Toshiba SD-1200 DVD Player
Don't Connect Through VCR
Some useful advice I'll give to all DVD player owners is to connect your DVD player directly to your TV and not through your VCR. I was initially disappointed by a picture that fades to dark, brightens, then repeats this cycle. However, I then learned that this behavior is caused by a copy protection scheme incorporated into many DVD discs.  It is called Macrovision and is not a problem with the DVD player. After connecting my SD-1200 directly to my TV, the picture stabilized and has been beautiful ever since. I've owned my SD-1200 for nearly two years and have enjoyed it both as a DVD player and a CD player. With reasonably clean media, the player has always performed admirably. My only complaint is with the remote, which could have been designed much better for use in a darkened room.