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Toshiba Adds 1080p/24 To HD DVD Players
 |  Sep 18, 2007  | 

This is what nerds do: after watching another awesome episode of season one of <I>Heroes</I> on HD DVD I cued a firmware update and indeed my Toshiba HD-XA2 found one and started downloading it. I waited up until the update was complete, and then checked the player's setup menu and sure enough, "up to 1080p/24" is now a selectable output resolution.

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Toshiba Adds Dolby Volume, Spares Ears
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 06, 2008  | 
Journalists are regularly treated to demos of new technologies that never make it into products. One great idea just rescued from limbo is Dolby Volume, which will soon find its way into Toshiba's world-beating line of LCD HDTVs.
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Toshiba Blu-ray Coming This Year
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 10, 2009  | 
This will be the year when Toshiba introduces its first Blu-ray products.
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Toshiba Bows No-Glasses 3DTVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 05, 2010  | 
Toshiba's glasses-free 3DTVs will make their Japanese debut at the end of December. Availability for the U.S. and other markets remains unknown at presstime.
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Toshiba D-R1 DVD Recorder
 |  May 18, 2003  | 

If <A HREF="http://www.toshiba.com">Toshiba</A>'s D-R1 is any indication, consumers are in for a lot of fun with the coming generation of DVD recorders.

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Toshiba Debuts DLP Projector
 |  Nov 18, 2001  | 

Comdex 2001 witnessed the unveiling of Toshiba's new MT5 video projector, a lightweight (less than five pounds) device with big potential.

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Toshiba Delivers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 

When Toshiba unveiled its flagship SV670 series of LED-backlit LCD TVs with local dimming at CES last January, all who saw it eagerly awaited its availability. Six months later, that wait is nearly over—the company announced at the CEA Line Shows today that it will ship this month with two sizes: 46 and 55 inches ($2300 and $3000, respectively).

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Toshiba discontinues OLED production
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2010  | 
The development of organic LED displays in home entertainment faced a huge setback, as Toshiba announced that it won't pursue OLED production anymore. Toshiba, together with Panasonic, spent over $190 million to set up an OLED manufacturing...
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Toshiba DLP Projection TVs
HT Staff  |  May 31, 2004  | 
Toshiba has announced a new lineup of ten big screen rear-projection televisions built around Texas Instrument's HD2+ digital light processing (DLP) chip.
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Toshiba Dumps RPTV Line
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 05, 2007  | 
If you own a Toshiba rear-projection TV, it's now a family heirloom--or a candidate for the junkyard. The company has stopped making RPTVs and will concentrate exclusively on sexy flat LCDs.
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Toshiba finally goes Blu with the BDX2000
SV Staff  |  Sep 07, 2009  | 
It's been a long time coming, but Toshiba has finally joined the ranks of electronics manufacturers making Blu-ray Disc players. After the years-long HD-DVD/Blu-ray fight, the company has embraced the prevailing high-def format with the BDX2000. It...
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Toshiba Firmware Updates HD DVD Players For Web-Based Interactivity; 24p To Follow
 |  Jul 08, 2007  | 

Expanding its already formidable lead in next-gen interactivity, Toshiba within the last month or so has released firmware updates for its HD DVD players that enable web-based interactivity features that are now starting to appear on HD DVDs. The first two titles on the market with web-enabled features are Warner's <I>Blood Diamond</I> and Bandai Visual's <I>Freedom</I> volume 1. Warner's intimate character drama <I>300</I>, set for release later this month, will also feature web-based interactivity.

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Toshiba Goes Coconuts
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 21, 2006  |  First Published: May 22, 2006  | 

Toshiba hosted its annual dealer and press line show this year at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa near Fort Myers, Florida.

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Toshiba Goes Native
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 22, 2005  | 

Albuquerque, New Mexico, sounds like a strange place for a video manufacturer to hold its annual new-product launch, but Toshiba knew what they were doing. The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa, about 10 miles north of the city, was a great spot not only for taking in the sun, but for checking out what Toshiba R&D has been up to for the past year. While the east coast press contingent seemed a little overwhelmed by the mountain and desert vistas, 90-degree May temperatures, cloudless blue skies, and 5000-foot thin air, it was all old hat for me, having lived 50 miles further north, in Santa Fe, from 1990 to 2000.

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Toshiba HD DVD Breaks Price Barrier
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 30, 2007  | 
It's official. HD DVD players have fallen below the $200 barrier. And we're not talking about that no-name Venturer. The breakthrough model is the Toshiba HD-A2. And the breakthrough retailer is Circuit City. The exact price is $197.99 with free shipping. And no, it's not a refurb.
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