Toshiba SD 5000 1080i Upconverting DivX Certified DVD Player
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Manufacturer: Toshiba
Model: SD-5000
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Toshiba
Label: Toshiba
Features for Toshiba SD 5000 1080i Upconverting DivX Certified DVD Player:
- Upconverting DVD Player
- Video Upconversion Displays a Pure Digital Signal at 720p or 1080i
- HDMI is a Convenient Single Cable Connection
- Multiformat Playback Capability
- 4.80 Lbs (WxLxH) 17.00" x 9.50" x 2.16"
Small Picture
Medium Picture
Customer Reviews
Very poor DVD player 
2008-08-14
I bought this DVD player to pair with my Toshiba 42RV530U (Which I love). It is a sleek, sexy looking DVD player. That concludes anything positive in this review. The player frequently pauses during playback, creates distortion or stuttering the picture, and occasionally freezes and will not respond at all! The only option is to reboot the player, which is very frustrating when in the middle of a film. It's caused me much embarrassment when watching movies with friends. I wondered if the problem was with me using older, possibly scratched disks. That ended when I put in a brand new copy of Kill Bill and experienced the same issues. I also wondered if it was a heat issue, and so I put the player by itself with longer cables to give it plenty of room to breath. The player still crashed during playback. Frankly, this is the worst piece of consumer electronics I've ever had the misfortune to purchase. If it wasn't too late, I would return it.
Stay away from this DVD player!
stopped working after a month 
2008-05-27
Good picture quality, good sound, worked great... after a month, poof, it stopped working. Any dvd I'd put in the player would not read and the player was stuck on "load". Nothing I did to try to remedy it worked. The repair shop's fix would cost more than what I paid for this piece of crap machine. I guess you get what you pay for.
Avoid 2008-05-12
I purchased this DVD player when I bought (on-line) a new big screen LCD TV. The price was right and I liked the fact that the DVD player would "upconvert" the video image and that it had a HDMI output (the cable was not included). The unit was thin and it came with a nice remote so initially I was happy.
I tried the unit with the supplied RCA connectors and I was not happy with the picture quality. I then purchased an HDMI cable and the picture improved, but I thought it was OK not great.
We had the player for about 6 weeks. By then I threw away the box and (sadly) misplaced the receipt. One day I put a brand new DVD in and the player started to halt and freeze. I tried another DVD that had worked in the player and it did the same thing. I unplugged the player and then plugged it back in. Now it played the video but every 20-30 seconds the audio would buzz loudly. My wife commented "Oh it has been doing that buzzing for a couple of days, I thought I was doing something wrong." Several other attempts results in a similar outcome. The DVD player is now in the garbage and I'm wiser. I purchased a Panasonic DVD/VHS combo player with "upconversion" and the picture is noticeably better when I watch DVDs (naturally the VHS portion is only so so, but watchable). Better yet, the Panasonic player actually works.
I would definitely avoid this player. Too many people have the same complaint. Spend a little more and buy a better product.
Toshiba SD 5000 Located at the Local Landfill 2008-04-03
This product freezes on every DVD I try to play on it. Usually, not until late in the DVD when things are getting interesting. You cannot fast forward or do anything to get around this problem. I tried to contact Toshiba Customer support during the warranty period without any luck. Then I realized life is too short for this and that trash pickup was on Thursday so off it went to the landfill. This is the last Toshiba product I will ever buy.
Excellent quality. Great service. 
2008-03-28
Toshiba SD-5000 1080i Upconverting DivX Certified DVD Player works great. The vendor delivered it in a timely manner. This works well in upconverting regular DVDs to the HDTV I have. I definitely recommend for those who not ready to shell out $300 for Blue Ray DVD Player.
worked for 30 days 2008-01-23
This mid-entry level model adds an HDMI port that, when used, allows upconversion to 720p or 1080i resolution.
Avoid like the plague 2008-01-19
I had the 4990, which is the same model as this one, only in the multi-region format. I bought it last November and two weeks ago, the drawer refused to open. I brought it to a repair place, only to find that it required a new belt and motor, making it not worth repairing, considering the price. During it's year life, I also had the same issues with it that others here have described -- it doesn't hold its place, it freezes occasionally, etc. The picture did look great on my 42" plasma but ultimately it's just a piece of junk. Avoid.
Avoid! 2008-01-03
This DVD player produces great picture quality, but has two fatal defects. With most DVDs, it will randomly pause for a few seconds, and sometimes freeze completely. It is also very slow to respond to the remote. Do not buy this piece of junk.
Not worth buying 2007-12-31
This product never worked. I sent it back to Toshiba and received a new one. The new one worked for less than 48 hours. I had bought this because it had been highly rated by Consumer Reports. This now makes me question the research of Consumer Reports. It seems I cannot write a review without giving this product a rating, so I gave it a single star. I really did not want to give it any star.
Broke after a few months 2007-12-26
I bought this dvd player a few months ago. It wasn't fancy but it upconverted relatively well. However, it stopped playing discs and I probably watched less than 10 movies on it. Too bad the warranty is only 3 months. Based on my experience as well as some other reviews, I'd suggest staying away and paying a little more for a better dvd player.
