Jeff W.
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Dec 21, 2003
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I recently picked up a cheap Toshiba DVD player (SD-3950) for $65 AR. Now I see why it's so cheap...
Take a look at this sequence from Toy Story 2. It's from about 1:05:28, as Buzz Lightyear says "he's not coming with us". These pictures were taken off my 27" Sony WEGA tube tv (480i) using component output. Look at the red boxes/drawers in the background - as Buzz Lightyear walks off the frame to the left, they change color from red to darker/greenish hue.
For grins I hooked up my old DVD player, also a Toshiba, SD-2109 circa 1999 or so. Same TV, same disc, same component cable, no color problems! Also tried it on my PS2 and computer DVD player.
Do all cheap players have problems like this? Is this disc particularly hard on players?
I'm going to return this unit as defective, but I'm wondering if I should get a replacement or take cash and save up for something in the $200-300 range like a Denon 910. Picture quality is very important to me, but I don't have a fortune to spend on my HT either...
Take a look at this sequence from Toy Story 2. It's from about 1:05:28, as Buzz Lightyear says "he's not coming with us". These pictures were taken off my 27" Sony WEGA tube tv (480i) using component output. Look at the red boxes/drawers in the background - as Buzz Lightyear walks off the frame to the left, they change color from red to darker/greenish hue.
For grins I hooked up my old DVD player, also a Toshiba, SD-2109 circa 1999 or so. Same TV, same disc, same component cable, no color problems! Also tried it on my PS2 and computer DVD player.
Do all cheap players have problems like this? Is this disc particularly hard on players?
I'm going to return this unit as defective, but I'm wondering if I should get a replacement or take cash and save up for something in the $200-300 range like a Denon 910. Picture quality is very important to me, but I don't have a fortune to spend on my HT either...