Toshiba SD-1600 DVD Player
Great machine!
I got the SD1600 for my birthday last year, this thing has worked flawlessly since then. I didn't realize what a great player I had until I read all the reviews -- I took for granted that all DVD players were supposed to be this good. The zoom function is a nice feature to have, you can move the cursor around the screen to take a closer look at something if you like (up to 3X zoom). Very cool and surprisingly not a standard feature on other pricier machines. The enhanced black level is great to have, even though I think I prefer the normal black level mode; to me it doesn't make that much of a difference with the enhanced black level mode enabled and sometimes I feel I'm missing out on some of the detail with the enhanced black level on (just my personal preference). The size of the remote is fine (I've heard complaints about its small size), and it's very intuitive also. The player is quiet, and I haven't noticed any slow load times. As far as movies it can play, I haven't had any problems whatsoever. &quot;The Matrix&quot; was one of the first DVD's I played on it since I liked the movie a lot (not realizing that that particular DVD is a good one to test out a DVD player), and it played right through. Have also played &quot;Gladiator&quot; and &quot;X-men&quot; on it w/o any problems either. I probably don't subject my player to as much use as some of you out there, but everytime I'ved used it, it's been terrific. Definitely recommend it! I only gave it 4 stars because obviously, there are better machines out there (albeit for more money). 5 stars for value though, especially at Amazon's price, 5 stars for execution, and 5 stars if you're only comparing it to others in its price range.