Toshiba HD-XA1

The Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player was released in the North American market in April, 2006. The HD-XA1 and its cheaper companion player, the Toshiba HD-A1, were the first commercially available standalone HD DVD players released on the market. The player retailed for US$799 at its release, and was discontinued and replaced by the HD-XA2 in January 2007. The HD-XA1 (and HD-A1) incorporate an Intel Corp. 2.5GHz Pentium M 4 CPU, 1 GB of Hynix DDR RAM, and four 32-bit Analog Devices SHARC DSPs. The player's Linux-based operating system is stored in an M-Systems USB flash drive. Both machines use an NEC HR-1100A optical disc drive. Mechanically, the HD-XA1 differs from the HD-A1 by its inclusion of an electronically operated dropdown door, an RS232 port, a more rigid chassis and anti-vibration feet. The HD-XA1 was packaged with a motion-activated backlit remote control; the remote control included with the HD-A1 was not backlit.

The HD-XA1 is firmware upgradable via CD-ROM or directly through its integrated Ethernet port. The most recent firmware version is 3.0, released in April 2008.

In February 2007 the HD-XA1 [http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/04/sound-and-vision-crowns-toshibas-hd-dvd-player-product-of-the-y/ won Sound and Vision Magazine's 2006 Product of the Year Award] .

pecifications

Video

*720p and 1080i output via HDMI and component video. [http://www.dvdcity.com/toshiba-hd-dvd-review.html]
*11-bit / 216MHz Video Dac
*Video Up-Conversion for SD DVD (720p/1080i)
*Enhanced Black Level (0 IRE /7.5 IRE Selection)
*Letterbox / Pan & Scan Support
*Disc Playback: HD DVD/HD DVD-R/DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/

Audio

*Built-in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS Decoders
*Dolby TrueHD Compatible (2 Channel, 5.1 channel enabled via firmware update version 2.0)
*Four 32-bit Floating Point Signal Processors
*Multi-Channel 24-bit/192kHz Audio DACs
*HDMI Audio support up to 5.1 LPCM
*5.1 Channel Output
*Dynamic Range Control
*WMA & MP3 Playback

Other

*Tri-Lingual OSD (English, French/Japanese)
*FL Dimmer
*Fast Forward
*Slow Play
*Step Play
*Time Search
*A-B Repeat
*Screen Saver
*Parental Lock
*Motion Activated Backlight Remote Control

Inputs/Outputs

*HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) (1)
*ColorStream Component Video (1)
*S-Video (1)
*Composite Video (1)
*Coaxial Digital Audio (1)
*Optical TosLink Digital Audio (1)
*USB (2)
*RS-232C (1)
*Ethernet 10/100 Port (1)

Dimensions

*17.72" x 4.33" x 13.39" (WxHxD)

ee also

* Toshiba HD-A1

External links

* [http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/dvd/product.asp?model=hd-xa1 Toshiba HD-XA1 Product Site]
* [http://tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/notices/hddvd-downloadingfirmware.asp Official Toshiba HD-XA1 Firmware Downloads]