Customer Reviews

Toshiba SDK990 DVD Player with 1080p Upconversion

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I needed a quick fix to an old dvd player that suddenly died. I wasnt ready to go Blu ray yet.. so grabed this, great price..and boy am I supprised! My standard DVD's look Fantastic. Nice too it comes with the Hdmi cable...YOu really cant beat it for the price. I would honestly thnk it is as good as any up conveting players out there. There is little difference from the Hd dvd player and the Blu ray player, my folks have. OK Blu ray is awsome.. but if your not going to take the dive into that end yet.. grab this.. for the price.. im fine if I use it a year and give it away when I buy a blu ray. Nice bargain..fantastic picture!

I like the player and the price but it won't resume where we left off after powering off the player. It's annoying to have to go through all the start up DVD chapters (FBI Warning, previews, etc...) and manually sort through the DVDs scene selections every time we want to watch more of our movie. Also, the manual is very thin and doesn't cover all the players options. Otherwise, it's a good player for the money and works nicely with my HDMI compatible TV.

Bought the product in Costco as it looked v. attractive loaded with features. It performed good while it lasted, however, the unit died within 4 months just past the 90-day warranty period! Toshiba service was good enough to return my email within 36 hours offering a replacement product SD-6100 for $50.00. Ironically, this replacement product also has bad ratings everywhere - and, for product quality too! What a trip! Guess Toshiba has found a recurring money-making scheme with these bad quality products...

I bought this model to replace my previous Toshiba DVD player, which broke down despite only moderate use. I thought that maybe it was because I had not used it too often, or some other mumbo jumbo. Point is, I bought this DVD player for use in my bedroom, where it shouldn't receive too heavy use, but sadly, found that despite the terrific price, there's a flaw: it's a cheap hunk of garbage.

First, the positives:
1) Price. For an upconverting DVD player, ~$40 is a great price, and when it comes with an HDMI cable and batteries for the remote, you're getting a fantastic value if it works.
2) Picture. When it works, it's got a great picture. Still no match for true blu ray or HD, but for those who don't feel like adopting yet, this is a great halfway point that gets you a decent picture if you have an HDMI connection.
3) Easy setup. Not much to do, this is as close to plug and play as you're going to get.

Now the bad:
1) It's a throwaway piece of junk. It's light, made of crud material, and feels like a cheap plastic box. Which it mostly is.
2) Poor finishing. The underside has quite a few exposed screws which, while unlikely, could really scratch up any surface it's placed on if you're not careful.
3) The remote. Black buttons on a black remote with tiny text. No backlight. Minor quibbles, but it bugs me.
4) It's LOUD. It sounds like an electric pencil sharpener when it's loading. The motor sounds like a small car when it's running. And not in a good way, like a Honda Civic. Like a damn exploding pinto.

But the granddaddy of them all is that this item:
5) Breaks very, very, very, very, very easily. Like its predecessor, it can't take more than a few hours of play at a time. I've had to go back and forth and back and forth between the store returning and replacing. Okay, I bought one, accidentally left it on for about 4 hours when I fell asleep watching a tv series, then the sound broke! I exchanged it thinking that it was a fluke. Sure enough, the next one was defective too. I've given up on it.

Despite the price tag, this player's only worth it if you intend to use it only rarely. Otherwise, pay the extra money and buy a player that will last.

Do not buy this DVD player! After only four months and after the ridiculous 90 day warranty the audio malfunctioned. The only solution Toshiba offered was to replace the DVD player with another probably cheap model at a cost to me of $50 plus the cost to ship the broken DVD player back to Tennessee. I have always said that one gets what one pays for and that is why I do not usually buy anything that is cheap. This DVD player is absolute junk!

This DVD player looks and sounds terrific when it is working. I returned the first purchase because the remote control would not work. I exchanged it for the same unit the sound quit working after three weeks. (using HDMI cable to connect) If you purchase this Toshiba be sure to keep your receipt. There is a high likely hood that it will be a lemon.

Don't waste your time or money on this DVD player. Sound died after less than a year.

Sound stopped working after a few months of use. POS. Do not buy.

I got this because I had a large DVD collection but didnt want to upgrade it all to Blu-Ray. I love the quality that it makes my DVDs. It is not quite Blu-Ray quality but it is a huge improvement over the standard quality. I really like this product!

Bought this so i could watch all the .AVI / DIVX files i have on my computer. Just burn them to a blank DVD and then they can be watched on the TV. I love this player...