Editorial Review:Product Description:The SD-V291 offers consumers a convenient, one-unit solution for high-quality entertainment in both DVD and VHS formats. It features a high-performance, four-head Hi-Fi VCR, providing a perfect solution for consumers who maintain both DVD and VHS libraries.Demonstrating its market leadership in DVD combination products, Toshiba engineered the SD-V291 with all of the advanced features and cosmetic appeal expected from Toshiba. The unit offers a sleek, silver design that complements existing components in an entertainment system, plus a full array of home theater ready connections, including digital audio outputs.The SD-V291 has discreet ColorStream Component Video outputs for a stunning picture characterized by superior image purity, for amazing film-like reproduction of DVD movies. In this model optical and coaxial outputs provide full compatibility with Dolby Digital and DTS digital systems. In addition, readily accessible front-panel audio/video inputs permit easy connection from a camcorder for simple dubbing of home movies to the VHS deck.
Amazon.com Product Description:The SD-V291 offers a convenient, one-unit source for high-quality entertainment in both DVD and VHS formats. The DVD deck plays a variety of optical content, including DVD-Video, DVD-R, audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and video CD, as well as MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) music files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs. A four-head, hi-fi VCR gives you exciting stereo playback for your entire library of VHS tapes. You can even play a DVD while simultaneously recording a TV broadcast to videotape, and you can copy non-Macrovision-protected DVDs to videotape--perfect for sharing edited, DVD-based home movies with loved ones.
Into digital photography? This dual-deck model is a perfect complement to your hobby. Its JPEG feature makes it easy to view digital photo shots burned to recordable CDs from a variety of digital cameras. The unit's array of home-theater-ready video connections includes composite-, S-video, and ColorStream component-video outputs (the VCR requires its own composite-video or RF audio/video connection). The DVD player's internal digital-to-analog converters work at 24-bit, 192 kHz resolution to ensure optimum sonic quality from a range of digital program material.
Two sets of left/right analog-audio outputs (one each for the DVD player and the VCR) channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals from DVDs can be routed through the player's digital-audio outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. In addition, readily accessible front-panel AV inputs permit easy connection for a game console or a camcorder for simple dubbing of home movies to the VHS deck.
For enhanced picture quality during VHS playback, the four-head hi-fi VCR uses a pair of 19-micron video heads, which deliver exceptional (near SP) picture quality of content recorded and played back in the extended play (EP) mode. Commercial skip lets you pass over commercials during playback. Other features include one-year, eight-event programming, high-speed (200x) rewind and fast-forward, index skip, auto head cleaner, and auto clock set--no more flashing '12:00'!
What's in the Box DVD player/VCR, remote control, remote batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, and a coaxial video cable.
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2 years out and going in the trash.
With good care of DVD's and limited use, this unit started showing alot of DVD play problems at 18 months. Many DVD's would not play at all, or would take several attempts to play, even ones directly out of the box.
At 21 months, DVD completely unusable, and heading to the donation pile.
Very disappointed, nice looking unit, with decent interface controls. Cannot recommend at all.
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Cassette ejection problem
I received this unit as a Christmas gift 2004 and have had no problem with the DVD door. However, twice a cassette has become stuck in the VCR. The first time I was able to get it out, but this time no luck. I tried unplugging the unit and trying the eject button again without success. Next step to call Toshiba for assistance, if no help no more Toshiba products
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Hunk of Junk!
After reading positive reviews about this set have had nothing but problems when trying to view DVD's. Stutters, freezes, and stops playing DVD's either new or rented. It might work 50% of the time. It might be just my unit but I'm very dissatisfied with this model.
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DO NOT BUY
DVD got so many problems. Just don't buy this one. Noises, recognition problems... I should have a Samsung one instead; Japanese product doesn't guarantee the quality.
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DO NOT BUY
DVD got so many problems. Just don't buy this one. Noises, recognition problems... I should have a Samsung one instead; Japanese product doesn't guarantee the quality.