Cheap? Nah, More Like Inexpensive
Written: Feb 22 '00
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Pros: Definately Picture, Blacker then Black Option, GUI, Sound, quiet operation.
Cons: Can't read CD-R, REMOTE
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| JaDaRu's Full Review: Toshiba SD-2109 DVD Player |
I feel like it is inappropriate to label such a great product as "cheap" :).
I bought it as a Christmas present, and frankly this is probably the best use of the money I had for a long time: I did a long research before I bought this unit and it paid off. The two other runners up where Pioneer 525 and Panasonic 120. While Panasonic has much softer picture (bad thing, since you can’t make it shaper), Pioneer was a pretty loud machine, plus they both run about $50 more...
Now about my Toshiba unit. Right from the beginning I've noticed how sharp and clear the picture is, I even lowered the sharpness level on my TV set, and Oh Boy I got a picture on pair with high end DVD players. I personally love Black Expansion feature (which of cause you can turn off), it passes blacker then black signal, thus for example your bars on top and bottom became totally black, and while watching a movie it appears as though I have an even wider Widescreen TV :) Meanwhile it doesn't affect the brightness, so you get deep black, and bright colors in the same time. The menu is terrific, as well as the actual look of the player. The sound player produced is even better then my PC DVD set up. Although I only have ProLogic system, even switching to Toshiba player, made a very audible difference, most importantly, center channel became very clear, and the whole Video/Audio experience became greater even after having PC DVD setup.
Sure there some weaknesses that this machine has, otherwise it wouldn't cost what it is, but for the money you pay it's an ultimate DVD player. (As for the remote, it's bad, but besides I have a nice Backlit universal remote, and any home theater enthusiast will have one anyways. Absence of a Digital Optical is no problem either, Digital Coaxial is better audio carrier anyway, plus coaxial cable is less expensive and while EVERY DD receiver has coaxial, not all have optical inputs.)
Recommended:
Yes
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