LG DVS450H DVD Player - Upscaling In Style

The LG DVS450H DVD Player steps up the style stakes with its sleek design and touch sensitive controls. Big buttons are definitely out this season.

The only drawback to this DVD player is the lack of Blu-Ray support otherwise the LG DVS450H is pretty bang on. You can mount it vertically, horizontally and even stick it on your wall if you want and as far as specifications go, the LG DVS450H is no slouch.

It has HDMI out allowing for full 1080p HD viewing via your television and even packs a USB port for plugging in an external hard-drive or other USB compatible device. The LG DVS450H also supports a wide array of formats including DVD, CD, DivX, MP3, WMA, JPEG, DivX HD and Xvid-H.

If you want the LG DVS450H DVD Player, expect to be out of pocket about $280…

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Terminator Skull DVD Player - Endoskeleton Abuse

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Kitsch movie spin-off merchandise is usually quite cack and this Terminator Skull DVD Player is borderline at the best. However, I do have to admit that my first thought was tat the Skull itself looks pretty cool even if that fixed grin looks like a set of cheap dentures….

The Terminator Skull DVD Player is modelled on the Endoskeleton Skull from The Terminator and T2 and I have to say, it’s pretty damn shiny. Not much else is known about it except that if you flip a switch, the frontal lobe opens up to reveal the DVD player.

One good thing about it is that the glaring red eyes should put of any wimps from removing your Horror DVD from the Terminator Skull DVD Player and replacing it with something cack like 27 Dresses….

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Everybody Loves Blu-Ray - HD DVD is Dead, Long Live Blu-Ray

So what happened then?

Toshiba just threw in the towel, they’re not gonna make HD DVD’s any more.

How come?

Well Wallmart, Bestbuy and Warner Bros all jumped shipped and are now all exclusively dating Blu-Ray. The writing was on the wall for HD DVD and it said ‘You’re gonna loose….big’.

Were Blu-Ray all nice about it?

No. they rubbed HD DVD’s face in it as any self respecting organisation would.

So i guess they’re about to get paid, huh?

Can you say kerching!? The Blu-Ray Association is about to get paid like Bill (Gates). Every Blu-Ray disc and drive that gets produced means they get a royalty. If you think about it, by the end of this year every PC will probably have a Blu-Ray player inbuilt and PS3 sales will no doubt be picking up too….

So is anyone sticking with HD DVD then?

Yes LG are watching and waiting. They are going to continue making and supporting HD DVD for the early adopters and hope to capitalise on the lack of support from anyone else. LG is HD DVD’s only friend in the world right now….

Sucks for HD DVD then. What’s it means for us then?

Well all of us who had the foresight to buy a Playstation 3 (ahem) it’s business as usual. Those who bought a HD DVD player…well…enjoy your nice new paper-weight….Remember BetaMax? No? Well that’s where you’re heading….

So is that it?

Well not until the end of March so if you’ve got a dual HD DVD / Blu-Ray player, be on the lookout for some bargains as studios rush to off-load their HD DVD back catalogues.

So if HD DVD and Blu-Ray were actually people, how would the conversation go?

Blu-Ray: Check-mate baby! We’ve reached critical mass and we own this mutha! Ya heard!?

HD DVD: Well we’re going to be moving out anyway…this place isn’t our style…we’ll be looking at other ventures…

Blu-Ray: Whatever biatch, get the hell out.

HD DVD: We were leaving anyway. We think that our decision to exit the format war will benefit the consumer more than -

Blu-Ray: You still here? You need to leave man I got money to make.

HD DVD: There’s no need to be rude we were just-

Blu-Ray: Yeah yeah BetaMax , uh, I mean HD DVD, I feel for you. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out….

Toshiba HD-EP30 - High Definition DVD Player

HDTV Reviews don’t usual talk about HD DVD Players in their own right but we’ve decided to diversify our output and see what happens. The Toshiba HD-EP30 is a compact HD DVD that packs a big punch. Playback capabilities include HD DVD Video, DVD Video, DVD VR, CD Audio and CD-DA.

Now with the battle between HD DVD and Blu-Ray heating up, some of you may wonder which platform you should get. The answer is - it’s still hard to say. Although Warner and 80% of Studios are going Blu-Ray, the 2nd and 3rd biggest film studios are still on the HD DVD bandwagon - exclusively so it’s likely that the war between the two formats will be ongoing for some time yet.

The Toshiba HD-EP30 takes an age to boot up. This is an annoyance as you’d expect better with new technology. On the plus side it does come with a couple of extras such as 2 free HD DVD’s to get you started and a bundled HDMI cable (which is great).

If you have a selection of American SD DVD’s prepare to be disappointed as the Toshiba HD-EP30 will not play your Region 1 SD DVD’s. Toshiba needs to release a region un-locker quickly…. The region lock problem does not affect HD-DVD’s which will make it a minor problem in a few years.

What is good about the Toshiba HD-EP30 is the excellent job it does on up-scaling standard DVD’s. Even older DVD’s look great so if you have a choice between this and an ups-caler the Toshiba HD-EP30 would definitely be the better option.