Toshiba SD-5970 DVD Player with HDMI
Pretty basic unit
Pros: <br />-Well, it's HDMI-enabled and upconverting <br />-Picture quality seems fine in digital mode (I'm using it with 42-inch 16:9 plasma monitor via DVI-D input); <br />-Offers 3 or 4 zoom levels, but you really need only the 1st one, if you have a widescreen TV or monitor; <br /> <br />Cons: <br />-Periodically SKIPS SOUND when using digital sound output; <br />-Menu and options are kept to a bare minimum, very little control is offered; <br />-Forgets current DVD position, when in stand-by mode (grr!) <br />-Can only be in Analog or HDMI output mode, but not in both at the same time; <br />-Remote control is one one the worst I've seen so far: not intuitive, buttons a grouped who knows how, the \\"Pause\\" button is buried among the supplemental ones (go figure in the dark, when you need it...) <br />-Infrared sensor has very limited acceptance angle, so using the remote contol is a pain in most cases; <br />-Reluctant to play DVD-R/DVD+R disks: sometimes hangs up trying to \\"load\\" them; <br />-Controls logic is underdeveloped. For example, pressing Eject button while in stand-by mode causes the unit to start reading the inserted DVD instead of opening the tray immediately, so you keep waiting while the player recognizes the disk until finally spits it out. <br /> <br />Ok for now, but I'm going to return mine as soon as the new Sony DVP-NS975V comes out. <br />