On screen setup. Remote.

Optical Output - I'm upgrading my receiver and have to be conscience of input types and number.

Exchanged Samsung DVD-711 for this model. Samsung had a problem and with supply/demand what it is this time of year Toshiba seemed like a good exchange. I am very pleased with its performance. CD-R inoperablility not a factor. Easy to connect and operate. Samsung had a larger remote w/joystick I felt uneasy in its operation. I like the feel of the Toshiba remote and had it memorized in 1 week.

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Loaded with features for a great price.

Some other reviewers have mentioned problems playing CD-R's with this unit. However, I have not had any problems getting my CD-R's to work just fine.

The remote control is very hard to operate in the dark -- a backlit unit would have been very handy.

This is my first DVD player. I thought that to get a unit in my price range I would have to sacrifice features. However, I find this unit has more bells and whistles than I will ever need and it didn't break the bank.

My unit is hooked to the TV through an S-video cable. Although I am lacking more than a two-speaker stereo system, the sound and picture quality blow me away. It really is like watching TV for the very first time!

I have been using the unit almost a month now, and I have not had any problems either with the unit or getting it to play DVD's and CD-R's.

I would reccommend this unit to anyone who is thinking of making the jump from VHS to DVD.

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Price.

Cannot play certain DVDs

Works on 3 or 4 DVD disks rented so far, but got a 'DISK ERROR' on a movie rented yesterday.
The disk would play OK on my PC's DVD-drive.
The same disk gave the same error on a friend's new Toshiba 1600. Took the movie back to the store and they said other people have had this problem with the Toshiba 1600.
After searching through this thread, I'm finding a number of people having this problem with the 1600 !
Does Toshiba plan to do anything about it? Is there a fix?
Can anyone suggest where to get help? Or do I take it back to the dealer, as my friend(s) are planning to do?

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Good Reviews and Feedback from other users

Cannot play latest DVD release

I have just purchased this product after extensive research and felt I was getting a great deal. I paid 222 CDN at Visions, the same product was 300 at other stores, the only difference is the warranty is only three months.

I rented the Art of War and in the SD1600 gave me a disc error. I took the disc back to Block Buster and they tried it on their JVC and it worked fine. I still insisted and they gave me another copy. Same thing as soon as I got home. All other movies have been ok.

I took the movie to Visions and asked them to try it on their display SD1600's. It did not work. They quickly told me it was a defective movie. I made them try it on Sony and Pioneer and guess what. The movie plays fine!!

Why??? I am returning the DVD and getting the Sony but I will have to pay 100 more.

Visions seems to think this movie and many more to come pack a lot on their dvd and some players can't handle it.

Does anybody have any ideas

Thanks

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Great value for the money ( plus 3 free dvd's ),picture and sound on par with units costing near double , ease of use,good manual. A nice design and good build .

None found yet - has done all i asked so far. Transport is solid but a wee noisey ( whir while in motion )- but i had my ear right up to casework and hi-fi volume off .

Just picked this unit up yesterday from Future Shop - 299.00 Canadian plus a mail in voucher for 3 free DVD titles . Hooked into the system last night and plugged and powered up . Let it cook for the night playing a CD and it was ready to roll today .

For the money spent this machine performs very nicely - sound and picture are better than i had expected coming from a unit in this price point. All the standard features are here plus some extras . Programming and use is a breeze .As mentioned this is my first DVD player - my VHS ( a fine machine itself) will not totally be retired but the sd1600 has made me ask " Why didnt i do this a year or two ago !?!" This is certainly a far better medium for watching movies ,and plugged into the hifi , its damn close to going to the Super Cineplex theater !!!

music cds play quite nicely on this machine - but mine sd1600 has two high end Marantz cd players on the same rack so cd playback was not a requirement on this purchase.

Simply put , this machine performs just wonderfully . Picture quality is excellent ( on 6 year old Sharp 27 ")and sound is very precise and dynamic range is incredible.

I have rented perhaps 4 videos in the last 3 months -- but with this dvd ive rented 4 today and bought Underworld "everything everything" live concert DVD. With this unit movies are fun again !!!!

Regards Shawn

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First trip to DVD excitement .

Features!
CD-Rs!

Remote. The SD1200 didn't play CD-Rs, but the SD1600 will.

I actually purchased the SD-1200. The reason for putting this review here was to inform the guy interested in buying this for a X-Mas gift. The SD-1600 will play store bought music CDs! I don't know where you were asking this question, but the help must be pretty stupid! I don't see how people can sell these things and not be able to answer such easy questions.

I purchased the SD-1200 and it is AWESOME. The only knock is the remote, but I use a universal remote. If you have a home theatre, you should be using a universal remote anyway! The other knock is that it's not the SD-1600! I wish I would've waited and got the SD1600..., it plays CD-Rs!

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Presently shopping for SD-1200 (290 cdn) or SD-1600 (300 cdn). Is the SD-1200 and SD-1600 technically the same or is the 1200 more advanced since it can play VCD (1600 can not).

Also found it weird that 1200 model I saw was made in August 2000 and 1600 model in July 2000.

Thanks.

Will post review once buy.

Great Price

Haven't gotten it yet.. Will repost after usage

Great price, great Christmas gift for my mother.

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Sony 650D

Toshiba quality, attractive price

Lack of the connectors that the Sony DVP-S360

This thing is great. Great sound compared to the Samsuck I had about a week ago, and not a single skip out of it. Decent menu control, just all-round great product, especially for just $200. Highly suggest it if you're looking for a good DVD player on a budget.

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Price, picture quality, surround sound modes, remote control, digital zoom.

No s-video cable included.

This is one hell of a great buy. The overall quality for the price makes it very hard to compare with other models. Unless you need progressive scan, built in decoding or a multi-disc player there is no reason to buy anything else. 5 stars on both for it's price and quality. Is it the best one out there? No, but you can buy 5 of these for what the high end models will cost you.

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