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| Value for Money | 7.4/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 7.3/10 |
Full review by
Arthur daily
on 24th Jul 2007
User Rating : 9
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Good Points: 1080i Upscaling is cool, and the player is slim and snazzy looking
Bad Points: Digital Coax out but no optical
General comments: My player came Locked to R2 PAL, but I found a hack that made it multi-region or Region free with no problems
Arthur daily's review and ratings | 40 words
Review by
vendrin
on 10th Oct 2005
User Rating : 7
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0
I bought the Toshiba SD-220/e almost 2 years ago because it did exactly what I wanted from my first dvd player - it was region and hassle free. It worked like a complete dream when I got it home and continued to do so with every single dvd I played... until yesterday. I'd just come back from the U.S with a very special edition of a dvd I'd been gagging for. I put it in my player, only for it to tell me "Disc playback not authorized. Please consult the handbook" (Or very VERY similar words t ...
vendrin's full review | 207 words
Review by
shuttle1981
on 13th Jul 2005
User Rating : 7
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0
Toshiba SD-220/e - Purchased this machine two years ago. Normal DVDs play well. DVD-R is another matter. Some work first time but MOST will not play at all!
Sound quality is very variable, some discs the sound is very difficult to distinguish.
shuttle1981's full review | 63 words
Review by
voldemort
on 17th May 2005
User Rating : 8
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0
I bought this player in 2002 from my local Richer Sounds and thought it was a bargain for a multi-region model. It was easy to set up and use, but I have found the picture quality varies from disc to disc and sometimes it won't recognise the discs at all (even when they play perfectly in other players). Sometimes the picture can be grainy too. However, on the whole I'm happy with it and its performance, but I wonder if the multi-region hack is the problem?
voldemort's full review | 114 words
Review by
Will Crabb
on 16th Nov 2004
User Rating : 7
Respect :
0
Had a lot of problems playing DVD-R discs resulting in the picture firstly going blocky then freezing. Some discs - it shows disc error then the same disc plays OK on another player.
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Review by
chrism.
on 7th Jul 2003
User Rating : 9
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Some people including myself were having problems with a grainy B&W image. I found that I could cure this by removing my SCART lead, starting the DVD and then plugging the SCART lead in again. Worked a treat. Don't seem to have to repeat this for every DVD but I have had to do it again on occasions.
I can put up with this behaviour but it would be nicer if it just worked. Not sure if the problem is a shortcoming of the multi region hack or the player itself.
chrism.'s full review | 138 words
Review by
Aphrodite.
on 22nd Jun 2003
User Rating : 1
Respect :
-3
I tried to purchase a Toshiba SD220 Multiregion DVD player from Amazon in December 2002, but their estimated delivery was 4-6 weeks, so I purchased one from bargainhifi.com (Premier AV Centre Birmingham) to watch on my 28" Wscreen TV.
First the good points - slim, nice to look at, affordable, highly rated, DTS, easy to hook up.
But I had problems from the start - it was noisy from day one, so noisy, it interfered with the enjoyment of watching a film. A week or so later it started play ...
Aphrodite.'s full review | 223 words
Review by
Robin Good fellow.
on 1st Jun 2003
User Rating : 8
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Bought this player for Christmas. Worked well since then despite all the kids and myself could load into it !
Plays Region 1 discs no problem (into my NTSC compatible TV).
Had a sync problem on some SVCD discs. Sound was about 1 second delayed. Found a "fix" on the net.
Using the remote control, press "Angle" then select "audio2" then reselect "audio1" and press "enter". Sound now in-sync at least on this disc. I guess this shows there is a firmware problem in my machine (v1.5R2 firmware, but ...
Robin Good fellow.'s full review | 120 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
jase.
on 19th Mar 2003
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+1
I read all the reviews and replaced my £300 samsung and was very pleased,it played any region discs perfectly however i watched a copy of lotr on dvd-r which was perfect but the following evening it would only play r2 discs. Also would not play lotr dvd-r properly, tried zoom606zoom and it showed 1.5 r2. the only other thing i did differently was when i switched it on to watch a r1 disc i used the play button to do so on my one-for-all remote its got to be one of these,is there a way to re ...
jase.'s full review | 115 words | 6 comments added.
Review by
marvin.
on 5th Jan 2003
User Rating : 8
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I have been using this machine for a month now and found it is of exceptional quality for the price (£149 ) the only thing I have had problems with is when playing vcd's or dvd's recorded using my dvd-r the sound is always out of sync. Has anyone else had the same probs ? and more to the point can it be sorted!!
marvin.'s full review | 67 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
scott.
on 17th Dec 2002
User Rating : 10
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0
I play mine with a panasonic ptae1000 projector, and the picture quality is excellent given price of the machine. Thanks for information "zoom 606 zoom". as said earlier, mine is 1.3, and I have lots of skipping problems - try the abyss. Does anyone have a solution for this problem?????????
scott.'s full review | 60 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
chris greaves.
on 8th Dec 2002
User Rating : 5
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Not a bad player especially for the money, but beware of the fault I have described. A bright light or flash from a gun or camera will make the picture lose it's stability for a fraction. I thought I could put up with this fault as the other aspects are very good like sound etc, but after a time it has got very annoying.
chris greaves.'s full review | 92 words | 4 comments added.
Review by
Dawn.
on 3rd Dec 2002
User Rating : 8
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0
If I can manage to get it to play multi region I should imagine it will be a mean machine.
Dawn.'s full review | 87 words | 5 comments added.
Review by
Remi.
on 22nd Nov 2002
User Rating : 5
Respect :
+4
This is my first DVD player, so I'm not the adequate person to compare the image or sound quality. I can only say that I'm extremely satisfied for the price, except for a problem that seems to be shared among a minority of owner :
- DVD player Toshiba 220Es
- TV thomson 16/9 - 24 WK 22 E
- linked by RVB SCART
- (problem also appears with composite 16/9)
When reading some DVDs, the image seems very briefly desynchronized. Sounds like a sudden change in brightness may be the recurring cause.
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Remi.'s full review | 206 words | 4 comments added.
Review by
Fly Boy.
expert review 
on 19th Aug 2002
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+29
DVD Player: Toshiba SD220 E (multi-region chipped) playing through a JVC AV28CT1 16:9 via SCART, alongside a Toshiba V-852UK VHS VCR.
For the money, GBP135, I feel I've got an absolute bargain on this player. It's the third DVD player I've owned, and by far the best in terms of image clarity and colour stability - essential for losing yourself in a movie, rather than being reminded of the limitations of your DVD player.
In particular, the Toshiba SD220 is very good at retaining colour and ...
Fly Boy.'s full review | 636 words | 19 comments added.
Review by
churdy.
on 12th Aug 2002
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+10
Having seen a friends Toshiba SD-220, (multi-region, macrovision disabled, from Techtronics), in action, I decided to get one, (multi region, from Richersounds), to upgrade from my old Alba DVD 103.
Unfortunately when I got it home I found it got very hot and kept locking up on some of my DVDs. I decided it must be faulty and took it back, as all my discs play no problems on my Alba, (and even on my PC).
My friend suggested I try my discs on his Toshiba. I did, and it played them all no ...
churdy.'s full review | 306 words | 1 comment added.
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