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| Toshiba SD1700 DVD Player From Amazon (US) for $179.99 |
I've had ZERO problems with this machine.... (Rating: 5.00) Review : I bought this player earlier this year as a Father's Day gift for my dad. After spending a lot of time researching DVD players here and in "Consumer Reports", I found that Toshiba was highly recommended as one of the most reliable, trouble-free brands on the market. I stand by that opinion 100%. Although some people have gotten defective units, or have perhaps not cared for theirs carefully enough, this unit has been cared for properly, being kept in an entertainment system cabinet, and I've had ZERO problems with it when I use it. I have a Sony® Playstation 2® for myself, and even with the current DVD Driver version (Version 2.10), some of my discs cause it to choke up and it will refuse to play them. That is not the case with the Toshiba. All of my "problem" discs run with ZERO difficulty, and play exactly as they should. If you're looking for a RELIABLE, quality player at a fair price, you can't go wrong with this Toshiba model. If you're one of the unfortunate individuals that got a bad machine, TAKE IT BACK AND EXCHANGE IT! You shouldn't be experiencing the problems you're having, so get another one. I GUARANTEE you won't be disappointed if you get one that functions as it should. No Audio because of bad capacitors (Rating: 1.00) Review : The wrong kind of capacitors are installed on C927, C928, C929. The sound will not work because of this. It is fixable and the fix is cheap if you know what your doing. Working great after 2 1/2 years! (Rating: 5.00) Review : I must be one of the lucky ones, it still does everything as advertised. Even if it died today, I`m not going to whine about a $99 player because it didn`t last 10 years. Couldn't Be More Pleased (Rating: 4.00) Review : I was one of those people who was going to hang on to my VHS collection of movies as long as I could, trying not to be influenced by the new DVD technology. However, I couldn't put it off any longer. I first bought a cheap APEX DVD player without researching anything. With the prices of DVD's notably higher than VHS tapes, I thought it would be smart to save any place I could. BAD mistake. Within a month, I had all I could stand with layer change pauses and total lockups with the APEX. It just ruined the enjoyment of home theatre for me. So, I went on the internet to do some research on DVD players. After many hours of reading customer reviews on the most popular brands, Toshiba was undoubtably the brand of choice, and after purchasing the SD-1700, I was not disappointed. I wanted a good basic player that could make it through a movie smoothly without pauses, glitches, or lockups. Everything I have played through this machine has for once been a joy to watch. I didn't decide on a more expensive player because I'm sure an HDTV is in the future, and that will be the time to upgrade to progressive scan etc. But on my standard 52" bigscreen, the SD-1700 has an excellent picture utilizing the S-video connection, and offers a more movie-like look through various options, that we all enjoy. Connecting the player to my surround receiver with DD and DTS decoder, delivers digital sound that can only be surpassed by the theatre itself. The only negative thing, and it's no biggie, is that the volume level on the 1700 is a bit lower as compared to the Apex, especially with Dolby Digital 5.1, so I have had to up the volume on the receiver a bit, but DVD's which offer the DTS option, still blow you away with plenty of volume and clarity. So far, I would recommend this player as an excellent, basic, entry level machine. After putting up with the APEX, the SD-1700 really shines. Another one bites the dust (Rating: 1.00) Review : Like many others here, I also got burned by this unit. I bought this Toshiba SD1700 DVD Player used from a certain online auction site. It worked fine for a few months. Then the digital display on the front quit working and the sound stopped working also. I would stay away from this unit at all costs. I paid $60 for this player, then had to pay an extra $100 for a brand new Sony DVD player that actually works. |
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