Toshiba HD-XA1

alaTest has collected and analyzed 28 user reviews of Toshiba HD-XA1 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.6/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.com.

The initial charge was led by the first players to be sold at retail: Toshiba's HD-A1 ($499) and HDXA1 ($799). Accompanying them were four HD DVD titles: The Phantom of the Opera, The Last Samurai, and Million Dollar Baby from Warner and Serenity from...

While the Blu-ray camp has so far released just a single player, Toshiba steals a march by introducing the HD-XA1, the second HD DVD player in its current line-up. A step up from the inaugural HD-A1, the HD-XA1 adds a RS-232C port for connecting the...

Toshiba's first attempt at a consumer HD-DVD player offers exceptional audio and video quality, but it also presents a few operational challenges. Find out whether it's time to buy HD-DVD or whether you should wait for the next generation.

HD DVD is finally here, and although there are a few ergonomic bumps on this yellow brick road of HD, the emerald city of next-gen sound and vision is unequivocally glorious. Simply put, HD DVD delivers on its promise of the best picture and sound that...

To introduce me (and by extension you) to the HD DVD format Toshiba did me a solid and sent over the step-up, $799 HD-XA1 player, which has been shipped to select retailers in very small quantities.

The first out of the gates in this year's high-definition player race, the Toshiba HD-DVD player is essentially a computer - though a seemingly slow one. It takes a very long time to do just about anything with an HD-DVD disc. But when you get it...

HD DVD has (finally) arrived. A new prerecorded video format is big news. It doesn't come along every day. It's been nine years since DVD was release, and it was 19 before that since LaserDisc. Enter HD DVD. Its higher transfer rate (35.5 mbps versus...

A new prerecorded video format is big news. It doesn’t come along every day. It’s been nine years since DVD was release, and it was 19 before that since LaserDisc. Enter HD DVD. Its higher transfer rate (35.5 mbps versus broadcast’s 19.4 mbps...

Introduction With tremendous hype and noted delays, HD DVD players have hit the market, allowing consumers to see HD movies from a commercially available disc for the first time. Two players mark the launch of the format: the Toshiba HD-XA1 ($799.95)...