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In Reply to: the Toshiba SD 5700 came yesterday, first impressions: posted by Teresa on November 02, 2004 at 15:03:52:
I purchased a Tosh SD 5700 several years ago, when my JVC 721 failed. It is a good, and faithful player. However I replaced it with the SD 4960 when newer DVD-A's came out with new software programs, and the SD 5700 couldn't play them.I find Hodie a great disappointment. If you can live with their frustratingly slow tempo I will be amazed. a complete waste of money.
Try ARTS, MDG, Tacet, and AIX for some superior classical recordings.
Follow Ups:
Toshiba is offering free firmware updates if you join the class action lawsuit.Everything has played perfectly so far, what is it you could not play on the 5700?
Thanks,
Teresa
The Andrea Bocelli, Verdi, disc; and the Cecilia Bartoli "Vivaldi" album, would not play at all, froze up the player. About half of the Silverline Classics albums appeared to play in hi rez format, but no sound came out. When I went to the menu screen and played them in the low rez Dolby Digital 5.1 setting they would play in that format. I contacted Silverline, who advised it was an issue with some of the older players.I contacted Toshiba who advised that a firmware update had been issued several years ago; when I contacted their local repair service they would have charged me more to install it (if it was even appropriate for the problem), than it cost me to buy the newer Toshiba SD 4960 player. Anyway, that one plays everything, including SACD, well. So I use the SD 5700 as a "back up" player.
"About half of the Silverline Classics albums appeared to play in hi rez format, but no sound came out"...Seems to me like a neat safety feature to add... :-)
I received in the mail today two letters from the DVD Player Claims Administrator about the lawsuits, with claim forms involved.My SD 5700 was manufactured in September, 2001, but I purchased it in August, 2002, so it is not apparent exactly what remedy, if any, I will receive. A free, easy firmware update would be nice. We'll see. People who purchased a DVD player by Dec 31, 2001, appear to be the beneficiaries of this settlement.
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All Toshiba DVD players must be purchased prior to October 15, 2004. My 5700 was purchased on eBay October 18, 2004, 3 days too late!I must have got the notice in the mail based on my prior purchase of the Toshiba 9200.
Oh Well,
Teresa
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