ColorStream Out, Digital Audio Out, Progressive Scan, Excellent Picture and Sound.

None at this time. I have not had any of the remote control issues talked about below. Mine works fine!

System:
Toshiba SD-6200 DVD
Toshiba 65H80 Widescreen TV
Monster Cable Connections

For the money, I don't think you can beat it. Just remember the important setting....progressive scan:on, blacker than black:on, Progressive Conversion:Film.

I think the guy below with pretty much the same setup forgot to turn on the progressive conversion to film. This really made the system shine in performance. Titan A.E. no longer has jagged edges around fast moving animations that were present with the low end DVD I was using. The Matrix no longer has artifacts in the shots with extreme white backgrounds.

Do yourself a favor...you've already spent mucho dinero....get a good set of cables to connect your system.

Sound is good even on my low end system that I plan on upgrading soon to support DTS. I would recommend the entire setup I have to anyone. For the price I paid, ($3819.00 TV, $540.00 DVD) I don't think you can find a better combination for under $4500.00.

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crisp awesome picture, awesome connections!!!

Very good image quality, dual-tray is nice, good set of features.

Some faults in DNR with some DVDs, stupid "video" progressive conversion, remote could have been better.

If you, like me, own a Toshiba HDTV-Ready TN50X81 or another TV with a built-in progressive scan converter, you won't notice that much of a difference after hooking up the 6200 to it. That is because the scan converter in the TV set is excellent. With this kind of TV, every interlaced signal is converted to progressive before being drawn on the CRTs, which renders a stable, flicker-free picture in all cases.

What that means is that when switching from interlaced to progressive signal, you will only notice very subtle changes in color saturation and brightness due to the higher bandwidth.

I still consider this a rather good buy, but it makes me wonder why Toshiba is duplicating everything in it's electronic devices. E.g. why do they incorporate a Dolby Digital 5.1 decoder into a high-end DVD player (high-end consumers are more than likely to have an external high-end 5.1ch decoder) and why don't they use ONE scan converter instead of bundling one in the TV and one another in the DVD. What a waste of processing power...

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Progressive scan, twin tray, CD quality & remote.

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I just purchased the SD6200 yesterday to upgrade my home theater. Stayed up most of the night watching DVD's and lsitening to CD's. WOW what a great unit.

I am amazed with the improvement in picture quality. The clairity and color depth is fantastic. The remote has a button that switches from interlaced to progressive sacn and wow is their a big difference.

The remote is much better than in previous years. It has more features and is a lot easier to use.

The sound quality has improved and I was impressed with how good many of my favorite CD's sounded.

I am still getting everything dialed in and will post a followup review in a month or two.

If you are looking for a great DVD player the Toshiba SD6200
is the one.

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Lack of front panel controls, some operations that need to accessed frequently require your TV to be on in order to change the settings in the "on screen" menu.

All in all I'd say that I'm pleased with the operation of this unit. The progressive scan outputs yeild a beautiful picture. The audio portion of the machine is what I have the biggest problem with. I don't know if this is a problem with just my machine or if this is the way it's intended to operate. Those of you that already own it could back me up on it, or let me know if mine alone has this problem. I originally set the outputs up for 5.1 (which is done via an on screen menu), and send the signals to the 5.1 inputs on my receiver, the sound on movies is as you would expect, very good. When I played an audio CD in it however, I noticed that there was something not quite right about the sound. In addition to the 5.1 channel jacks, I also hooked up the 2 channel outputs to the CD input on my receiver. Pretty standard method, which allows you to hear audio CD's in their original 2 channel format. The sound that comes out when listening in this mode (CD selected on the receiver) is what I can only describe as a cut down version of 5.1. Vocals are way in the distance, too much "delay", almost as if you're actually listening to the rear channel by itself. When I called up the DVD on screen menu and selected the 2 channel output, the sound was perfect (normal). There's no panel button to allow you to change the audio output mode, nor does it seem to be able to do it automatically for you. I didn't have to switch anything on my Sony, it either switched it automatically, or the 2 channel output always output just 2 channels. So the result is that you have to go into the DVD players setup menu and set the audio output one way for DVD playback, and a different way for audio CD playback. Very frustrating and a little time consuming. I've emailed Toshiba tech support, but as of this review the only response was that, yes, the 2 channel outputs are on all the time. Thanks for the insight, now how 'bout an answer to my question! All the other operations of this machine work very nicely though. It's very quiet, even when ejecting a disc. The 2 disc tray is very unique and does come in handy. The remote is set up well, and the front panel isn't cluttered with a bunch of controls that are not accessed often (although, as I've found, I think they forgot a much needed button). If I receive any more information from Toshiba, I'll pass it along in another review. The bottom line is, if you have a digital TV, progressive scan is the way to go. It is a noticeable difference and worth the money, especially if you can find it for a very reasonable price.

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Ease of use, picture quality

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I recently purchased the toshiba 6200 in order to upgrade to progressive scan. I compared the Sony and the higher end toshiba. I have to say that the 6200 is an excellent player. The quality is equal to the much more expensive Sony. It is also head and shoulders over my older Sony 7000 series player. The picture quality is absolutely outstanding. I am running it directly into my sony plasma monitor via the component video and it works flawlessly.

Audio cd's play well considering it is not a dvd audio player. However, I am very impressed with the sound when playing a movie. it is much improved over my Sony which I found a pleasant suprise. I would highly recommend this player over all other models.

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Man, oh, man, Vincent, you gotta hit the books, my friend.
People who are debating the advantages of 480p versus 480i are the ones who are using televisions with line doublers. Guess what, people? Sony's much-ballyhooed XBR400 upconverts even a native 480p signal to.... 480p, or at least the DRC's version of it. This is terrible! Toshiba, on the other hand, let's native 480p signals pass through the TV freely, without mucking with it. So users who are using an XBR400 will probably not see too much difference between 480i (doubled by DRC) and 480p. People using a better Toshiba TV, on the other hand, will be blown away by the 6200's 480p output. The XBR400's DRC never turns off, while the CN36x86's IDSC DOES TURN OFF (Vincent!) when it detects a native 480p signal. Check out my comments posted for the Sony XBR400 for more..

Good progressive scan playback, great price ($383!), nice menus and navigation, decent remote, user friendly, great zooming feature

Visual FF/RWD placement on remote (annoying), doesn't feel too sturdy (most DVD players don't), DVDs heat up a lot, dual disc tray means one more thing that can easily break

For the money (< $500-600), this is a great DVD player. I use it in conjunction with a Pioneer SD-532HD5 widescreen HDTV. Either the progessive scan is good or the internal line doubler on my HDTV is bad as there is a noticable difference switching between progressive and interlaced viewing with this DVD player.

In general, the remote is nice (I personally like the joystick) and I like the quiet beep played by the DVD player letting you know when it receives a command. I love the visual menus for the setup. The zooming in and out is cool but with a widescreen TV, not that necessary, but would be great for zooming in on 2.35:1 material on a 4:3 TV that would otherwise leave you with hugh black bars. The audio seems fine but I really can't tell the difference between it and my old Panasonic.

My gripes/minor concerns- this unit does not feel that sturdy. Most DVD players don't but it feels so light and flimsy that I'm afraid to bump it. The dual disc tray is nice if you're either going to watch movies back to back or listen to music but I just see it as another one of those things that can or will easily break and ruin the DVD player. I don't like the placement of the visual FF/RWD as a wheel on the side of the remote. I like job shuttles but a wheel on the side isn't the same.

Overall, I'm very happy with this player (assuming it doesn't break) and I think that for the money, it's a tremendous value. The only competition in the price range is the JVC and I've heard nightmare stories from some users about it. You should be able to pick one up for very little money and I can't say enough about bang for the buck.

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EVERYTHING

NONE

THIS IS THE BEST DVD PLAYER IN EVERY WAY I COULDN'T EVEN HOPE FOR ANYTHING MORE.

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Superior color and definition; progressive scan offers film-like picture from both anamorphic and non-anamorphic discs

Televison set must have component video input to take advantage of progressive scan

The SD-6200 paired with my TW40X81 offers a superb picture. The color fidelity and resolution of this combination is as good as I have experienced.
The ability to switch between progressive scan and interlaced picture with the touch of a button on the remote gives the videophile a chance to observe what a difference this feature makes. It also negates the lock-in to full mode with a progressive signal that occurs with some televisions.
Audio performance is also very good on both DVD and CDs.
There are a large number of bells and whistles on the SD6200, which I am still experimenting with, such as a very flexible zoom feature.
This unit on the surface resembles the SD2200, but costs several hundred dollars more. For me, the progressive scan capability and other features justified the premium. However, for patient souls this premium should decline as lower-priced, competitive units with progressive scan become more readily available.

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