Toshiba announced a new “video enhancement technology” for standard definition DVDs with introduction of the XD-E500. Toshiba explains that XDE or “eXtended Detail Enhancement”, is more than just typical DVD upconversion from 480i/p to 1080p. XDE has three picture enhancement modes will give your old DVD movies sharper contrasts and colors, and bring them closer to an HD experience.

The XD-E500 will also have HDMI-CEC, Divx certification, JPEG capabilities, MP3 and WMA playback, and more. The player will ship later this month with an MSRP of $149.99.

For more information please visit Toshiba

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