Excellent player with one major flaw

Does not output DTS ???

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know .. check that your player can play DTS (there is no DTS symbol at the front of the player). I had to get a chip upgrade to get my player to play DTS.

Otherwise this is a fantastic machine, as I have already stated in an earlier review.

Excellent picture quality and features for the price. It is a Toshiba product.

Cheap-ish remote. No component video outputs. "Delicate" output/input jacks. No optical digital out for audio but has regular digital output (RCA cable).

I wasn't planning on buying a DVD player for some time...but when I saw this one advertised for $215.00 (Cnd) at a liquidation sale I HAD to jump at it (macaroni and cheese for TWO WEEKS). It was a returned/repaired model and only had a one month warranty. I decided that even if I had to get it repaired, it was still going to cost less than a new Toshiba DVD.

The picture from this DVD machine is EXCELLENT. I thought my VCR was pretty stylin' but I can hardly watch an analog tape anymore. The player has some nifty features for a lower end model. Up to 3X zoom, screen saver, blue or grey screen, nice slow mo' and search features (it does jump around a bit at 30X, but that's expected). There is a parental lock feature, sound expansion feature (supposedly simulated 3D sound from two speakers), front panel dimming, and it even says "goodbye" when you turn it off (awww!) I have a 21" RCA TV and have never seen picture clarity like this before. I used to own a laserdisc player and DVD kicks it's 12 inch ass!

Now for what I'm not too thrilled about. This model has regular RCA video output and S-Video output but no component video output (the one that separates the "component" colors of the signal and sends them to a TV that has the correct inputs). I wasn't too worried about this, however, since my RCA TV does not even have S Video inputs, let alone the component kind. I AM going to upgrade my TV and have read several articles claiming that the S-Video is pretty close to component as far as picture quality is concerned, so no big whup. I'll never know what I'm missing.

I was a little concerned to find the picture was ghosting slightly around white objects. It was very noticable when the credits in a film were rolling by. I wiggled the video output cable and it went away. Now...I have not touched the cables since I hooked it up...so I have to think the jack was loose when I bought it. This might be something to check out if you were to buy one of these babies. I know Toshiba has a history of the jacks being rather cruddy...I actually find that most companies don't spend enough on the jacks for their audio/video toys. These things are easily fixed with some solder and a little patience.

The remote is cheaply made. That's my only REAL complaint. No backlighting. Small, crowded buttons that feel like you are going to push them through the thin plastic. Oh well. Find a universal remote, I guess.

Warning: This DVD machine will not play CD-R CD recordings made with a computer. It MIGHT play CD-RW, but I haven't tried it yet. I was a little choked about this, since I have a lot of burnt CD's. Oh well.

I would have to say that even at full price, this machine is fabulous. It plays every DVD you put in it and even a moderately scratched DVD looks flawless. If you are a little shakey about the whole DVD format, walk don't run to get a player. The picture is fantastic and if you have a Digital reciever you won't believe the sound of 5.1 Dolby Digital (Pro-Logic sounds crap after 5.1).

Excellent Sound and Picture. Good Zoom Modes

No backlit Remote

I love this DVD player. I have had it for a couple of months and am very impressed with the picture and sound quality. For the price, I have to admit it is a bargain.

The coax digital sound output is fantastic and both dolby digital and DTS soundtracks sound great. The picture quality is good and I find the zoom feature very impressive.

I would recommend this player to anyone considering buying it.

Picture quality is good. Better that VHS. Not Superb
Received as a gift. So it was cheap

No Digital optical output which is a downer for me seeing as i have a digital receiver i guess the rca digital out will have to work

all in all toshiba makes decent stuff
i can't complain about this model as it was free(gift)
so i give it a 3 star

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Low price, great picture,

Cheap remote, no component video output

This is a pretty good unit for the price. It is similar to the more popular SD-2009, though it lacks the component video outputs (which should not be a major problem since only the newest TV's have the inputs). Toshiba is generally regarded as having the best picture quality of all popular DVD makers, and this one is no different. This units only weakness is the flimsy remote.Other than that, you really can not fault this player considering its price.

Very good picture, excellent sound, plays every movie thrown at it without a hitch. Dual layer DVD's play without a noticable pause.

The stop and resume at stop point functions are not very intuitive. Remote is no better than average

For the price paid it is far more than I expected. The unit is rock solid without the slightist hitch on every movie so far played thru it. It simply works as its suppose to. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a basic player.

price

Remote is not intuitive to use, eg. pause and play buttons. It should also be backlit.

Good economical DVD player

great features. such as zoom, dts and so on

remote buttons not backlit"hard to what your punching"

great deal for the money. recomend

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