Toshiba SD-4900 Progressive Scan DVD Player
Mixed Emotions
I have played with this player for about a week now. It's a nice player for the money but barely. The only major issue I encountered was that for me, the vcd's play in 16:9 only. So on my 16:9 enhanced tv it looks stretched and bad. My Apex does what it should on all vcd's and svcd's. This one just doesn't want to listen. Another issue I had was that you could only set progressive scan on and off in the menu. The Apex I own had it on the remote itself. Speaking of the remote, the layout is HORRIBLE. Buttons are just thrown everywhere. The main reason I purchased this player was for the region free mod. There are lots of movies out there that we don't get and can only import. It is lame that they can't just play on any player you have. I read the review &quot;Blank Screen Booby&quot;. In it, they write that Toshiba booby trapped the player by not allowing you to restore the default video settings. I don't think you should write a review when you don't read anything. 1. The manual tells you not to turn on Progressive Scan if your tv is not compatible. 2. If you do manage to do such a thing anyway on page 14 in the bottom right corner it tells you how to set the player back to the default settings. I could not find the booby trap you speak of.<br />If only my Apex AD-2500 was region free. It would be the perfect player for me.<br />I would hold out and try to find a better player.