Toshiba SD-5970 DVD Player with HDMI
0 stars!!  Did they do ANY testing? <RECALL-SEE BELOW>
Wow! What a piece of junk!  Where do I start?  There are SO many things about his player that I think are wrong.  I've used many electronic devices, and I have to say this is the WORST made electronic device I've used in 15 years. Here are a few of things that I can think of:    Remote has a poor layout.   (tiny pause; huge, useless buttons; hidden navigational buttons)  Remote has unresponsive buttons.  Power button on machine is unresponsive at times.  (You push it and the thing doesn't start!!!)  Open button on machine is unresponsive at times.  Display on machine flickers at times.   Poor human/device interface.  Requires you to unplug to reset.    I can't say enough!!    0 out of 5 stars    UPDATE: 7/8/05-I just called Toshiba, and they offered an exchange...    If you have purchased your 5970 less than a year ago, call Toshiba at 800-631-3811. Explain that you are having problems (as described above, for example) and they will exchange it for a 5980 (a much better model, I HOPE!) (I have to pay to ship it back to them, along with the (WORTHLESS) remote, and a copy of my reciept.)  The poor rep. that I was talking to didn't think I was funny.   He said \\"We are no longer servicing that model, but we are doing exchanges for those units.  I said: \\"Great!  What will you with the returned models?  Hopefully throw them over the hill!\\"  He didn't find humor in my question.  He said that they will be refurbished....the poor soul that will get this refurbed piece of junk!