Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Player
Toshiba Lacks (Surprisingly) in DVD Field
I have gone through both the SD-3109 and the 4109X and both were a complete disappointment.  Both the 4109X's that I tested along with the SD-3109 were inconsistant in play.  Problems included excessive loadup  times, scrambled pictures/interface, locking up and in some cases never  being able to play questionable condition DVD's.  The same questionable  DVD's played just fine on all Sony DVD players I tested with no  problems  and no delays at all.  <br />Other annoyances included noisy tray eject  mechanism and excessively slow and noisy carousel motor.<br />I opted for  Toshiba in the first place because I have had great experiences with their  TV's and VCR's.  However, their DVD line leaves much to be desired.