Toshiba SD1700 DVD Player
Good second DVD player
I purchased this as a second unit for home use and to take on vacations. I just set it up so I can't give any report on durability, just my first impressions. The picture quality is excellent. My little 13\\" TV has a very small speaker so I can't offer anything about sound quality.<br />It has a very good remote, easy to use, but it controls only the DVD player and not the TV. There is a random function, favorites order and repeat options for CD playing, slo-mo, frame advance, FF, and other standard features for the TV. The on screen zoom information can be removed so you can watch the picture without having to have the zoom display remain on the screen, unlike my more expensive JVC. The remote comes with 2-AA batteries and RCA cables.<br />The front display on the player can be dimmed or turned completely off. The player is a little wider than I expected, but otherwise it has a nice front display, and it is surprisingly light weight.<br />It was easy to set up and use, but there isn't a cable type connection for older TVs. Radio Shack has a (not cheap) adapter, but the picture quality suffers. There are s-video and standard RCA, RCA analog audio, and component video. Although there was a warning about connecting it to a TV/VCR, it plays fine in my Memorex. The unit will not play CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, or DVD-RW just video DVD and audio CDs.<br />For my purposes it was a good choice. I'm satisfied with my purchase and recommend this DVD player.<br />----------OK, I've had this DVD for 5 months now. Great picture, remote is fine, easy to use, and no technical glitches with the player. I'm a satisfied consumer :-)   Much easier to use than my more expensive one with progressive scan.