Toshiba SD-4700 glitch? (1 Viewer)

[ToddJ]

I have the Toshiba SD-4700 DVD player and often while watching a movie a flash of white comes on the screen for a second....what could cause this? it sometimes freezes up as well.....

 

[Matt Meyer]

Toddj can you repeat the problem or is it random? I have not encountered that problem and was wondering what the circumstances were and if I could duplicate the problem on my unit.

Matt

 

[ToddJ]

It seems to be totally random.....

 

[BobAZ]

Todd, what video connection are you using? Composite, S-Vid or Component?

can you repeat the problem or is it random?

I can recreate the white flash on a number of discs. See my thread http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=124305.
I've searched for "white flash" at HTF, DVDTalk and HTSpot and this has been reported on all kinds of TVs and DVD players. The common thread being an S-Video hookup.

 

[ToddJ]

Mine is composite

 

[DennisFawcett]

I HAD A TOSH 3800 AND MINE ALSO LOCKED UP AND THE PICTURE
LOOKED WASHED OUT,EXCHANGED IT FOR A SONY 715 AND WOW THE
PICTURE BLEW ME AWAY,CHECK ONE OUT I THINK IT ROCKS

 

[BobAZ]

DennisFawcett, you are using the S-Video connection? Just want to clarify beacause both players you mention are progressive scan and I want to make sure you're not using component connection.

ToddJ Mine is composite

Hmmm...my Tosh K510 (a.k.a Tosh SD1800) would not white flash when I used composite.

 

[DennisFawcett]

hi,i am using component cables,that is the only way to get
the 480 or 520 p signal to a hd moniter.the toshibas call it
color stream imputs.with the toshiba 3800 you can switch from
interlaced to progressive signal with the remote on the sony
i have now you cannot.someone can correct me if i am wrong
but i believe the progressive input bypasses the comb filter
thus a more pure signal from the imput device.

 

[ToddJ]

another problem i have is that the menu screens don't always indicate which item is being selected. However, this rarely happens....

 

[BobAZ]

I solved the white flash problem by trying the Sony NS715P. See my thread link above. No dropouts or white flashes whatsoever using S-video. This behavior has been seen on the Tosh SD-K510, SD-2800, and SD-4700.