Toshiba SD-5970 DVD Player with HDMI
HDMI with an LCD HDTV: Great Combo!
I was surprised that this DVD player comes with an HDMI cable (so does the now disappeared Samsung HD941), because nowhere on the spec. says so, and the guys at BestBuy didn't even know, so I bought a cable after I ordered it on Amazon. Now I have to figure out what other devices I can used a HDMI cable on. <br /> <br />I've been waiting to try the HDMI connector on my HDTV (a Sharp LC32G4U), but don't have a big budget for Denon or Onkyo DVD player, so this Toshiba looks pretty good on the spec., and priced hundreds less. <br /> <br />Anyways, the setup for HDMI is quite simple: plug the HDMI cable to connect the player and the HDTV, move the little analog/HDMI switch on the front panel to HDMI, and play the DVD(the day after tomorrow), and, of course the power cable has been plugged in. The TV displayed the current resolution as \\"1080i\\" as default HDMI mode. Press the HDMI button on the remote to switch to 480p or 720p; there seems to be a 1080p mode, but since my TV can not do 1080p, so the picture turned into horizontal lines - how can they expect me to buy those 1080p HDTV if I can only afford this player? <br /> <br />The picture seems to be smoother and better detailed in the higher definition, I don't have keen sense to sight and sound, so this is that much I can tell. I do like the ability to hook up the player to Tv using only 1 cable with HD and Stereo sound, wish all devices are like this, so I can get rid of the 38 wires behind my receiver. <br /> <br />All in all, I like the player for it's quality HDMI picture, slim stylish case, and most of all, putting the new technology into our home at an affordable price.