Toshiba SD-P2700 8.9-Inch Portable DVD Player

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 10.2 x 1.2 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00068V0D2
• Item model number: SDP2700
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,744 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 13, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A road warrior's dream, a home theater's able centerpiece: Toshiba's SD-P2700 DVD-Video/DVD-Audio portable DVD player gives you the best of both worlds. The compact unit is distinguished by its sleek appearance, its 8.9-inch polysilicon widescreen display, and its high-resolution 1,024 x 600-pixel screen. The TFT (thin-film-transistor) active-matrix display delivers film-like images rich in detail, color resolution, and contrast.

Besides media playback versatility--it handles everything from DVD-Video to DVD-R, VCD, MP3/WMA CD, and a host of image formats--the SD-P2700 offers Toshiba's Super ColorStream Pro progressive-scan component-video outputs (for use with high-definition and HD-ready TVs) and employs an 10-bit, 54 MHz video digital-to-analog converter to cement its guarantee of stellar image quality. A sleek, credit-card-sized remote control simplifies operation.

Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Further, the SD-P2700 incorporates the Toshiba exclusive Digital Direct LCD Drive, which minimizes conversion artifacts by streaming the video signal directly from the MPEG decoder to the LCD screen driver in the digital domain, bypassing D/A-A/D conversions that would otherwise degrade image quality.

Toshiba's digital photo viewer displays images right on your television in a variety of popular formats, including Konica, Fuji Photo, Kodak Photo CD, as well as standard JPEG files--there's even a Secure Digital/MultiMedia Card slot to further simplify viewing. An onscreen display walks you through the process of making your own slideshows, in which you can preset the viewing time of each slide as well as zoom, rotate, and pan each photo.

Leading-edge 24-bit/192 kHz digital-analog converters from Analog Devices delivers exceptional 2-channel DVD-Audio frequency response and dynamic range. DVD-Audio discs deliver high-resolution audio, capturing and reproducing all of the nuances of the original performance and offering high-resolution surround sound as well as stereo. (DVD-Audio resolution is available through the analog audio outputs only.)

A pair of built-in headphone jacks let you watch or listen with a partner, while Spatializer N-2-2 ULTRA and Natural Headphone virtual surround sound algorithms simulate surround through 2 speakers or 1 set of headphones. The built-in stereo speakers (1.5 watts x 2) grant headphone-free listening through high-efficiency titanium drivers in bass-reflex enclosures for more full-bodied sound than typical portables produce.

The SD-P2700 passes both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals through its coaxial-type digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. The supplied lithium-ion battery blends seamlessly with the player's cosmetic profile and offers around 3.5 hours of uninterrupted movie or music entertainment. The battery also charges quickly, in just 3 hours.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote battery, car cord, a component-video interconnect, a stereo audio/composite-video interconnect, an AC power adapter, a user's manual, and warranty information.

Product Description

Toshiba SDP2700 Portable DVD Player offers a flexible viewing screen that rotates and swivels up to 180-degrees for viewing in almost any situation. It features a credit-card remote control, dual headphone jacks and a card slot for JPEG viewing. Measures 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" x 1 1/2" and weighs 12 lbs. Runs up to 3 1/2 hours on the included lithium-ion battery pack after a 3-hour charge. Also includes DC dashboard adapter. One-year warranty. 2-Channel DVD-Audio Compatibility MP3 & WMA Compatibility Audio on CD Playback Spatializer N-2-2 ULTRA 3-D Virtual Surround Sound Bass Reflex Speakers with Titanium Drivers 2 Headphone Jack Outputs Memory Card Slot (SD/MMC) for viewing digital camera pictures 3.5-Hour Rapid Charge Battery Credit Card Size Remote Control Car Cord Included Includes rechageable battery and AC charger

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality of video excellent, screen is great, December 9, 2004

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Doug Hawkins (Mainline PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba SD-P2700 8.9-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

Just received this unit a few days ago after toying between this model and the 2500 and 2600. Screen is excellent and the design is more flexible than the other two. The unit is light but the battery pack attaches to the bottom back part of the player and adds considerable heft. This said, it has a Lith-Ion battery so it will last quite a bit longer than a NiCad, and have a longer life. Complaints about lack of volume out of the speakers hold true for this model, its loud enough, but only just and not with any background noise. Use external speakers or headphones. One word of caution: If you are looking to play DVDs outside of region 1, this is not the player for you. I have hunted high and low, no hacks exist to unlock the region code for any of these Toshiba models, go with another brand.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware, August 28, 2005

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L. Roberts (Oxford, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba SD-P2700 8.9-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

I received a new Toshiba SD-P2600 for Fathers Day Last year from my kids. After fourteen months of ownership and less than twenty five hours of use, the player would not turn on. This unit was manufactured in March, 2004. Since this unit is factory service only I mailed it to Toshiba. Several weeks later I was informed that the main board was burned out and the cost or repair was $466.00. That is in addition to the $70.00 to look for the problem. If I had it repaired the total cost invested in the unit would be $1,135.00. This total, of course, does not include the $49.00 I had to pay in shipping and handling to return it to me. Run, do not walk, away from this product. Just because the retail price may indicate that it is comparable to high end lines like Sony and Panasonic, the quality is more like the cheap lines sold at drug stores.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NICE LITTLE MACHINE, 2 PROBLEMS, June 3, 2005

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Raymond L. Duncan (australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba SD-P2700 8.9-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

Nice little player, carries well, battery charges OK, but pity locked into region 1, no hacking codes yet, but plays region free discs OK. Speakers very ordinary, headphones are essential for listening. Never freezes,picture great provided you sit square on to the screen, peripheral image not good.