Build quality, audio and video performance.

Player turns off after 20 minutes, no built-in DTS decoder, and you have to manually turn on the player.

I knew from the first moment that I unpacked this player that it was going to be great. The finish is semi gloss black with a face plate that is devoid of clutter with very few buttons to get in the way or detract from its simple, unassuming good looks. The video and audio performance are terrific. My former DVD-A player was a JVC XV723GD, and although it had fine sound and video performance, I always felt that there was something missing from the soundstage (video performance was fine). From the first moment I hooked up the SD-9200, I was able to hear a more three-dimensional sound, and greater resolution of detail. The sound coming from my speakers had a much wider soundstage and location and placement of the musicians was dead on. It made such a difference in the sound of some of my favorite CDs, that I thought The center channel speaker was on. This player even gives CD music a sense of height as well as filling in that last level of sonic detail. Bass is deep, yet tight and controlled. The midrange is sweet and extended, and the highs seem to float in the air. Video performance, while not the main reason I bought this player, is fantastic also. The picture is crisp and clear, with no jitter or jumpiness. I have not had any problems with this player and have not noticed the noise that some of the reviewers have complained of. I will keep my ears open for that.

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Incredible sound quality with cd''s, dvd audio ,and DVD video impresssive build quality..this thing is beautiful inside too stunningly good picture through the progressive scan Component outputs

the misdajustment of the disk clamping mechanism that seems to be all too common

I purchased the 9200 based on its look and feel, and its glowing review by Stereophile Magazine. I also own an SD-9100 that I have been using for several years. The 9200 is an outstanding DVD Video and Audio player. I have it hooked to a 61" Toshiba High Def set, and in an audio system consisting of Thie 3.6 mains. a pair of Velodyne F1500r sus, Threshold T2 preamp, SA/4Ae power amp along with a Harman Kardon Signature 2.0 being used as the surround processor. The sound with both standard CD''s and DVD Audio discs is beyond reproach...with deep powerful REAL bass, and beautifully rendered soundstaging. The picture quality through the HD component video inputs is another big plus, even blown up to 61"''s, the picture is sharp, smooth and filmlike, with zero shimmering or rough edges. Very impressive. That said, I did experience the fluttering noise problem from the transport on about half the disks I plyed, just as many others have prev stated. I took it back to my dealer''s service dept and they were able to fix the problem promptly. They did not have to replace any parts, they merely had to make an adjustment/alignment to the clamping mechanism. The transport is now dead silent with all disks, as it should be, and I am very satisfied with the player.

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I am not appreciating any strengh coming of this machine anymore.

Will not clamp properly on the disc I cannot stand the auto shut-off of 20 minutes this player has. For a unit with Audiophile in mind, they should have a function that allows you to keep the Audio Direct on all the time while. Let the user decide how he wants his Audio Direct to be use. The Audio Direct reverts to OFF when the unit shuts off!!!!!!!!!!! Lousy engineering coming from the part Toshiba or was it a cost factor?.

I bought an SD9200 and from day one the player, 50% of the time makes a rumbling noise coming from the transport. In many case the racket will not go away and make the DVD player unusable for listening to music; since it is located right behind the listening chair. Other times I need to reboot the CD 2 to 3 times. As anyone experience anything of this sorts with this player. By the way I am on my second new unit after I refused to have my 2 days old unit to go back to for repair for the second time (on the very first unit) Paid $1800.00 in canadian dollar

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I hope not

Excellent sound quality on CD''s and DVD''s. Very sharp and clean video.

None if working properly.

I have also had the problem with the “buzzing” sound. It happened on about a third of the CD’s and a fourth of the DVD’s that I played. It was always on the first two to four tracks and never after that. The technician at the authorized Toshiba repair shop I went to called the sound a flutter that is caused by the laser not tracking properly. The laser is searching back and forth trying to get on track. That movement is what causes the noise and vibration. The first attempt to repair the problem was to replace some part in the pickup mechanism and while it helped, the problem persisted. The second time I took it in, they ordered the complete pickup mechanism. That fixed the problem. All my CD’s and DVD’s that had the flutter now play without any problem. I have not had a single instance of the problem since the last repair. With the player working properly, there is not the slightest noise that can be heard or any vibration that can be felt. It is now absolutely dead quiet. This is what you should expect and demand from a top of the line DVD player. If you are having the problem don’t let it go. I know the sound and video work very well even during the problem, but eventually the flutter can damage the player. Plus that noise is really annoying and causes you to skip tracks or not play CD’s you would like to. While reburning CD’s or using vibration isolation to solve the problem may work, none of that should be necessary. Take the player into an authorized repair shop before your warranty runs out and get it fixed properly. You will be much happier. I gave a lot of thought to what would be a fair rating based on my experience with the SD9200. I have to agree with many others that the quality of this DVD player is as good or better than any others I have listened to. The sound is extremely clean and accurate over the full range and the video is very sharp and clear. My system consists of B&W Nautilus speakers and McIntosh amps. I am now very pleased with the performance of the SD9200 in my system. Based on what the player is capable of when it is working properly and the fact that Toshiba backed their warranty, I am going to give it five stars for performance. I have had it for over a year now. When I got it there were only a few progressive scan DVD’s out there and they were expensive. So based on that and the trouble I had to

Audio and Visual preformance, features and great CD playback.

None really. Will not play SVCD''s.

What can I say? I love this player. Thankfully I''ve only ever experienced the "buzzing" noise on one CD on the shop model I tried before this one. If it ever happens it appears to be linked to the the spindle hole in the disc being slightly off centre, Toshiba UK seem to be aware of this but its rare. This was reported by a UK Hifi mag. Reburning the CD''s cured it as it was mentioned below. Its a shame but I can''t say it put me off. My player is referred to as the SD900e but the spec is the same except the Scart socket. Its the best DVD player I''ve seen and owned. Built like a tank and very understated in the looks department, plus it plays everything I throw at it (not literally)!

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I have not experienced any buzzing...yet...i just purchased the unit from onecall and have gone through about 100 cds....focusing on the first few tracks, as that is where most of the buzzing is reported as taking place. I LOVE this machine...BUT my x-men dvd gets all out of whack at around chapter 10 (when wolverine finishes his conversation with the bald head guy in his office). Basically a few chapters get skipped and the picture gets messed up - in interlaced mode it plays just fine.. Please test this for me if u own the x-men DVD ..thanks...firmware uprgade needed ? Regards

Amazing sound quality playing CDs.

Noisy transport playing certain CDs.

This is a follow-up review to the one I posted earlier on the buzzing transport. My replacement player arrived and buzzed right out of the box. Burning replacement CD''s to fix the buzzing on select problem CDs is one option and it does work. I''ve contacted Toshiba and reported the problem to a real person. They directed me to take the player to a local service center - I may do this eventually but I found another means to resolve the problem, plus I''m not too confident that they can fix this problem as it seems to be a characteristic of the player. I noticed when I played a problem CD, the player would vibrate at a higher than normal level. So I contacted Bob Williams at Audionut.com about his line of vibration isolation devices. Bob let me try a set of Daruma 3-II audio insulators. They take a little finessing to get them set up properly and they float the player slightly over an inch higher than without them but I found that they worked at reducing the transport noise to an acceptable level. Plus they de-coupled the transport vibration such that my VCR no longer rattles as a result. I thought this was worth the $99 I paid for the Durumas. I also tried a set of similar but more expensive ($299) Aurios Media Isolation Bearings and they didn''t work, the buzzing returned so I put the Durumas back and the noise was again reduced. I don''t know why the Durumas work for me and the Aurios didn''t; they essentially operate on the same principle. Can''t guarantee the Durumas will work for every SD-9200 but as a bonus they seem to improve the clarity of the CD sound. You can check out a review at http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/final_daruma.htm. Audionut.com has a 30-day satisfaction guarantee so it might be something to try. If anyone gets Toshiba to fix this problem, please post it.

CD sound quality

The transport

Hi folks, posting again about the "buzzing" problem. I never got a return email from Toshiba at all about the "buzzing" problem. I think they''''re stonewalling. Anyway, here''''s something that I tried: I loaded some of my CD''''s in rapid succession multiple times, playing them for about 10 to 15 seconds each. This totaled about 100 to 150 CD loads. Here is what I found so far: One CD would buzz all the time no matter what I did and no matter how many times I tried. Many CD''''s never buzzed during this test and have never buzzed no matter how much I play them. Some of my CD''''s will buzz intermittantly. This leads me to believe that this player has a problem tolerating some disks so here is what I''''ve done, and it seems to be working so far: For the disk that buzzed all the time, I burned a copy on my computer using a high quality Sony CD-R Audio disk (more expensive but worth it) it worked great with no further instances so far of any of the dreaded buzzing. I then have since burned a copy of any disk that buzzes and so far it seems to be working OK. I don''''t know however if this tactic will work in all of the players as maybe some of them are even worse at tolerating disks. I''''m only going through all of this trouble because I LOVE the CD sound out of this unit and really don''''t want to return it. If it had any lesser performance, I would get rid of it and buy the Sony DVP9000ES even though it''''s twice as much as what I paid for the Toshiba. Give this a try and let me know if it works for you. I''''m downgrading my previous rating because Toshiba has poor customer service and judging by other posts here the problem is widespread. (PS, I''''ve never had the problem with DVD''''s, but then again, I don''''t watch that many movies-anyone have problems with DVD''''s too?-I don''''t have a DVD burner)Good luck, and let me know if higher quality blanks are working better in your 9200. Les.

DVD-A decoding. DD decoding on board. Utterly silent operation. Convenient, easy to use remote. Audio-only mode.

Minimal bass management options. A little slow in track/title changes. Heavy...watch you don''t screw up the door when you move it around. No dts decoding on board.

I was lucky enough to get hold of this unit around last August, and I have been very impressed with it (believe me, I have piddled around with a lot of DVD players). I didn''t know until reading it here that a lot of people have had serious problems with mechanical noise...mine is as quiet as a church mouse. The DVD-A decoding is clean and crisp (which is fortunate as my B&W CDM9s really make any high-frequency graininess hard to miss), and the Dolby Digital decoding is fine, too (I usually use external DD/DTS decode). It''s a trifle persnickety about being given a DVD with fingerprints/lint/what-have-you on it, but I''ve learned to give rental disks a quick wipe-down before use, so this rarely causes trouble anymore (except for giving my wife a bad first impression). The remote is well laid out and easy to use, and the unit itself has a nice, solid 24-lb feel to it. My only complaint is that the unit is sort of slow when changing titles/tracks. If you can get one of these for less than a thousand bucks (and you can check it before you get it home to make sure it''s quiet) you''re going to have your money''s worth and more. Even if you pay full price (MSRP is about two grand I guess), you''ll be happy with it if you get a quiet one. Used with the following kit: Denon AVR4800 Receiver B&W CDM9NT (front) B&W CDMCNT (center) B&W CDM1NT (surround)

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DVD picture CD Sound, CD Sound, CD Sound, and oh, the CD Sound Build quality everywhere but the disc mechanism

Disc noise Beeps when using remote Display, button commands not CD friendly

Howdy folks -- I am glad to have found this "Toshiba Disc-Buzz Anonymous" support group. I too have The Problem. In fact, this is my third player from One Call with it, so it is obviously widespread. Here is my story: I bought my first player from One Call back in November, and it started whirring a few days after I received it. The sent me out another, which started whirring right out of the box. The salesman said that I was the first to report the problem. They then sent me a third, which I kept, even though it still whirred. I bought a $69 5 year extended "no lemon" warranty, so I felt pretty safe. After the second player, I called Toshiba customer service. Similar to the person below, I was told that this was not a common problem, but that "some noise" was typical. Usually they begin to understand when you put the phone up to the player and they can hear the helicopter trying to land. Obviously, Toshiba has received several of these calls, and they are either lying to us or their customer service is very uncoordinated. They did tell me that I could either return the player to the store and pick another one "like the 6200," or take it into a Toshiba repair shop. I thought it was quite strange for them to suggest that I exchange their top of the line player for a lesser model in order to fix a problem. I am still considering taking it into be serviced when I go away for a long weekend. The disc noise is unfortunate, because in all other respects this seems to be a fantastic player. I bought it to replace both my old Panasonic A110 DVD player and my Marantz 67SE Cd player. In performance, the Toshiba smokes both. The colors (not even in progressive scan) are far more vibrant and saturated (even my wife notices -- always the true test), and the CD quality is superb. The build quality with the rest of the unit seems incredible, which makes the disc mechanism problem that much more vexing. I will remove one star for the disc noise. Maybe if we complain long enough, we''ll all get a nice new 9300 if it ever comes out... My equipment: B&K AVR 307 Receiver Toshiba 9200 Front End Paradigm Reference 7 channel speakers: Sudio Center Studio 100s L&R Studio 20s Surround L&R Studio ADPs Surround Rear Centers Panasonic CT-32SF35 Television Headroom Little More Power headphone amp Sennheiser HD-600 headphones

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