Toshiba SD2705 5-Disc DVD Player

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Summary: Dont buy without a parts and labor warranty
Review: It was a good player until the laser had problems within the first year of ownership. It would cost as much in labor to fix the laser as it would to buy a new player.
My advice is to buy an extended warranty on this kind of electronic component.
I'm giving it 3 stars because it gave good performance until I was forced to buy a new one.
I am thinking of buying the next generation toshiba 2805 but with a 2 or 4 year parts and labor garantee. I can get a 2 year and a 4 year (at an unnamed store).

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Summary: 2 problems in 6 months
Review: Other Toshiba products have performed reasonably well but this one's a dud. It's a good value featurewise but the control actions are agonizingly slow and the panel input went out after 4 months (after the labor warranty ran out). AND there's a strange sound distortion when playing half of the CD-audio discs that I've tried. Avoid.

Rating:
Summary: 2 problems in 6 months
Review: Other Toshiba products have performed reasonably well but this one's a dud. It's a good value featurewise but the control actions are agonizingly slow and the panel input went out after 4 months (after the labor warranty ran out). AND there's a strange sound distortion when playing half of the CD-audio discs that I've tried. Avoid.

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Summary: Toshiba Compatibility Problems
Review: The Toshiba SD2705 experienced audio delays when sending Dolby Digital code to my JVC 7010VBK receiver. The picture was fine, but every time you paused, skipped a frame or pushed play, the audio would cut out for about 50 seconds. I thought I configured something improperly and spent a great deal of time trying to resolve the problem on my own. I brought both the DVD Player and Receiver to Circuit City (where I bought the receiver)where 5 home theatre sales associates and 2 hours later we still could not resolve the problem. The DVD player worked with other receivers and the receiver worked with other DVD players. So I then went to Best Buy (where I bought the DVD player). They told me that the Toshiba model has a problem with its digital optical and coaxial connections when connecting to certain receivers and I should call Toshiba. Since I purchased the DVD player before the receiver, had it over 30 days and didn't get the extra warranty coverage with Best Buy, they were no longer interested in helping me. I then contacted Toshiba by phone, waited 45 minutes to talk to someone who said they have never heard of the problem the Best Buy rep discussed with me. In addition, the Toshiba representative was rude and somewhat condescending. However, they did set me up for a warranty service call. I still have not resolved the problem but I think others should beware. In my experience, the customer service at Toshiba and Best Buy is disgraceful and ineffective. I will never buy another Toshiba product or shop at Best Buy. Circuit City, however, were very helpful and very responsive and I definitely would recommend them to others.

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Summary: Big disapointment
Review: This is my first DVD from Toshiba and my last. I had the unit 4 months now the unit does not work properly. The door opens and closes on its own and does not play anything. I did not purchase the extra warranty from best buy figuring the unit was inexpensive for a 5-disk changer and if it broke after a year or two I get a newer model. Although, I am getting it fixed since Toshiba will extend the warranty at no cost it is a hassle to go through the return process. This unit also had a lot of freezing while viewing DVDs when it did work. I still don't believe in extra warranties but I will by a better unit this time.