Toshiba SD-1600 DVD Player
Awesome player! (Too bad the remote didn't work)
I got this player and hooked it up in no time.  I was so excited, being my first DVD player and all.  I was sitting very close to it just to get it started and played the movie with no problems. I even played with all of the whiz-bang remote features. It was great. Everything everyone said about this was true! Great picture, great sound! Wonderful! Then came day 2.<br />I was over the excitement enough to sit back away from the player and started watching another movie.  Just to play, I hit pause... then hit it again, and again, and again.  Finally I did the remote dance and got it to pause..ONCE.  Getting it to play again was another story. It still sort of works from about 2 feet in the dark but... <br />Being an electronics technician, I figured the batteries they shipped were weak so I replaced them. Nope.  I prayed it was something simple with the remote but took that to a friend's house with the exact same player and it worked pefectly from across the room.  I suspected the optical sensor went bad in my 2 day old player.  Warranty confirmed that this happens and I get to send it back.  I was offered a free repair from Toshiba, but was informed it would take 4 weeks at that center.  NO WAY!  Thank God for return policies:-)  <br />Still, I guess there are duds in everything and I nailed one.  Why 4 stars then? Because getting to see and hear the quality this unit produces for this price,  I can't just simply return this one and hate it.  I want this baby replaced and am hoping the next one works as advertised because it really seems like a great player for the cost.  If it goes bad though, look out for the next review, Toshiba!<br />By the way, has anyone else had this type of problem?