Toshiba SD-5109 Twin-Tray 2-Disc DVD Player
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Product Type: CE
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Product Description
Here's the first 480-progressive output DVD player on the market, and naturally it comes from Toshiba, the leader in DVD technology. This entertainment wonder delivers superb video and surround sound audio quality. It contains the most advanced features, including ColorStream Pro progressive component video outputs for unprecedented picture quality. And HDCD processing and precision filtering, provides you with the warmths and richness of 20bit mastered HDCD content, as well as enhancing the sound of your favorite CDs. You can even enjoy an uninterrupted "double feature". For the ultimate picture quality from DVD, when the SD5109 is connected to a compatible progressive scan capable display monitor through the ColorStream Pro component video outputs, you'll get an incredible film-like image, free of flicker with full frame resolution, deeper colors, and enhanced brightness and contrast. It's a future ready DVD player, able to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of the new multiscan capable, Digital TV-ready televisions now coming onto the market. And if you're connecting to a standard TV, the SD5109 lets you maximize its performance and enhance your home theater. Video Black Level Expansion lets you deliver "blacker than black" images to your set, for incredible contrast and enhanced colors. So sit back and let the SD5109 rock your world.
Amazon.com Review
Talk about state-of-the-art--Toshiba's SD-5109 DVD player is phenomenal. For starters, this is one of the first (and the most reasonably priced) models to deliver the progressive component-video signal that's present on all DVD discs. With the proper high-end display device, your eyes will really appreciate the progressive difference.
We tested the player with a new $7,000 high-definition projector, and the SD-5109's cinema-like clarity and color were breathtaking. We should point out, however, that you don't need a digital, non-interlaced TV to enjoy the progressive-scan benefits of the SD-5109. If you have an analog TV with component-video inputs, you can connect the DVD player using the SD-5109's interlaced component-video outputs. When you're ready to upgrade your TV to a high-definition model, you can take advantage of the SD-5109's progressive scan outputs, making it a future-ready DVD player.
Upping the convenience quotient, the SD-5109 is a two-drawer, two-disc-toting player, so you can warm up the audience with a jazz CD or short subjects DVD and then segue smoothly into the main feature (or another music title.)
Running the show is a pleasure with Toshiba's well-designed remote control and an onscreen menu that's full of options, yet very easy to navigate. For example, it's easy to switch on the black-level expansion enhancement, which improves picture contrast on the display monitor.
As for sound, the onboard High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) decoder chip makes a subtle but noticeable difference on many audio CDs, making this the only component you'll want to use for music listening as well.
High-end players don't normally have built-in Dolby Digital decoders, but the SD-5109 proves the exception rather than the rule. So if you have a stalwart "AC-3-ready" (a.k.a. Dolby Digital) receiver, you can connect the SD-5109 and enjoy today's DVD on yesterday's multichannel component. Just about the only thing you can't do with this player is make a bad film better.
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Now you can load your DVD player with a movie and its accompanying sound track--or listen to two compact discs consecutively. The Toshiba dual-disc twin-tray system allows you to even exchange the disc in the tray while the other is playing. It's ideal for "double feature" nights or long movies that may require multiple discs to complete.
Video enhancement features of the Toshiba SD-5109 include a 10-bit, 27 MHz digital-to-analog converter with high-resolution filtering, ColorStream Pro progressive component output, and video black-level expansion.
Finally, the Toshiba SD-5109 has added a variety of convenience features to this player such as 4x picture zoom, a video bit-rate meter, an icon-based onscreen display, parallel audio-video outputs, and an ergonomic remote with a fluorescent keypad.
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