Toshiba SD-3980 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
real bad - stay away from SD models
I have exchanged my toshiba SD dvd player three times now for the same reasons - each time toshiba replaces it with a newer model but still and sd model - currently I have the SD-3980  <br /> <br />the problem is the same - 30-40 % of the DVDs do not load - this includes video rentals and brand new DVDs.  The few that play skip, freeze or jump back to a prior scene - NO the DVDs are not dirty. <br /> <br />My only explanation for this is that these models are defective from the factory and probably at the chip level - I use it with component video and progressive scan and I have a suspicion that users that do not use progressive scan have fewer problems but I don't have the time to test it without progressive scan.  <br /> <br />Toshiba TVs I love - SO far Toshiba DVD player - I would not buy