Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Player
more then 5 years of use
This was the dvd player of its time.  To love this player means you can't compare it to anything of today's standards.  I've purchased this player when the price was over 300 and dvd was just making a hit and now, after more then 5 years (lost count) i still love it.  I must say that during those 5 years or so, it did everything that i wanted it to do.  I watch a lot of movies and have monthly membership and so my movie viewing is over 500 movies i think.  Anyway, it plays fine and the zoom feature is realy great.  It resembles the EZ view that a lot of dvd players now have.  The only thing that i remember about this player is that it didn't have a lot of formats that it can play.  For movies all you are stuck with are dvds.  NO VCD, no dvd-r nor dvd+r.  All it does is play dvds and the cd sound is moderate.  I've never used the HDcd option so i can't say for sure.  <br />This year, I'm starting to notice that it is starting to show its wear but that is ok because it has exceeded my expectations already.  I would say that it gives error messages 1 out of every 10 movies that I load up and it seems to get worst each month.  The dual tray isn't used anymore because it has too many moving parts.  Most new players gives you 1 or 5 trays but nothing in between.  Even I knew from the start that the trays were problematic since it sometimes doen'st switch to other dvds but i never knew if that was the player or the dvd itself.  <br />This year, it has been pushed back from the living room to just a sleeping room due to other players with better format and options.  Still, it's a good player but i think you will find multiple formats of dvd-r and dvd+r better in the newer players for a few more bucks.  It will be better for the far future.