Toshiba's Ultra-Portable SDP1500 DVD-Video Player Offers On-The-Go Widescreen Movie Watching

2-Jul-01

Toshiba, a leading developer of advanced DVD-Video technologies, offers unprecedented convenience, enjoyment, and flexibility in portable entertainment with its ultra-portable SDP1500 DVD-Video player.A full-featured portable player, the SDP1500 features an 8-inch widescreen active matrix LCD display, the industry's largest-ever screen in the portable DVD category. The SDP1500 includes a host of advanced technologies for exceptional picture performance, including a 10-bit, 27 MHz Video DAC and ColorStreamÆ component video output. It provides total multi-disc versatility, including DVD-Video, DVD-R, CD-Audio, Video CD, CD-R, and CD-RW playback capability. For total on-the-go convenience, the SDP1500 offers ""remote-free"" operation of all essential disc and player functions. In addition, a sleek credit-card-sized remote control is supplied for advanced operation of the player. A High-Quality Portable TheatreWhether on an airplane, a backpacking trip, a hotel room, or the back seat of an automobile, the SDP1500 is literally a portable theatre that lets users enjoy high quality DVD movies anytime, anywhere. The unit's flip-up LCD panel active matrix TFT display delivers highly detailed, brilliant pictures with remarkable color resolution, purity, and detail. In addition to the built-in reflex-style stereo speakers, which allow it to be used as a standalone playback device, the SDP1500 also features two built-in headphone jacks that utilize SpatializerÆ N-2-2 Virtual Surround Sound technology for cinema-like listening experience. With the addition of two headphone jacks, DVD viewing and entertainment ""on the move"" now becomes a shared experience. A supplied lithium ion battery that seamlessly blends with the SDP1500's cosmetic profile lets viewers enjoy more than three hours of uninterrupted movie or music entertainment and an optional extended-life battery supplies an additional five hours of viewing time. During compact disc playback, the LCD panel may be turned off, thereby extending battery life of the SDP1500.The Ideal Portable DVD Player For Connection To A Large-Screen DisplayWith the SDP1500, users can either enjoy DVD movies via the LCD display and stereo speakers, or they may connect the player to a compatible display device for large-screen entertainment. A full complement of audio and video outputs makes it quick and easy to connect the SDP1500 to virtually any existing home entertainment system. In addition to its unique ColorStream component video output, the SDP1500 features audio and video mini-plug outputs, a standard S-Video output, plus digital audio output capability. Consistent with Toshiba's full-sized DVD players, the SDP1500 features DolbyÆ Digital and DTSÆ compatibility. Additionally, the SDP1500 features a picture zoom, enabling viewers to select areas of the picture they wish to see more closely and magnify them by a power of four - another especially useful feature for small-screen viewing enjoyment.The SDP1500 measures 1.15 inches high, 6.30 inches deep and 8.27 inches wide, and weighs just 1.75 pounds, minus the supplied Lithium Ion battery. The SDP1500 carries a suggested retail price of $1199.99. For more information about Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., visit www.toshiba.com/tacp.

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