Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Player

Product Details

Toshiba DVD features Dual Disc Twin Trays. Plays DVD, Audio CD, and Video CD formats. Included Dolby Digital Surround Sound Processor. 4X picture zoom. Remote Control.

• Built-in Dolby Digital decoding with 5.1 output
• Dual-disc loading
• Dolby Digital and DTS output
• Decodes HDCD-encoded CDs
• Spatializer Virtual Surround Sound

The Toshiba SD-3109 combines extraordinary audio options with state-of-the-art digital video playback to give you an experience equal to--or better than--the cinema.

The Toshiba SD-3109 was easy to set up--it automatically detected our type of audio output (two-channel) and video format (4:3). Its rear video and audio connections were clearly labeled. The manual is easy to follow; lots of graphics make it simple to figure out how to connect in any possible configuration. Also, the front-panel button layout is simple, leaving more complicated functions to the full-featured, glow-in-the-dark remote.

The Toshiba SD-3109's most unique feature is its dual-disc loader, which lets you put in two DVDs for a double feature (or two audio CDs for a longer listening experience). The Toshiba SD-3109 let us program tracks and chapters from both discs, although it wouldn't allow us to randomize playback across discs. We were pleased, however, to be able to load one disc while the other one was playing.

The Toshiba SD-3109 offers traditional DVD features such as camera-angle selection, subtitling, and language preference, but it also has a good selection of more-advanced features. The Toshiba SD-3109 lets you zoom in (up to 3x on our test disc) and features reverse- and forward-play speeds of from 1/8x to 30x normal. The Toshiba SD-3109 also does a great job of finding specific sections on a disc--it even lets you locate scenes by their time into the disc.

The SD-3109's audio options impressed us; not only does this DVD player offer high-resolution digital-to-analog converters and a wide variety of audio-out selections (including linear PCM as well as DTS and Dolby Digital surround options), but it also lets you adjust the outputs to the center/surround speakers to mimic an ideally spaced home-theater system. Users with stereo-only playback will appreciate the Spatializer 3D sound-enhancement feature, which creates expansive surround-like audio using just two speakers.

In addition to playing audio CDs and digital video CDs, the Toshiba SD-3109's circuitry also lets you play High Definition Compatible Digital-encoded CDs, which increase the audio resolution from 16 to 20 bits for improved sound staging and greater dynamic range--improvements that carry over in a more limited way to the playback of standard CDs.

Pros:

• Handy two-disc loader
• Extensive audio options
• Wide range of fast-forward and reverse-play options
• Easy-to-use remote
• Component video outputs

Cons:

• Can't randomize audio tracks across both loaded discs
• No headphone jack

Customer Reviews ::

RIP - Chris L. - SF, CA, USA
My Toshiba 3109 was my first DVD player. Bought it right off the boat and it lasted until tonight. /sob. RIP Toshiba. Never had a problem in 10 years, brilliant playback and sound. I'll miss you.

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