Toshiba SD-P1400 7-Inch Portable DVD Player

by Toshiba

Product Details

Product Manual [4.11mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 7.9 x 1.2 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001MZ88G
• Item model number: SD-P1400
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #64,800 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 26, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Note: Toshiba SD-P1400 7" Portable DVD Player is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer Toshiba SD-P1600 Portable DVD Player with 7" LCD instead.

The SD-P1400 from Toshiba isn't just a lightweight, on-the-go DVD player, it's a compact home theater that can go anywhere. The SD-P1400 is loaded with features, and delivers crisp, realistic visuals and rich surround sound. The player boasts a 7-inch widescreen LCD display that is perfect for watching movies the way they were meant to be seen.

The DVD player in the SD-P1400 provides a crystal-clear picture with its enhanced digital processing. Inside the SD-P1400 is a 10 bit/54 MHz video digital-to-analog converter that adds realistic warmth to the picture as well as reproducing vivid colors and sharp details.

You can take full advantage of that picture clarity with the versatile digital picture zoom option, which lets you magnify a portion of the picture onscreen while in freeze-frame mode or even while watching a DVD in real time. The feature is great for spotting details in movies or even adjusting movies to fill the widescreen format.

Make the most of your music and movies with clear, clean sound thanks to Toshiba's 24-bit/192 kHz audio digital-to-analog converter. This converter translates digital audio data into a natural, high-fidelity sound. The SD-P1400 features 3D virtual surround sound, from built-in speakers and through headphones. It has two headphone jacks for two-person movie watching.

The SD-P1400 plays DVDs, DVD-Rs, and CDs, so you can enjoy all your favorite videos and music. You can also play MP3s and view digital JPEG photos from CDs created in your computer.

At less than 4 pounds, this portable DVD player can go anywhere. The internal battery runs the player for up to 3 hours, and can be easily recharged between viewings. A DC power cord is included so you can even run the SD-P1400 in the car.

What's in the Box
SD-P1400 DVD player, credit-card-size remote control, DC power cord, owner's manual.

Product Description

TOSHIBA SD-P1400 Portable DVD and CD Player - Introducing the first ergonomically and fashionably designed portable DVD player. At last you can travel with a player that not only provides eye candy on long interludes, but qualifies as eye candy even with the display lid shut! JPEG Viewer enables a user to display digital photographs in a variety of popular digital formats Dual Headphone Outputs Tri-Lingual On-screen Menus (English / French / Spanish) Screen Saver mode Credit Card Size Remote Control 3.5 Hour Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery and AC Adapter/Charger included

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great player for a great price, October 14, 2004

By	TeeMc "Little Ol' Me" (Tampa,FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba SD-P1400 7-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

When I decided I wanted to buy a portable DVD player, I did months of research to find the best player at an affordable price. This Toshiba model ranked high overall, especially compared to other models selling for a higher price. I haven't had any problems so far, it plays both DVD+R and DVD-R discs, no problems with video or audio. I've also played a PAL DVD from Europe on it with no problem. (For those who don't know, in the US/Canada, TV shows and movies are all in NTSC format, while most of the rest of the world uses PAL format. Unless you have a converter, you can't show a PAL format video on your tv. But not a problem with this portable player! Also, I believe this is a regionless player. Also a bonus if you have any foreign dvds to watch!)

I use my player daily at work to listen to DVDs, CDs and MP3 CDs and even after well over a year, I have yet to have a problem. I've found it to be a durable machine, despite all the bumps and knocks it has taken. I've read other reviews that said the volume levels weren't loud enough. Through the speakers that may be true, but with a $10 pair of headphones from Walmart the volume was more than adequate, even on a plane. The dual headphone jacks are handy when you have 2 people who want to watch, the screen is bright and clear, and it's lightweight enough to put in a backpack or carry on. The battery life is great, charges up in a couple of hours and it lasts for 5 - 6 hours. It was a real lifesaver during the last 4 hurricanes here in Florida. If you're in the market for an affordable, dependable machine, this is the one to buy.

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good portable, October 4, 2004

By	Mir Islam "mislam" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Toshiba SD-P1400 7-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

I bought this dvd player few weeks back and last weekend was true test for it. We had a long trip to LA and had very good experience with it. Here are the good things and not so good things about it so far.

Goods

1) Very good battery time. The battery has been lasting for quite long. I did not check the actual usage time, but it lasted on and off two one hour dvd and had charge left. I bought a power inverter for the car so that I can keep the battery charged.

2) Very clear and sharp picture.

3) I like the color combination and general style of the player. My 21 month old daughter likes the sharp color and design.

4) Plays mp3 ! The interface to play mp3 cds is great and quite intuitive.

5) Have not tried yet, but plays dvd-rw/r. Which is a big plus since lots of my daughters tv shows are burned on dvds.

Not so good:

1) Sound from speaker is poor. But then again you probably already knew that from other posts. However, the sound for headphone is also poor. I connected output from headphone to car stereo and often I had to really crank up the volume on car stereo and the dvd player to get decent volume.

2) It seems to be tempermental with older dvd and vcd/cd. A few of the dvds I tried to play were borrowed from public library. Those were a bit scratched. Sometimes the player played them fine and sometimes it just refused to play at all. It also for some reason still unknown refuses to play my original Matrix dvd. So in general it has problems reading DVD sometimes.

3) Does not play SACD, dvd+rw/r

4) Does not come with carrying case. Most other companies bundle a carrying case, but not this one. I bought one from walmart for 15$ which seems to be ok if not great. I wish they would suppply a carrying case for it in future that will truly fit it.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stands up to the Toddler Test!!!!, July 30, 2004

By	Eric's Mommy "erics_mommy" (Orange County, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba SD-P1400 7-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

We bought this DVD player primarily to entertain our (toddler) son on long family vacations, but we didn't feel that spending $500+ dollars for a "top of the line" one was worth it. For the price ($250) this DVD player did the job. The battery lasts for the promised 3 hours sometimes more and recharges quickly. The screen is nice and clear and big enough. The speakers, as it's been pointed out aren't that great, they kind of remind me of an old transistor radio, no matter what setting you put them on (what do you expect for 2" speakers). But the sound is excellent through headphones (I've used $60 noise cancelling headphones and $5 off the rack at Target headphones and both provided excellent sound). The DVD player plays both prerecorded DVDs (even the Lion King that someone else said they had a problem with) as well as the DVD-R's that I've burned on my home computer. As it's been pointed out, the spindle is kinda loud during fast forward or chapter skipping, but who really cares, I'd rather have a noisy spindle than lug a 10 pound quiet DVD player around the airport? Haven't had any problems with skipping or restarting even though it's been bumped around a bit (we are talking about toddler use remember). We haven't used the remote yet as the player is usually within arms reach, nor have I hooked it up to another TV or audio device. My first thought when pulling it out of the box was that it didn't seem very sturdy but it's small, easy to trasport, and durable. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that I haven't used all of the functions. For a basic unit this one seems to stand up to the toddler test!