89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

62% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent upscaling ; Good DVD player ; Great value

In other respects, this player is a 'no-frills' budget model

As far as DVDs are concerned, this is one of the ultimate decks out there to make the most of your collection

‘Sharp’ mode offers incredibly detailed pictures ; naturally vibrant colours ; smooth, stable motion ; nice styling

Sound could do with just a little more refinement

It’s not HD, but it’s one of the best affordable DVD players we’ve seen

Upscaling capabilities

Can't show the technology in action

At £120 the Toshiba XD-E500 is an impressive upscaling DVD player that is not only affordable but will go some way to revitalising your DVD collection.

The Toshiba XD-E500 is a solid upconverting DVD player, even with the extra settings turned off, and the sharp feature definitely adds detail. But due to the player's £120 suggested price tag - roughly twice that of other upconverting players but...

DVD has more lives than a motorway-crossing, chainsaw-juggling cat. The E500 revitalises your digital movie collection once more, giving colour, contrast and especially detail a next-generation pick-me-up. Toshiba XD-E500 is tagged with Toshiba...

Genuinely sets new upscaling standards / Supports DiVX / Runs silently

Expensive for a DVD player / Rather cheaply built / Doesn’t play Blu-ray

It’s also worth experimenting with the E500’s alternative Colour and Contrast modes, which focus on making colours more lifelike and details in dark areas more obvious respectively. But we always came back to the Sharp setting in the end

Great features, Solid performance, Good all-rounder, Price, Easy to use, Good picture quality

No multimedia performance, No HDMI, Uninspired design

If you're strapped for cash and want an uncomplicated movie machine that does the basics well, this is a great choice

Very good at upscaling DVDs

Only half the price of an entry-level Blu-ray player with built-in DVD upscaler, no analog 7.1-channel audio outputs

The Toshiba XD-E500-K-TY provides excellent DVD upscaling for high-definition TVs. However, make sure you're certain that you don't want to fork out a bit more for a Blu-ray player instead.