Costco HDMI Toshibas....GREAT!!

scrapdiggs · 05-24-06, 08:29 PM

Dont let these slip past you when deciding on a new HDMI player. They are $79 and well worth it. Im using 2 right now in different rooms and they are excellent.

They also go on sale for $59 June 11th!! They are a steal at that price.

I belive the model is SDK-860. Comes with HDMI calbe as well.

Jim McC · 05-24-06, 10:39 PM

How does it look with component input? How do you know about the future sale?
Can you verify the model # please?

scrapdiggs · 05-24-06, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim McC

How does it look with component input? How do you know about the future sale?
Can you verify the model # please?

Thats the model number. Id have to say it actually looks a bit more to my taste with Component over the HDMI but both images are stellar.

On my SOny 50 a10 im using HDMI and its awesome and in my theater im using one running into my Sharp XR-10x with COmponent and its cimply awesome.

For $79 its a no brainer and on June 11th its going to be even better. Just grab a Costco coupon book at the store.

superflysocal · 05-25-06, 09:03 AM

have you experienced freezing as with the prior model?

Bud-man · 05-25-06, 10:09 AM

Still have that annoying blue light?

scrapdiggs · 05-25-06, 12:22 PM

Light is green, no freezing yet.

Bud-man · 05-25-06, 02:18 PM

scrap, i meant to say the tray still lighted?

scrapdiggs · 05-25-06, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bud-man

scrap, i meant to say the tray still lighted?

no

Bud-man · 05-25-06, 02:22 PM

You try any Xvid? also does it have optical out?

never86me · 05-26-06, 07:10 PM

It does have optical out. Any way to upconvert over component?

rickko · 05-26-06, 07:18 PM

I saw this unit advertised in C*C's latest Passport coupon book.

While in C*C today I saw about 100 of them on the shelf. If I had my digital camera with me I'd have taken a picture of the box because it has all the specs right on the outside. Looks pretty impressive but also has a lot of caveats as to which DVD disks might be a problem as well.

The player looks nice. Doesn't have the annoying blue light like its predecessor and upconverts if you use the supplied HDMI cable.

The price on sale is $20 less than the SD-K850 sold for. Hopefully it will perform better.

Post your impressions and comments here.

I'll be buying one on first day of sale but they are available right now if you can't wait that long.

Hmmmm, can you buy now, then go back and get a $20 refund during the coupon period?

..rickko..

scrapdiggs · 05-26-06, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by never86me

It does have optical out. Any way to upconvert over component?

Good question....im not so sure about that. how could I tell? I have been using HDMI

WaldorfSalad · 05-27-06, 12:52 AM

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=681161

WaldorfSalad · 05-27-06, 02:16 AM

Anyone know if these Toshiba players will do PAL-to-NTSC conversion and if they can be made region free relatively easily?

ayrton911 · 05-27-06, 02:22 AM

Does anyone know if these play dvix/xvid?

Bud-man · 05-27-06, 08:07 AM

After doing some rearching on google this is a SD-4990 it is Divx certified, when Costco has there sale in a few weeks i'll pick one up.
Only way if you bought now and wanted the sale price is to return it then.
I'm going there today for memorial day stuff, i'll see if my store even stocks them yet.

rickko · 05-27-06, 10:24 AM

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=681817

SemperFiMom · 05-27-06, 06:13 PM

You might want to check out the reviews of the unit at www.amazon.com. There are only a few (3 total) at this time because of the recent release, but this includes one buyer's comments about the unit freezing/pausing. Sounds like it could be plagued with the same issue that my SD-K850 has (purchased at Costco).

muscl3s · 05-28-06, 10:24 PM

I bought this unit yesterday at Bestbuy because I needed a DVD player now and don't care about saving a few bucks. Let me save everyone the trouble - do NOT buy this DVD player. It locks up and freezes multiple times during a 1 and a half hour movie. I really wanted a decent upscaling player /w divx support but I won't put up with this kind of crap to get it. I returned it and picked up the new Panasonic s52 at CircuitCity. It doesn't have divx support but the quality so far is excellent and no skipping or freezing thus far.

scrapdiggs · 05-29-06, 01:41 AM

SDK-860 is the unit at Costco and it works flawless right now in 2 different rooms in our house. Never had a skip once. I suggest if you got a bad one you take it back and swap it.

newz54 · 05-30-06, 08:08 PM

Has anyone seen Costco's upcoming flyer. They have a Toshiba upcoverting player with the hdmi cable on ad between june 12 and the 18th. Since this board doesn't allow you to talk about prices....can I ask if anyone know about this unit. From the picture I can't match it up with current models.

GelatinousFury · 05-31-06, 12:01 AM

Hope this helps

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=681161

nameless33 · 05-31-06, 03:30 AM

I've had two older Toshiba DVD players from costco and they have worked well. The last one, a SDK-740, is a basic component output with progressive scan. I use it in plain scan component out and let my aquos do all the work to get a native res picture and it looks great. It's never had a problem playing anything either. It is a little lite in the special features category though.

For the sale price though, I might pick one of these 860s up and do a comparison. You can't go wrong because Costco will let you return it if you're not satisfied with it. Actually, a second player for multi-disk operation wouldn't be a bad idea. Would be a lot cheaper than a five disk changer.

MOCKBA · 05-31-06, 03:38 AM

Can somebody check if it understands aspect ratio of DivX right? I returned mine a couple months ago because there was no way to play 4:3 DivX movies without aspect ratio distortion. Generally, I'm glad to hear that freezing problem is fixed in the latest version. I was a complete disaster with mine, when I had to unplug it to unfreeze.

Bud-man · 05-31-06, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muscl3s

I bought this unit yesterday at Bestbuy because I needed a DVD player now and don't care about saving a few bucks. Let me save everyone the trouble - do NOT buy this DVD player. It locks up and freezes multiple times during a 1 and a half hour movie. I really wanted a decent upscaling player /w divx support but I won't put up with this kind of crap to get it. I returned it and picked up the new Panasonic s52 at CircuitCity. It doesn't have divx support but the quality so far is excellent and no skipping or freezing thus far.

You should of bought the LG at BB, you wanted divx support, now you have none, i dont know if you wanted to try a divx disc or you were into it like a few others here, now you'll never know!

PooperScooper · 05-31-06, 09:47 AM

meged threads

larry

robottik · 05-31-06, 12:43 PM

Can anyone comment on how good the picture looks when zoomed?

I have a smaller LCD I want to use this player with and I want to zoom the picture to get rid of the letterboxing on DVDs.

(Yes I know I will be cutting off some of the picture on the sides ... I just want to fill up the screen on my poor little LCD!

)

rickko · 06-03-06, 02:08 AM

Got one today!

Yes, C*C will allow you to purchase a coupon item early then return to the store with your receipt and the coupon during the week its valid whereupon they'll credit you back the difference.

Can't beat that so, I got one early.

It worked right out of the box except for one glitch (not really). If you immediately plug in the HDMI cable (don't do it with the power on to either unit) without prior setup of the player you won't see or hear a thing!

First you MUST plug the DVD player's video out (Yellow) to video in on your monitor or TV. Now you can SEE the dvd's menu by selecting it with the remote control. At this point you must make the proper HDMI selections in the VIDEO section of the menu, save them, then power everything off again, plug in the HDMI cable to both units and turn all back on.

Wah-laa, everything works. Now you can select 480p 720p 1080i etc. depending on your monitor's settings.

Oh, at the same time you are doing the HDMI setup in the VIDEO menu you must also select PCM in the AUDIO menu. If you don't, no sound.

Once everything is set, the player seems to work very nicely. PQ seems to be nearly identical in 720p or 1080i but I have not done any calibration.

I'll be back at C*C on the 12th getting my coupon savings refunded.
..rickko..

PooperScooper · 06-03-06, 06:39 AM

Another merge. Thanks for posting links in dupes.

larry

Bud-man · 06-03-06, 07:01 AM

The last toshiba i tried, which was my first upconverting player was a i think a 4980, when using hdmi it gave my panasonic plasma a loud ear piercing screech from the speakers!
I had to set it to bitstream out for the optical to work with my reciever,PCM out gave me sound but no optical out, returned it immediatly.

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scrapdiggs Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 361	Costco HDMI Toshibas....GREAT!! Dont let these slip past you when deciding on a new HDMI player. They are $79 and well worth it. Im using 2 right now in different rooms and they are excellent. They also go on sale for $59 June 11th!! They are a steal at that price. I belive the model is SDK-860. Comes with HDMI calbe as well.

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rickko Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sandy Eggo CA Posts: 74	New TOSHIBA SD-K860 w/HDMI Out @ COSTCO I saw this unit advertised in CC's latest Passport coupon book. While in CC today I saw about 100 of them on the shelf. If I had my digital camera with me I'd have taken a picture of the box because it has all the specs right on the outside. Looks pretty impressive but also has a lot of caveats as to which DVD disks might be a problem as well. The player looks nice. Doesn't have the annoying blue light like its predecessor and upconverts if you use the supplied HDMI cable. The price on sale is $20 less than the SD-K850 sold for. Hopefully it will perform better. Post your impressions and comments here. I'll be buying one on first day of sale but they are available right now if you can't wait that long. Hmmmm, can you buy now, then go back and get a $20 refund during the coupon period? ..rickko..

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Bud-man AVS Special Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,254	After doing some rearching on google this is a SD-4990 it is Divx certified, when Costco has there sale in a few weeks i'll pick one up. Only way if you bought now and wanted the sale price is to return it then. I'm going there today for memorial day stuff, i'll see if my store even stocks them yet.

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SemperFiMom Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Southwest Posts: 56	You might want to check out the reviews of the unit at www.amazon.com. There are only a few (3 total) at this time because of the recent release, but this includes one buyer's comments about the unit freezing/pausing. Sounds like it could be plagued with the same issue that my SD-K850 has (purchased at Costco).

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muscl3s Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 26	I bought this unit yesterday at Bestbuy because I needed a DVD player now and don't care about saving a few bucks. Let me save everyone the trouble - do NOT buy this DVD player. It locks up and freezes multiple times during a 1 and a half hour movie. I really wanted a decent upscaling player /w divx support but I won't put up with this kind of crap to get it. I returned it and picked up the new Panasonic s52 at CircuitCity. It doesn't have divx support but the quality so far is excellent and no skipping or freezing thus far.

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scrapdiggs Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 361	SDK-860 is the unit at Costco and it works flawless right now in 2 different rooms in our house. Never had a skip once. I suggest if you got a bad one you take it back and swap it.

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newz54 Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 86	Toshiba upcoverting player at Costco Has anyone seen Costco's upcoming flyer. They have a Toshiba upcoverting player with the hdmi cable on ad between june 12 and the 18th. Since this board doesn't allow you to talk about prices....can I ask if anyone know about this unit. From the picture I can't match it up with current models.

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GelatinousFury Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 76	Hope this helps http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=681161

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nameless33 Advanced Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 633	I've had two older Toshiba DVD players from costco and they have worked well. The last one, a SDK-740, is a basic component output with progressive scan. I use it in plain scan component out and let my aquos do all the work to get a native res picture and it looks great. It's never had a problem playing anything either. It is a little lite in the special features category though. For the sale price though, I might pick one of these 860s up and do a comparison. You can't go wrong because Costco will let you return it if you're not satisfied with it. Actually, a second player for multi-disk operation wouldn't be a bad idea. Would be a lot cheaper than a five disk changer.

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MOCKBA Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 106	Can somebody check if it understands aspect ratio of DivX right? I returned mine a couple months ago because there was no way to play 4:3 DivX movies without aspect ratio distortion. Generally, I'm glad to hear that freezing problem is fixed in the latest version. I was a complete disaster with mine, when I had to unplug it to unfreeze. __________________ OpenSource iPod management mediachest.sf.net

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robottik Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: ReplayVille, USA Posts: 168	Can anyone comment on how good the picture looks when zoomed? I have a smaller LCD I want to use this player with and I want to zoom the picture to get rid of the letterboxing on DVDs. (Yes I know I will be cutting off some of the picture on the sides ... I just want to fill up the screen on my poor little LCD! )

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rickko Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sandy Eggo CA Posts: 74	Bought one today! Got one today! Yes, CC will allow you to purchase a coupon item early then return to the store with your receipt and the coupon during the week its valid whereupon they'll credit you back the difference. Can't beat that so, I got one early. It worked right out of the box except for one glitch (not really). If you immediately plug in the HDMI cable (don't do it with the power on to either unit) without prior setup of the player you won't see or hear a thing! First you MUST plug the DVD player's video out (Yellow) to video in on your monitor or TV. Now you can SEE the dvd's menu by selecting it with the remote control. At this point you must make the proper HDMI selections in the VIDEO section of the menu, save them, then power everything off again, plug in the HDMI cable to both units and turn all back on. Wah-laa, everything works. Now you can select 480p 720p 1080i etc. depending on your monitor's settings. Oh, at the same time you are doing the HDMI setup in the VIDEO menu you must also select PCM in the AUDIO menu. If you don't, no sound. Once everything is set, the player seems to work very nicely. PQ seems to be nearly identical in 720p or 1080i but I have not done any calibration. I'll be back at CC on the 12th getting my coupon savings refunded. ..rickko..

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Bud-man AVS Special Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,254	The last toshiba i tried, which was my first upconverting player was a i think a 4980, when using hdmi it gave my panasonic plasma a loud ear piercing screech from the speakers! I had to set it to bitstream out for the optical to work with my reciever,PCM out gave me sound but no optical out, returned it immediatly.