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Summary: CDR, VCD and XVCD at 1500 mbps
Review: It does well with CDR and playes XVCD at 1500 mbps+. Does not play SVCD.
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Summary: Excellent player, another winner from Toshiba
Review: As a happy owner of the SD1600 I was looking forward to using the SD2700 and I was not let down in the least. The player has the same great build quality that I love about the entry-level SD1600. The picture quality was beautiful and smooth when paired with my 32" WEGA. However, the image quality seemed no better than that of the SD1600.This is a key point because it reflects a larger issue: there really aren't many features to lead one to recommend the 2700 over the 1600. For me, it was the ability to play my old collection of VCDs (which is the only reason my old Samsung player is still around the house). The other advantage for some might be the ability to play CD-Rs -- having none, I can't confirm whether or not the 1600 can. The HDCD and DVD-recordable functionality are of dubious value to the average consumer. In the end, there isn't much to distinguish the 2700 from the 1600 except for a couple of bucks. That being said, the 2700 is a great DVD player. One last issue of note is a general gripe about Toshiba remotes. They aren't very ergonomic or simple to use. Toshiba should take a clue from the people at Samsung, whose remotes with joysticks are just great. For the sub-optimal remote and the minimal advantage over the 1600, the 2700 loses a star and gets **** in my book!
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Summary: The sound of silence.....
Review: Like a lot of the other reviews the sound went dead and nothing we tried has helped. This thing must have been built with junk components. How else can one explain the high frequency of defective players. Toshiba just lost another customer.
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Summary: Great... Until it dies suddenly & for no apparent reason...
Review: Add me to the list of poor [people] who owned this product for less than 2 years (but just long enough for the warranty to run out) before expiriencing a complete breakdown. While watching a typical no-thrills DVD I was suddenly left with no sound. Imagine my joy. Choose another unit unless you plan on upgrading within the 2-year lifecycle that many of us have already discovered.
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Summary: Same as others
Review: I have owned my DVD player for less than 2 years, and this weekend it died. I pushed the stop button and everything locked up. I can now join the mass of people that have had nothing but trouble with this unit. Joy for me!
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Summary: Great - while it lasted
Review: If you've checked the specs you know that this unit has component output, but not progressive scan or MP3 playback. I'll concentrate on how it performs based on 18 months of use since I bought it from Amazon.com. I've used component cabling for video and optical cables for the audio. With this setup the quality of both video and audio is excellent. That's the good news for the player. The bad news is that occasionally the player has some problems. One problem is related to tracking on some CDs or DVDs, resulting in a rhythmic "ticking" sound as it seeks back and forth along the disk. This usually doesn't affect the audio or video output, but obviously the listening experience is impaired by the mechanical noise coming from the player. I've experienced the "ticking' problem on about 5% of the couple hundred disks I've put through the player. A more frequent problem is that occasionally the player will freeze up in response to pushing buttons on the remote right before the end of a DVD chapter or title. The last image remains in place, but that's it; there's no response to any of the play (forward, reverse, slow, fast, & c.) buttons. Sometimes powering down and up again fixes things; occasionally ejecting the disk is required to reset the player's state; and a couple times the only way to get the player operating again was to unplug it from the wall. I've never experienced this freezing problem except when I've pushed buttons on the remote, but then I'm a very "hands on" viewer of my DVDs. I personally don't like the amount of on-screen space taken up by the info displays. If I just want the "time remaining" counter, I also have to see a line with little icons for selecting audio type, zoom, alternate angles, and other such junk. The zoom function is also pretty annoying, with so much screen area used for control info that you have to zoom in, then cycle through the on-screen controls to exit the zoom function to be able to see what you're zooming in on. You might not mind these things. While the player's mostly pretty good, the remote is pretty poor. A lot of reviewers have mentioned that the remote doesn't have a button illumination feature. Usually I don't think that's necessary, but on this remote it would have been a big help. The button layout is quirky. Most DVD remotes I've seen match the standard audio or video tape play controls for the basic functions (fast reverse on the left, fast forward on the right, play centered between them, and pause close by). This unit is a bit different. It's got the play button on the far right, with chapter skip, stop, and menu around it. Reverse and fast forward are right next to each other near the top left, but you've got to be REALLY careful hitting reverse in the dark: it's got the tray open button just above it, and pause just below. All of these buttons (except for play, which is a bit bigger) are similar in size and shape (all horizontal ovals), and all buttons have the same smooth texture. All but the power button are your basic hard-to-see-in-dim-light black color, with small white lettering above on the button surround. Summary: good player; bad remote. Get this if you can find a replacement (Toshiba or universal) remote with better layout and buttons, and don't need the features (progressive scan, MP3) that this machine lacks.
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Summary: Worked for 1 year, then sound was mysteriously gone!!!
Review: Horrible! Would have recommended it until today. Sound completely dies for no reason in the middle of a movie. Tried rerouting the cables, using new cables, changing the settings - no luck. Background: Bought it brand new less than 2-years ago, *extremely* light use - one movie a week tops. Picture is still great but that doesn't help. I even have a matching Toshiba TV but now the DVD player is useless....
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Summary: Don't Bother!
Review: After reading all of the other reviews I'm really surprised because my Toshiba dvd sd-2700 works great. Always has. I've had it for about 3 years and I have never had a problem with it. The sounds works great and the color is great. Maybe I just got lucky and got one that works. Sorry to all of you that got lemons.
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