Toshiba SD-5970 DVD Player with HDMI
You get what you pay for!
Needles to say, I was excited to see such a low price on an up-converting HDMI DVD player. When I got it home however, the excitement vanished. I hooked the 5970 up via the HDMI connection to my Sony kp51ws520. The first thing I noticed was that it clips the black level, making it somewhat difficult to make out finer details in dark scenes without adjusting the brightness to an unacceptable level. Moments after noticing this, the unit began freezing for a second or two every couple of minutes. I turned it off and decided to try the component outputs. When I tried to turn it back on none of the front buttons would respond, so I had to use the amazingly unresponsive remote. The picture quality with component video is remarkably better in regard to color and black level. If you're thinking this doesn't make sense, I agree. The only explanation I can figure is that in ann. attempt to produce a cheap HDMI interface Toshiba decided to use poorly made circuitry for that section. I returned the unit, and will buy something else that lives up to the potential of HDMI. As a side note, I'd like to say don't let the inclusion of a cable influence your decision. The included cable is crap. [...]. The cables there are silver-lined and gold-plated (\\"Rev2\\").