Get the most from DVDs and CDs with Toshiba’s SD-3950 single-disc DVD player, whose ultimate progressive-scan ColorStream Pro 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-3950 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, giving higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. The SD-3950 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 output (coaxial) 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. Enhanced Audio Mode (E.A.M.) offers three sound settings: normal (off), 3-D (virtual surround sound enhancement), and dialogue (more…)
4.0 out of 5 stars
A decent DVD player!
Got a good deal on this dvd player. Used this in the bedroom. Great for your bedroom TV setup and/or guest room.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great, IF the one you buy actually works
The first one we bought was a real deal for the features, but it frequently wouldn’t work–it would lock up.
2.0 out of 5 stars
DO NOT BUY! Terrible
I have had this player for a little over a year. I thought it was a great buy due to some good reviews and that it played many different “types” of movies.
5.0 out of 5 stars
solid, good player
(…) The price, toshiba brand name, and stylish design atrracted me to it. I have never had any problems with it — owning it now for a full year.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cheap? No way — this is the best value out there
I purchased this several months ago from Amazon after reading all the reviews — including the ones that complained of pixellation and out-of-box failure.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy, inexpensive, does the job.
After reading the reviews, some of which were pretty negative, I still bought the Toshiba Sd3950…hey, it was in my budget.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Happy with it
I purchased SD-3950 from Amazon.com about 5 months ago and I used it with a new Sony HD TV set. It was very easy to setup and operate. So far no problem at all.
4.0 out of 5 stars
buy it as cd Player
I Just read some reviews in professional audio forum, and many of them said this player can provide the HI-FI stander music source, and even marked this one as the best choice of…
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a very good CD player
It works fine as a DVD player, no complaints. As a CD player, it’s been a very nice surprise, indeed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Unit at a Great Price!
This unit is my 3rd Toshiba DVD Player and definitely the best one thus far. Easy set-up, great remote and crystal clear picture.At this price, why buy anything else?