Toshiba SD3750 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Actually It's 4.5 stars
After doing extensive Internet and local store research I settled on this player for a number of reasons. <br />1) Progressive scan to stave off obsolecence.<BR>2) It actually read and played my burned MP3 discs<BR>3) Company reputation<BR>4) High ratings accross the Internet and from store salesmen<BR>5) Several others.<br />I have had the player now for nearly a week, have watched several olderer (Matrix) and several newer (Shrek) DVDs with the player. Layer changes are almost completely transparent, menu navigation is easy and fairly responsive, video image is crisp, and audio is noticeably superior to VHS. The audio and video reviews are based on RCA connections as I have yet to get real cables for the device, so I expect both the audio and video to improve another notch in the near future. MP3 playback is heavenly, with random capability. The only limitation is the limited 8 character display on screen. Once I upgrade cables, I won't even turn the TV on to listen to MP3, so this is a non-issue for me.<br />Set-up was a breeze and operation is self-explanatory. The only drawback, 0.5 star, is the remote. All the buttons are roughly the same size, closely packed, and the grip is anything but ergonomic. The odd thing is, the remote in my box is nothing like the remote that Toshiba shows on their web site as coming with this player. In reality, this is only a minor quibble as I will soon be transferring all my remotes to one universal remote and should not have to use the stock remote ever again.<br />All in all, the player is top quality at a very affordable price and does everything that it should with aplomb.