Toshiba SD-5970 DVD Player with HDMI
Poor UI and poor performance
I chose the Toshiba SD5970 when I bought an HD LCD TV last December. I have been displeased with the unit from nearly the beginning. But the malfunctions did not start to occur until after the 90 day warranty period, of course. <br /> <br />It has one of the worst designed remotes I've ever seen: a block of mono-colored and mono-sized buttons. No chance at being able to navigate by touch. <br /> <br />It seems to hang up on nearly every DVD I watch. Sometimes, if I press remote keys too quickly, like going from pause to FF to Play, it will freeze. It hardly ever gets all the way through a DVD without freezing. I have to power down and and then patiently navigate back to the place where it died to watch the remainder.  <br /> <br />I have not had time to call tech support yet. I know I don't want another one of these. I probably wasted $180 on this, as it will probably end up being a throwaway. I can't recommend this model.