Toshiba SD4700 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Outstanding DVD player, mediocre MP3 player
I purchased this unit wanting to have one player handle all formats, as well as progressive scan, which will be my next upgrade (16:9 format screen).<br />As a DVD player, it doesn't get better than this! The player has exceptional picture quality with no &quot;hangs&quot; or artifacts. The freeze frames are crystal clear. The zoom function was far more useful than I had expected. It is amazing how far you can zoom in on a picture with minimal picture quality degradation. If you do not care for the black bars you are forced to have on some wide screen DVD movies, you can &quot;zoom&quot; as much of them away as you want! Right now it is connected to a Mitsubishi 46&quot; with an S-video cable. This is the best picture this set has ever displayed. I can't wait to see what it will do on a progressive scan set! All the outputs you need for audio are there - coax, RCA, and optical, as well as the ability to handle Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.<br />As an MP3 player, I am disappointed. Some files that played flawlessly on an MP3 player or PC had distortion, and LOUD sound artifacts when played on the Toshiba. Other similar files played fine. Although the addendum sheet stated to use 8 character file names and no more than a 74 minute CD-R, it seems to work also with 80 minute CD-Rs and CDR-Ws (same results with MP3 - poor). No problems when the MP3 file was burned in standard CD audio format, though.)Also, no problems with standard audio CD playback.<br />The remote control was easy to use and intuitive for major functions. It is not the &quot;universal&quot; type. The menu structure is easy to use.<br />The manual was clear, but I would like to have seen it broken down by type of media being played back. An extra manual is included to correct all the errors in the original manual Most of these correct functions the manual states the player will do, but in reality does not do.<br />Overall, I am pleased with the machine as a DVD/CD player.