Toshiba SD3755 Progressive-Scan 5-Disc DVD Player

by Toshiba

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 17 x 5 inches ; 12.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005N5XP
• Item model number: OUTLET-SD3755
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,091 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Toshiba gives consumers enhanced digital technology for a minimum price with their SD3755 progressive-scan DVD player. Capable of DVD, CD, MP3, CD-R/RW and DVD-R playback, this player is great for movies, music, and DVD transfers of your home movies.

A 10-bit, high-sampling 54 MHz video digital-to-analog converter quickly and accurately reproduces video for high-quality pictures, abetted by Toshiba's stellar ColorStream Pro progressive-scan component-video output with Cinema Mode (3:2 pulldown). The player offers parallel video outputs (interlaced) for serving multiple rooms and 500 lines of horizontal resolution.

Likewise, a 24-bit, 192 kHz audio digital-to-analog converter runs at twice the frequency of conventional DVD player audio DACs to provide superior sound reproduction from DVD-Videos and CDs. Optical and coaxial digital-audio outputs facilitate hookup with a surround receiver for either Dolby Digital or DTS decoding.

Additional features include progressive-scan video, which displays non-interlaced video with compatible TVs for smoother pictures with reduced flicker. Toshiba's 3-D Virtual Surround Sound simulates a four-speaker surround system using only two.

The SD3755 offers plenty of playback options as well, including an onscreen menu, strobe display, preview, multiple angles, 4-power zoom, and four scan speeds (up to 100x playback).

Product Description

The Toshiba DVD SD3755 DVD Player and Changer is a truly versatile component in your home-theater system. The SD3755 reads compatible DVD-Video discs providing Progressive Scan resolution for optimal play on 480i (or better) TV sets. 24-bit/192kHz PCM Stereo Audio output Virtual 3D Spatializer Surround Sound 4 Power Picture Zoom Icon-based on-screen menu displays for easy use S-Video Output, Composite Video Output, Parallel Video Output (Interlaced) Includes Remote Control Size - 4-1/2 High x 17 Wide x 15 Deep

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

300 of 303 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Actual Specs For The SD3755, October 21, 2001

By 

chooker97 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba SD3755 Progressive-Scan 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)

I just bought this player and I thought it would be a good idea to list the actual specs at the end of this review. It was very difficult to track down any specs at all for the SD3755. The ones I did find were not all correct.

Now for the review:
I think this player is well worth the money for all the features you get. It had almost everything I was looking for. However, one major feature it did lack, was HDCD support.
All the DVDs, CDs, and MP3 CD-Rs I have played so far, have worked fine.

As far as the MP3 support goes, it's ok. I was worried that it wouldn't play MP3 CD-Rs that had the files placed into sub-directories. But it actually scans the entire CD-R &
caches all of the MP3 files alphabetically so you can view them onscreen. The bad part about that is that you see them in a single list as opposed to having them organized. (So yes, it does read MP3s that are placed in multiple directories / sub-directories on a CD-R)

Here are some of the other features / issues I have found when using the MP3 capabilities:

MP3 Pros:
- you can program what songs to play (up to 60 tracks)

- you can repeat the programmed list, a single track, or the entire mp3 CD-R (containing 100s of songs)

MP3 Cons:
- no random or shuffle feature (why this is the case, I have no idea. Those features are allowed for normal audio CDs)
- can't program lists across mp3 CD-Rs (again, this is a feature for audio CDs)
- does not continue to the next mp3 CD-R after the current one is finished playing (again, this feature works for audio CDs)
- only the first 8 characters of the filename are displayed in the onscreen menu (which can be very annoying trying to figure out what song to play).

Overall, I love the player and think it's well worth the price. With the exception of HDCD support, it has all of the features found in much more expensive DVD players.
For example, it had all the features that another player I was looking into had (the Harman Kardon DVD 50) for half the price.

Toshiba SD3755 Specs:
- Silver case (as far as I know, it does not come in Black)
- 5 disc carousel. Plays, DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD, MP3 (on CD-R or CD-RW). You can swap discs in/out while another is playing.
- ColorStream PRO progressive scan. 540 horizontal lines of resolution (500 interlaced with progressive scan). 8:8:8 oversampling of interlaced color signals.
- 10 bit 27 MHz Video D/A Converter
- 24 bit PCM 96 KHz
- x2, x8, x30, x100 forward & reverse scans
- 6 power zoom
- MP3 Support: Yes (sampling freq. should only be at 44.1 KHz, bit rate can be anywhere from 32-320 kbps)
- Dolby Digital output: Yes
- DTS output: Yes
- Dolby Digital decoding: No
- DTS decoding: No
- HDCD decoding: No
- Random/shuffle disc play: Yes
- Repeat play: A-B, all, disc, track
- Resume play: Yes
- Frame advance, multiple camera angles
- Remote control type: Full feature, non-backlit. (offwhite/light gray color, with dark gray buttons)
- Parental lock: Yes
- ColorStream Pro component video outputs
- 1 S-Video output
- 1 Video output jack
- 2 Pairs of Analog L/R Audio Outputs
- 1 Digital Optical Audio output
- 1 Digital Coaxial Audio output
Comes with 1 pair of RCA audio cables, and 1 RCA video cable.

97 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My First DVD Player, October 4, 2001

By 

"ktpower" (Scottsdale, Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba SD3755 Progressive-Scan 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)

Overall, an excellent purchase and an excellent value. I began shopping for a DVD player when my old 5-disk CD player died. I comparison shopped for a DVD player that offered some of the more advanced features including progressive video (even though my TV is not compatible with this feature). I also liked the capability of this player to play DVD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3 -- all of which have functioned very well (I have not tested the MP3 player). This unit has just about every feature higher priced units have with the exception of HDTV capability and dolby decoder (which your amplifier is probably capable of decoding) and without the higher price. The DVD player was crystal clear and the playback/FF/FR/Zoom functions were fairly simple.

CONS:
1)the component only comes in a gun-metal silver color:
2)To visualize some of the actions taken by pressing function keys on the unit , you must also have your TV monitor turned on -- even for simple playback of audio CDs (for example, to play 5 audio CDs randomly you maust have the TV on to be certain you pushed the random button the appropriate number of times)
3)I am an inpatient person, and some of the functions (open/close) appear to engage slowly

Admittedly my cons are miniscule compared to the overall capablity and performance of this unit. Therefore, if you do not mind the color, I fully recommend this unit.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but not great, February 14, 2002

By 

Paul Cheang (Alexandria, Va United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba SD3755 Progressive-Scan 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)

I got this Toshiba SD3755 for about 2 months now. I won't go into the spec of this unit but I will note its bad points.

1) It powers up very slowly (about 10 seconds) so be patient and don't press the power button twice. I did because when the power button is pressed...nothing seems to happen for awhile then your patience runs out.

2) Changing a from one DVD to another is also very slow compare to Pioneer DV-C503 that I have.

3) No direct access to DVD so you must use the to scroll through dics after dics to get to the one you want.

4) For a PROGRESSIVE SCAN player, the picture is almost worse than the regular DVD player that I have.

5) All buttons on the unit feel cheap. You know what I mean when you push the button and it feels cheaply made.

6) Forwarding speed is only X2.

7) Would I bought it again if I have a second chance? No.