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Toshiba Home Theater
December 6th, 2009
Toshiba Home Theater System Reviews and Specifications
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Toshiba Home Theater System
Toshiba Home Theater SD-43HT
Toshiba’s model SD-43HT is a slim design, integrated DVD and receiver unit with Digital Cinema Progressive Scan, multi-channel amplification, packaged with five satellite speakers and an 8″ subwoofer.
Key Features
Playable Disk Types: DVD Video · VCD · SVCD · DVD-R · CD (Audio) · CD-R · CD-RW
Playable File Formats: MP3
DVD
Number of Discs: 1
Progressive Scan: With Progressive Scan
“I am satisfied Toshiba customer. I bought my first DVD player (a Toshiba SD-1200) in March 2000, and it’s worked perfectly to this day. So when I felt it was time to upgrade to surround sound, it’s no surprise that, after comparing prices and features of competing brands, I decided on the Toshiba SD-43HT. If you’re like me, and you want to take advantage of Dolby 5.1 and DTS tracks on DVDs without spending thousands of dollars on equipment, this entry-level system is a great value at under $300.
The color coded wires make it easy to set up right out of the box. The wires are 18 gauge and 50′ in length for the rear speakers, 25′ (I think) for the front. You may want to upgrade to a lower gauge and replace these generic wires when you can. However, the wire connecting the subwoofer is permanently soldered on–and is extremely difficult to untie when first setting up the system. Toshiba should have really used twist-ties when packaging this system!
Some home theaters offer 60 or even 70 watts/speaker of power, but I think these 50 watts speakers provide plenty of volume for even a larger sized room. The experienced audiophile may balk at the quality of the sound, but for the typical listener, this system is more than sufficient. Listening to the DTS mix on my Hero DVD is an amazing experience. You’ll never be able to watch a movie without surround again. Advanced users may also like to tweak controls like the midi/bass/treble controls, but there are none to be found on this system, only levels and delays.
The Toshiba SD-43HT offers stunning video quality. I have an older television, so I can’t comment on the SD-43HT’s progressive scan, but I’m sure it’s even *more* stunning. The unit has composite video, s-video, and component outs. I’ve never encountered layer changes on DVDs where I know layer changes to occur, such as in the LOTR Two Towers extended edition. As for features, the player fast forwards in 2x, 4x, 8x and 32x. It has a zoom capability of 1.5x, 2x and 3x. There’s JPEG slideshow and mp3 playback, and AM/FM radio, all which I’ve never used. I did burn a 67 minute mpeg file as a VCD, using Nero, onto an Imation CD-RW and it played fine.
Finally, if appearances are important, this unit is pretty stylish looking. The player/receiver is slim, and the speakers and subwoofer don’t look cheap and bulky like some brands. It’s silver and gray so it looks nice against white and black surroundings.
Now, for some negatives: There is no audio out, which makes dubbing (Macrovision-less) DVDs impossible. But more importantly, you can’t take the player to a friend’s house, connecting with a regular composite A/V cable, and leave the speakers at home. Also, the system offers only a digital optical input. This is compatible with the Playstation 2 and XBox, but a lot of digital cable boxes are coaxial digital (they have orange plugs that say SPDIF) and if your cable box is like mine, you’ll need to be buy a digital optical cable, a coaxial digital cable, and a coaxial digital to digital optical converter — about $40-50 in all.
It takes almost ten seconds for the DVD tray to open. My old Toshiba SD-1200 opened in two seconds. You will be standing in front of your player, holding a DVD, tapping your foot, and saying ‘Open, already!’ Another minor problem: the SD-1200 would give the title elapsed, title remaining, chapter elapsed and chapter remaining all with one press of the DISPLAY button. The Toshiba people were clearly trying to minimize the text on screen, but it’s annoying to have to click the REMAIN button and cycle through all the time options. It also ‘pops’ the audio when it goes from one option to the next.
Most surprisingly, this system can be made region-free with a simple hack. Turn the player on without a disc. Press ‘Enter’ on the remote, then ’8-4-2-6-9,’ ‘Enter’ again, and the player should turn off automatically. (If for some reason it doesn’t, try turning it off yourself.) The next time you turn the player on, it should be region free. If doesn’t, your player was manufactured differently. I tested using region 0, 1, 2 and 4 DVDs, interchanging them, and they all work perfectly — no hiccups. The PAL colors look fine on my NTSC set. (If you have a PAL television, you can switch between NTSC and PAL output by pressing the Zoom button when the player’s off. So yes, you can use the Toshiba SD-43HT in other countries, although I’d be interested to know how you skirt the voltage issues.)”
“After getting a HDTV monitor for my home theater setup, my old 32 inch Toshiba TV/Monitor was sent to a basement room. I quickly found watching TV downstairs through the TV speakers unbearable.
I looked at several Home Theater in a Box systems, both with and without integrated DVD players. The Toshiba SD -43 HT was by far the best value for the price.
The system comes complete with Dolby 5.1 surround sound receiver, 6 speakers, remote control and color coded wires to connect all the speakers.
This is a compact unit, about 14 inches wide by 14.5 inches deep and only 3 inches high. It is not a high powered unit, but has enough power for a small or medium sized room.
In addition to Dolby 5.1 channel decoding from DVDs, it also has Dolby pro-logic decoding for the auxiliary inputs with several selectable sound modes (cinema, pro logic, music, and matrix) as well as plain stereo.
It has one digital optical audio input and 2 analog audio inputs. It has one composite video output, one s-video output and one set of progressive scan component video outputs.
It has two composite video inputs, but their signal is only output through the composite video output.
There is also a connection for AM and FM antennas.
The sound is quite good for the price, but speaker placement and proper speaker level setting through the setup menu is essential.
The unit plays commercial DVDs as well as DVD+R and DVD+RW as well as CDs including CD-R discs containing MP3 or Windows Media Audio music files.”
Toshiba Home Theater System SD-V55HT
All the picture and sound advantages of DVD, convenient recording and playback options of a VCR plus a full-featured home theater package including AV receiver and matching speakers.
Key Features
Included Components: Receiver · DVD Player · Radio Tuner
Number Of Speakers: 5 Speakers and Subwoofer
Front Speaker: 2 Way
Main Speakers Power Output: 60 Watts
Playable Disk Types: DVD Video · VCD · DVD-R · DVD-RW · CD (Audio) · CD-R · CD-RW
Subwoofer Power Output: 100 Watts
Playable File Formats: MP3 · WMA
Remote Control: Universal
Audio
Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® · DTS® · Dolby Pro Logic II
Audio DAC: 24 bit / 96 kHz
DVD
Number of Discs: 1
Progressive Scan: With Progressive Scan
Inputs: Composite x 2 · Analog Audio x 2
Outputs: Composite x 1 · S-Video x 1 · Component x 1 · Digital Audio Coaxial x 1 · Digital Audio Optical x 1 · RF x 1
OSD: Yes
Tuner
Built-in Radio Tuner: AM · FM
Tuner Presets: 30
“The Toshiba SD-V55HT DVD/VCR home theater system is everything you need for exciting home theater except for the TV. Loaded with 400 watts of total power, Dolby Digital, DTS, and Pro-logic II decoding gives the SD-V55HT the firepower to surround you in 5.1 surround no matter what you’re listening to (except MP3′s and WMA’s, more on this later).
The DVD side of this system plays DVD’s, DVD-R/RW, CD, MP3/WMA CD’s, CD-R/RW, and VCD’s. The VCR side features a 4-head Hi-Fi design with quasi-SVHS playback (can play recorded S-VHS cassettes with VHS resolution). It also includes an AM/FM tuner with 50 station presets with station naming (it even includes an on-screen guide for radio staion selection, naming, and presets.
Up and running, the first thing you notice is the surprisingly good sound quality. Toshiba uses REAL dome tweeters in the satellite speakers which make the highs sound natural and really helps imaging in stereo or multi-channel mode (most HTiB systems use “fake piezo” tweeters or none at all). The mids from the 3 1/2″ speakers in the satellites are clean, articulate, and open sounding while the 7″ subwoofer pounds away with plenty of deep bass without sounding too boomy. The amplifier distributes 60 watts to each of the five satellites and 100 watts to the sub. In my medium size apartment living room, it delivers MORE than enough sound to make my neighbors complain.
The DVD side is typical which means great audio and video quality. The VCR side, though dated, seems of high quality with great looking VHS images and the Pro-logic II helps the tapes sound ALMOST as good as Dolby Digital. Bad news, the unit plays MP3′s and WMA’s but only in stereo, the surround processing cannot be applied to these discs. But, the good news is that this unit sounds so good in stereo, it’s not as much of an issue as it could be with a lower quality system.
You can even connect up to two audio/video components to this system and it even has an optical input for a video game or digital television. The speaker wires have proprietary phone jack type connectors that are designed to be used with this system so upgrading the speaker wire is not possible. At the other end of the wires is tinned bare wire so upgrading the speakers is a possibility but everything else is “built-in”. But, that’s the point of the HTiB: everything you need in one box without having to buy extra components. This is one of the best home theater system products and its highly recommended.”
“When I wanted to upgrade the sound on my antiquated Sanyo mono TV, I decided on this HT system from Toshiba. It has the added bonuses of a very good DVD player, and a good VHS recorder/player.
For the money the sound from this system still blows me away. It has good power, fairly accurate sound reproduction, and five sound mode choices.
If you want to spend $1000 for great home theater sound, do so by all means. But, if money is an object, consider this system.”
Toshiba DVDHTS1 Theater System
This affordable debranded Toshiba 5.1 home theater package can transform your room into a fun entertainment zone! The DVDHTS1 is an All-in-One combination of a 720p/1080i Video Up-Conversion 5 Disc DVD Changer/Receiver and an Acoustically matched speaker system.
Key Features
Included Components: DVD Player · Radio Tuner
Number Of Speakers: 5 Speakers and Subwoofer
Playable Disk Types: DVD Video · VCD · SVCD · DVD-R · DVD-RW · CD (Audio) · CD-R · CD-RW
Playable File Formats: MP3 · WMA · JPEG
Remote Control: Universal
Audio
Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® · DTS® · Dolby Pro Logic II
DVD
Number of Discs: 5
Progressive Scan: With Progressive Scan
TV Resolutions: 720p (750p) · 1080i (1125i)
Inputs: Composite x 1 · Analog Audio x 1 · Digital Audio (Optical) x 1 · Digital Audio (Coaxial) x 1
Front Panel: Composite Input · Audio Input · Headphone Jack
Outputs: S-Video x 1 · Component x 1 · HDMI x 1
Tuner
Built-in Radio Tuner: AM · FM
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