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The latest small-to-mid size Toshiba REGZA is probably not the affordable flat panel 32-inch LCD you’ve been looking for, but it’s a full 1080p panel with features like 178 degree viewing angle and an advanced image processor that utilizes histogram on each scene to fully optimized color and image preproduction.
Barely 2 months ago, Toshiba revealed 5 new slim line of ultra compact 1.8” HDD, and now they announce another series with SATA interface and update its rotating speed to 5400RPM. The new drives offer higher levels of vibration and shock resistance compare a typical 2.5-inch HDD with lower power consumption.
The A300 is a 15.4” notebook that now comes with your choice of Penryn or AMD dual core chips. You can choose between the 45nm Intel Penryn chip or an AMD TL-60 Turion processor.
Despite its best multimedia intentions, Toshiba’s X205-SLi4 notebook is always now going to be criticized for having an HD-DVD drive rather than Blu-Ray; but is this a single chink in its vast armor, or a sign of disappointment to come? SlashGear squared up to the $2,499, 9.37lb monster to find out.
You also still get the 5 free HD-DVDs by mail in rebate. Sure, the format’s dead, but if you already have an Xbox 360, the $50 price would be worth it just for the Universal Media remote that comes with and the DVD upconverting that this drive can also do.
Toshiba was showing off a new TV finish for their Regza line at their spring press event this year. The finish is that of Carbon Fiber and was created in a small batch for the Turkish market due to requests from dealers there.
It’s true folks, we all knew the slow death was coming and as of today, Tuesday, February 19, 2008, HD DVD is pronounced dead. According to Gizmodo Japan, Toshiba’s press release is out in wild. So there you have it, the Format War is finally over; long live BluRay. Jump over for [...]
If you have not updated the new firmware posted yesterday, you might want to put a hold on it. The firmware update was successful, but introduced serious jaggies on Mpeg4 AVC material (Advanced Video Codecs) when used with 1080/24p. Keep in mind, it only affected 1080p out units like A30 and A35 with 24hz up-sizing [...]
The long waited firmware upgrade for Toshiba latest HD-DVD player is here. I don’t have the time to upgrade mine yet will report its functionality later today. According to the released notes on Toshiba site, the new firmware 2.0, upgrading from 1.3, improves and fixes:
-1080/24p on (HD-A30, HD-A35)
-Network connectivity
-HDMI/DVI Handshakes
-Playback problem with some disc
You can [...]
The Toshiba Gigabeat 802 isn’t really much different than the 401, save for the fact that much like the model number, the capacity is doubled too. The 401 got WiFi added months ago, so that carried over and there is the new 8GB capacity.
