Toshiba HD DVD Player, Plays DVD and DVD-R/-RW, Built-in Dolby Digital & DTS, HDMI Output.

HD DVD playback (including Combo Format Discs), DVD and DVD-R/-RW.... • High Definition video requires a tremendous amount of space on a disc, thus a new Blue laser (versus a Red Laser for DVD) is utilized for HD DVD. The blue laser, with it's shorter wave length, allows for information to be stored more densely on the disc, thus improving storage capacity by about over 3 times compared to that of a red laser technology. • Additionally, more accurate and efficient video compression like MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 (based on Microsoft's Window Media) compress information to achieve file sizes that are less than half of the current standard DVD's MPEG2.

DVD upconversion via HDMI Video Upconversion - 720p/1080i.... • HDMI can support uncompressed digital video up to HDTV resolution. Thus the player makes use of this conduit by up-converting the standard DVD picture resolution of 720p or 1080i. This makes a DVD player with an HDMI connection the perfect match for today's digital televisions. And because this conversion is performed in the player, the signal remains free from excessive digital to analog artifacts. • CD Audio Playback (CD, CD-R/-RW) that allows DVD to function as an audio CD player. Toshiba models have a slim cabinet design with a slim profile and a depth advantage that allows them to fit into almost any home environment.

ColorStream Pro Component Video Output.... • These outputs allow the video signal to be sent from the DVD player to a component video equipped interlaced or progressive scan TV. When this connection is utilized with today's HD-compatible sets, typical NTSC artifacts-like video noise, dot crawl, and flicker-are virtually eliminated, resulting in a low-noise, highly detailed picture with unequaled color purity.