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Review on πŸ“€ Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Player: Enhanced SEO-friendly Product Title by James Edwards

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Don't believe the ads! Artifacts, artifacts, artifacts!

If you are looking for a good looking DVD player. looks like somewhere else and don't believe the hype as the Toshiba 3109 doesn't ship the goods. Edges were fuzzy and colors were faded. After another tweak session with Video Essentials, nothing seemed to improve and I was left stumped. before. my friend gave me his sony 550d to borrow. With one word. WOW! What is the difference between the two players. The 550D outperformed the 3109 in almost every way, colors popped off the screen, shadows appeared as shadows rather than dancing black puddles of fast-moving artifacts. The only area where the 3109 outperforms the Sony 550D is in CD playback - you've got to love the HDCD and what it does for audio playback. But isn't the 3109 a DVD player? Of course it is, so if video is your biggest concern, skip the 3109 and opt for the Sony 550D - it costs more, but the extra money is money well spent. My next endeavor will be to compare the Sony 550D to the Sony 7700 but that's another game then and as this is a 3109 test I'll stop there. THE END

Pros
  • Cool product
Cons
  • Big and chunky