Pioneer DV340 or Toshiba SD2800 buying today, advice welcome (1 Viewer)

[ShaneH]

My friend is buying a dvd player for his girlfriend, I am out of the loop when it comes to the newer models.
Pioneer DV340 $190 Canadian funds
Toshiba SD2800 $219 or
Toshiba SD412V $229 future shop exclusive ?

which dvd player would you choose. Thx for the help

 

[Jack Briggs]

I'm sure they're all fine. But I bought an SD-2800 for the bedroom set-up. Works nicely. Good images through S-video and component-video. Received a DVD recently that had arrived loose, disattached from the retaining spindle. I had been waiting for it for a long time, and was eager to give it a spin before returning it to the vendor.

Now, the disc was very, very badly scratched--all over the playing surface. I've never, in fact, played a disc even lightly scratched, much less one that was basically covered with the things.

The 2800 loaded, read, and played this damaged disc without a hiccup. I was impressed.

Only caveats I can think of are that the drive motor is a tad noisy, and that discs are warm to the touch upon removing them after playing.

Otherwise, fine little, trouble-free machine.

 

[KeithH]

Shane, do you mean the Pioneer DV-440, as shown at the link below?
http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S...0DV440&o=m&a=0
I have not seen a '340 available in the US. The '440 is well regarded for a budget player.

 

[ShaneH]

I'm sure he said 340, maybe its a canadian model?

 

[KeithH]

Shane, as I said, I have never seen a Pioneer '340 in the US. Check with your source again just to be sure what exactly you are being offered.