Toshiba SD-4900 Progressive Scan DVD Player

Toshiba SD-4900 Progressive Scan DVD Player
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
There's a reason why Toshiba is the leader in DVD. It has led an industry consortium that defined the standards for DVD excellence, and that leadership continues in the future-forward models in this year's Toshiba DVD lineup. With innovations that provide flawless picture performance, unequalled color detail, and studio-quality sound, it is no wonder Toshiba is your source for the very best in DVD.PRODUCT FEATURES: Super ColorStream Pro Progressive Scan Component Video Outputs compatible with today's finest analog and digital televisions for delivery of stunningly colorful images; 10-Bit/54mHz Video digital-to-analog conversion with High Resolution Filter for maximum color purity, detail, and resolution; 24-Bit/192kHz PCM Audio Compatibility delivers warmer, more natural-sounding audio from many types of discs; DVD-Video/CD/Video CD playback; DVD-R/CD-R/CD-RW Compatible playback ensures discs made with personal recording devices can be played back in the home theater system too; JPEG Viewer enables a user to display digital photographs on a television set in the JPEG digital format.
Amazon.com Product Description
Get the most from DVDs and CDs with Toshiba's SD-4900 single-disc DVD player, whose ultimate progressive-scan Super ColorStream Pro component-video outputs produce seamless, flicker-free images with high-definition and HD-ready TVs. This is every bit as much an audio player as a video player, with DVD-Audio compatibility and MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) decoding from CD-R/CD-RW. You can also watch customized digital-picture slideshows using recordable CDs filled with JPEG image files.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the SD-4900 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 you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The SD-4900 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.

DVD-Audio offers super high-fidelity (192 kHz/24-bit) sound. DVD-Audio discs provide multichannel and stereo sound, incredible storage capacity, and unique bonus materials not available on regular audio CDs. Because the DVD-Audio signal is too high-resolution for the digital-to-analog converters in current surround receivers (and also as an anti-piracy measure), the SD-4900 performs its own decoding of DVD-Audio signals, passing high-resolution analog, not digital, audio to your surround receiver. This means you'll need an audio/video receiver with multichannel analog-audio inputs to appreciate this feature.

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 digital AV receiver, and with these formats the choice is yours: route the surround signal digitally or use the same analog outputs you use for the DVD-Audio signal.

Playback options include 3-D DNR (digital noise reduction, which reduces random noise in DVD images by comparing each frame of information to the previous and succeeding frames), bookmarks, a powerful 16x picture zoom, and parental lock.

EAM (Enhanced Audio Mode) offers three audio-enhancements: "normal" mode equalizes regular digital-audio signals; "3-D" provides virtual surround sound through Spatializer N-2-2 circuitry; and "Dialogue" enhances the center-channel frequencies when you're playing Dolby Digital-encoded discs via the D-R1's analog audio outputs.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and a stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable.

Average customer rating: 4.5

Great device for internet browsing, checking email, etc.
a work in progress
Fantastic - High Quality
Nice gadget but has annoying limitations
Great products no errors encountered

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Nokia 770 Internet Tablet PC

Manufacturer: NOKIA
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B000CSVZTU
2007-01-29

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Amazon.com Product Description

The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet fits your lifestyle, whatever you're doing. Chat with your friends using either instant messaging or Internet calling, or browse your favorite Web sites, catch up on your email, and much more. If you have broadband access over Wi-Fi connection (802.11b/g), the Nokia 770 gives you instant wireless access to the Web. You can also stream files, tune in to Internet radio, News Reader, or play your favorite videos and music. Additionally, the Nokia 770 can also connect to the Internet utilizing Bluetooth wireless technology via a compatible mobile phone. Nicely compact, the 770 measures 5.5 x 3.1 x 0.7 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 8.1 ounces.

The Nokia 770 provides 128 MB of onboard flash memory and you can expand the memory capacity using Reduced Size MultiMedia Cards (RS-MMCs) up to 1 GB (a 64 MB card is included). You can also connect the Nokia 770 to a PC using the included USB cable to update software and transfer files from the PC to the a memory card. The 4.1-inch touchscreen has an 800 x 400-pixel resolution with up to 65,536 colors. You can access controls with your fingers (including the onscreen keyboard) or use the included stylus. The rechargable battery provides up to 7 days of standby time and up to 3 hours of continuous Web browsing or media playback.

The Linux-based Nokia Internet Tablet 2006 operating system includes the Opera web browser, which provides Flash 6 multimedia support, as well as the pre-installed Google Talk client for Internet calling and instant messaging (as well as Jabber software for IM). Other applications include an RSS feed reader (for accessing all your favorite news sources), a PDF reader, image viewer, Internet radio player, email client, and games (chess, mahjong, marbles). For multimedia playback, the N770 is compatible with MP3 and WMA digital audio files (as well as AAC, M3U, and WAV), Real Audio streams, and video files encoded as AVI or MPEG4.

<b>What's in the Box</b>
Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, two stylus pens, battery (BP-5L), 64 MB RS-MMC memory card, pouch, USB cable, earphone, desk stand, travel charger, Quick Start guide.

Product Description

Go ahead - move the Web! With the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet you can browse your favorite sites and catch up on your email - from right where you are. Whether you're relaxing on the sofa or enjoying the moment at your favorite cafe, if you have broadband access over WI-FI the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet gives you instant wireless access to the Web. You can also stream files, tune in to Internet radio, News Reader, or play your favorite videos and music.The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is easy to use, and easy on your eyes too, with a truly portable design, fashionably discrete brushed metal cover, and an ultra sharp widescreen display that's optimized for viewing online content.

Customer Reviews:

Great device for internet browsing, checking email, etc........2007-05-24

A great device for keeping in touch. It can connect using either a Wifi (802.11b/g) network or via a Bluetooth capable mobile phone's data service. In addition to the internal memory, a RS-MMC (Reduced Size MMC) card can be used (up to 2GB) to add more storage space. Since the device uses Linux, additional utilities/applications can be downloaded and installed.

a work in progress.......2007-05-13

I think that the Nokia 770 is a useful device, but with the lack of a integrated keyboard and the OS (that is a little bit slow to react) are strong cons...

Fantastic - High Quality.......2007-05-08

The quality of this device is fantastic. The device is built well and is very easy to use. This is a perfect portable internet radio with fantastic sound. The only limitation is the fact that it will not stream Windows Media player files.

Nice gadget but has annoying limitations.......2007-05-08

The 770 is easy to use and I was able to connect via bluetooth with my motorola phone easily. However, I did find that it does have web surfing limitations. It didn't work with several airline websites that I use and it also didn't work with several financial institution websites. Another issue for me was that you cannot stream video (news web sites for example) or music (sirius on-line). Because of these issues, I returned it because it couldn't perform the basic things I needed it to do. The new N800 seems to have resolved some of these issues and I will try that one instead.

Great products no errors encountered.......2007-04-11

I high recommend this product.
The thing that wil be very succesfully is more aplications for the tablet.
But in general all existing aplications works very good.

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