Get the most from DVDs and CDs with Toshiba’s SD-3900 single-disc DVD player, whose ultimate progressive-scan ColorStream component-video outputs produce seamless, flicker-free images with high-definition and HD-ready TVs. Built-in MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) decoding let you compile music on a PC and listen to it on a stereo or TV, and you can even watch customized digital-picture slideshows using recordable CDs filled with standard JPEG image files. Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you’re merely thinking of “someday,” the SD-3900 stands ready to deliver the full potential of DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. The SD-3900 also performs 3:2 pulldown. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion. Conventional composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television. The “expanded” mode in the player’s black-level setting produces richer, deeper black tones in every image. PLUGE (Picture Line Up Generation Equipment) delivers black as well as below-black signals to a television. A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player’s digital-audio outputs (one each coaxial and optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. The player’s internal digital-to-analog converters work at 24-bit, 192 kHz resolution to ensure optimum sonic quality from a range of digital program material. Playback options include video 3D-DNR (digital noise reduction), powerful 16x picture zoom, dialogue enh (more…)
1.0 out of 5 stars
Broke in less than a year
I will say this: this machine was inexpensive.
But I think less than 1 year’s worth of proper functioning in a house where it sees light use is unacceptable.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome player that is easy to hack (Region-free, etc)
There is an easier way to make this player region-free than the one listed earlier. 1. Downloaded the file…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Superb DVD Player
I have had this player for only four days, but so far I like it a lot. The only problem I had was with the zoom function; it zooms in on a letterbox image, but the letterbox…
2.0 out of 5 stars
Experienced Short Life
I purchased the Toshiba DVD SD-3900 player and within 20 hours of play, the sound started fading then the picture went blank.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent DVD player at bargain price.
Toshiba makes top-notch DVD players with an excellent reputation for outstanding performance as well as quality and reliability.
2.0 out of 5 stars
An ok player with some usability problems
This unit has a very good picture, and generally good sound, except I found the sound will occasionally skip for a moment, even on brand new discs.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A no brainer
Unless you happen to purchase a defective unit, you will love this DVD player. Viewing JPEG pictures via CD-Rs is a breeze.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can’t go wrong
This is the third Toshiba DVD player I’ve had. They’ve definitely worked out a few kinks that prior models suffered from.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Meets all expectations
I was looking for a progressive scan player under [money amount]. This player has all that I needed–plays jpeg files on CD-RWs, component video, and optical digital audio.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect addition to my Toshiba 36AF62 TV
Since I had Toshiba’s 36AF62 TV, I wanted a good quality progressive-scan DVD player to match it. This player was an easy choice.