious player in this new market

HD image quality ; fast loading times ; nice design

Video judder on some discs

An extremely capable entry-level high-definition player

Good value, generally fine picture quality and superb DVD upscaling

Lacks full-range outputs for HD audio, disc quality is variable and the format war is far from over

HDMI is also used by the HD-E1 to output HD DVD images or to upscale normal DVD to 720p or 1080i levels. The relatively stripped down player also supports CD playback but little else (no SACD, DVD-Audio, MP3 or DivX) and of course it won't play Blu-ray...