Toshiba SD3109

For the ultimate in home theatre viewing, the Toshiba SD-3109 DVD Player features Dual Disc Twin-Tray Transport that permits users to load two DVD discs into the player at the same time and play them in succession. Break out the popcorn and sit back for a double feature experience just like at the movie theater. This DVD Player also features an advanced 10-bit Video Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) and a high-resolution 27 MHz digital filter, ensuring maximum image resolution and artifact-free pictures.Component Video is recognized as the highest quality method to connect digital sources. This feature, offered first by Toshiba, is included in the SD3109. Component Video pictures are characterized by enhanced color detail, color purity and color resolution. The SD3109 outputs 6 audio channels to your Dolby Digital Ready receiver to bring you the same state-of-the-art audio found in top cinemas. Individual adjustments are provided for bass and time management, speaker management and test tone signals. Analog outputs are also included for Dolby ProLogic or stereo TV connection. The SD3109 offers compatibility with Digital Theater Systems' multichannel-encoded Compact Discs and DVDs. The advanced perceptual coding and higher data transfer rates of DTS recreates a vivid and lifelike 3-dimensional sound field. With 24-bit quantization and 96 kHz sampling rates, the SD3109 produces finer, more richly textured sound than ever before. Advanced multibit Delta Sigma DAC provides unsurpassed signal-to-noise ratios during playback of high resolution DVD Video discs. Optimum Digital Servo Controls are included for superior laser and focus balance. A solid brass spindle with its higher mass and highly accurate disc speed improves jitter performance, ensuring the most accurate Audio and Video reproduction.For maximum convenience, the SD3109 can also play Video CDs and conventional Audio CDs. Two brightness settings let you dim the display to preserve the low light Home Theater ambience. Exclusive to Toshiba DVD players is a 4 power picture zoom that enables you to zoom in and magnify 25 selected areas of the picture during normal and slow motion playback. The SD3109 also includes a Bit Rate meter that displays the amount of bits per second handled by the advanced video DAC. The intuitively designed remote operates all the features of the SD3109. The fingertip controls are ergonomically designed for easy learning and operation. A convenient 4-way "compass" pad at the center of the remote makes it easy to navigate through on-screen programming menus. Special dedicated keys let you switch language tracks and camera angles at a touch during playback. Less frequently used keys are tucked away behind a sliding cover.