Toshiba DVD-Video Players For 2002

5-Jul-02

New Lineup Features DVD Recorder With Hard Disk Recording, Progressive Scan Portable Player, High-Performance Models In All Price RangesToshiba continues to expand its range of DVD players, covering key price ranges and feature sets -- including a DVD recorder with built-in hard disk drive (HDD) recording capability (RD-X2) and a progressive scan-equipped portable DVD-Video/Audio player featuring an 8.9-inch high-resolution LCD display (SD-P2000).Toshiba's DVD Players feature silver finish cabinets on select models. Features include expanded front panel controls, MP3 playback capability, Digital Photo Viewer Technology, Dialogue Expander, on-screen Virtual Remote Control, and a Bookmarking function that permits carousel users to select five favorite scenes on any loaded DVD for one-touch access. Toshiba's line of six high-performance players includes four progressive scan-equipped models. These include the SD5700 DVD-Video/Audio player, equipped with HDCDÆ precision filtering and decoding, the SD4800 DVD-Video/Audio player, featuring a newly designed universal TV/DVD remote control, and the SD3800. Complementing the performance of the SD3800 is the five-disc carousel SD3805, equipped with MP3 and progressive scan capability. The SD2800, equipped with component video output and front panel menu access, is complemented by the five-disc carousel SD2805.""There's incredible energy in the DVD format right now,"" noted Craig Eggers, Director of Product Management for Toshiba DVD, ""and consumers clearly look to DVD as an integral part of their home entertainment experience. As a prime developer of the format, Toshiba recognizes its responsibility to lead the industry with a full range of innovative players that push the envelope of DVD technology -- enhance and expand the DVD experience -- and give consumers more ways to enjoy all the high-quality benefits of the DVD experience.""Toshiba includes ColorStreamÆ component video outputs on every model produced. ColorStream PROÆ progressive scan technology, is featured in four of the company's players (SD5700, SD4800, SD3805, and SD3800). ColorStream PRO offers 540 horizontal lines of resolution. Built-in 10-bit/54 MHz video DACs are featured on selected models. Many Toshiba progressive scan DVD players feature 8:8:8 oversampling of interlaced color signals.Most Toshiba DVD players feature Video Black Level Expansion circuitry. This capability allows viewers to set the reference black threshold cutoff to either Normal (7.5 IRE) or Enhanced (0 IRE). The Enhanced position expands the overall contrast range in the picture, resulting in richer, deeper blacks, finer tonal gradation, and gray scale reproduction. Most Toshiba DVD players also include the capability of reproducing ""blacker than black"" PLUGE signals, a critical feature for calibrating optimum brightness levels in a home theatre environment.The FIRST SETUP menu, first introduced by Toshiba, assists consumers in accurately setting up their player to suit their system's capabilities. The FIRST SETUP menu quickly configures the DVD player for 90 percent of all home entertainment applications in a simple and straightforward manner. Toshiba's SD4800 and SD3800 players feature a Digital Photo Viewer feature, allowing users to play a Kodak, Fuji, Canon or Konica Photo CD. Viewers have creative control over their digital slide show, with viewing options including thumbnails, pan, zoom, multiple transition sequencing, and slide timer.Another feature is Toshiba's Strobe Picture Viewer, which allows users to display high-speed action images in successive order by selecting the number of picture ""samples"" desired and varying the time between each successive image. In addition, all Toshiba DVD players include a picture zoom feature, enabling viewers to magnify selected areas of the picture, enlarge widescreen images, or relocate the entire picture. Toshiba's carousel DVD player also features a 16x power zoom mode designed specifically for enhanced closeups.Toshiba DVD players equipped with the NAVI menu feature include a Virtual Remote key. When the Virtual Remote key is pressed, an on-screen ""remote control"" display appears as an overlay on the video image. The Virtual Remote feature allows users to access key DVD playback functions on-screen.Toshiba presently offers two multichannel DVD-Video/Audio players (SD5700 and SD4800), as well as the two-channel DVD-Audio portable SD-P2000. All Toshiba DVD-Audio players also include built-in DolbyÆ Digital decoders, and all are equipped with 24-bit/192 kHz DACs from Analog Devices. Toshiba includes HDCD precision filtering and decoding in the SD5700, providing true 20-bit audio resolution from HDCD-encoded discs. The patented HDCD precision filtering process also improves the playback sound of conventional CDs.All Toshiba DVD players feature MP3 playback capability. With MP3, up to ten hours of a listener's favorite music can be compressed and stored as digital files on a single CD-R.All Toshiba DVD-Video players also offer playback of CD-R- and CD-RW-formatted CDs. A Dialogue Expander feature, included on all models and accessible via the player menu, enhances center channel frequencies.Toshiba's select new DVD-Video players for 2002 feature a streamlined silver finish cabinet, accented by acrylic trim. In addition, the cabinets on all new players have been reduced in width, and feature acrylic faceplates. For more information about Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., visit www.tacp.com.

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