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Product Features
Toshiba SD-5980 Progressive Scan DVD Player with HDMI Output
  • Upconverts DVD signals to either high-definition 720p or 1080i
  • HDMI direct digital AV output and progressive-scan ColorStream component-video outputs for ultimate DVD and JPEG image quality
  • MP3/WMA CD playback; 9-in-2 card reader supports nearly every known type of flash media
  • Offers 3:2 pulldown, black-level expansion, power picture zoom
  • Optical and coaxial digital-audio outputs pass Dolby Digital and DTS surround (to compatible AV receiver and speakers)

Product Review
Product Description
The SD5980 gets the most out of the DVD format by offering the best signal your particular television is capable of. An HDMI connection, video upconversion, progressive scan, the SD5980 is all about delivering absolutely stunning video. And, it includes all of the features that make for simple, enjoyable operation. Optical and Coaxial TosLink Digital Audio Outputs 10-Bit/54mHz Video Digital-to-Analog Conversion 24-Bit/192kHz Audio Digital-to-Analog Conversion Video Upconversion to 720p/1080i Resolution Digital Cinema Progressive 3 - 2 Pulldown WMA & MP3 Playback, JPEG Viewer Universal Remote Control with TV Controls 3-D Virtual Surround Parental Lock Digital Picture Zoom Fast Scan, Slow Motion Multi-Camera Angle Select, Multi-Language Select, Multi-Subtitle Select Dolby Digital/DTS Compatible Screen Saver Tray Lock
Amazon.com Product Description
A treasure trove for videophiles and techno-mavens, Toshiba's feature-loaded and amazingly affordable SD-5980 single-disc DVD player upconverts standard DVD-Video content to full high-definition resolution--either progressive-scan 720p or interlaced 1080i. Further, the sleek, silvery player offers a cutting-edge High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) to foster a direct digital hookup between the SD-5980 and a compatible HDTV or HD-ready TV/monitor. The player spins DVD-Video movies, of course, and also handles recordable CDs loaded with MP3 or WMA music files and discs filled with JPEG digital photos, letting you make the most of your digital media.

The unit's 9-in-2 flash-media card slot supports Secure Digital, Mini Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Duo Pro, XD Picture Card, Compact Flash, and Multimedia Card. By taking advantage of these different media formats, the player lets you enjoy JPEG images and music files in both the MP3 and WMA and formats.

Even better: Thanks to the SD-5980's specialized chipset (MPEG decoder and scaler) and its HDMI interface, you'll see megapixel JPEG images with enhanced resolution.

The SD-5980 is outfitted with 10-bit/54 MHz video DACs (digital-to-analog converters) and ColorStream Pro progressive-scan component-video outputs for seamless, flicker-free images when viewed through high-definition and HD-ready TVs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p/720p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using a minimum of twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. For compatibility with traditional SD (standard-definition) televisions, the SD-5980 sports composite- and S-video outputs.

HDMI is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface supporting standard-definition (SD), enhanced definition (ED), or high-definition (HD) video, plus multi-channel digital audio--all using a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports up to 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.

The SD-5980 also performs 3:2 pulldown reversal. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion. The "expanded" mode in the player's black-level setting produces richer, deeper black tones in every image. PLUGE (Picture Line Up Generation Equipment) delivers black as well as below-black signals to a television.

Digital picture zoom is an interactive DVD feature that lets you select and magnify an area of a picture you want to zoom in on. Enhanced digital processing during moving video or freeze-frame playback produces high color fidelity and resolution, even when you're zoomed in. You can also use this feature to expand letterbox-only films to full-screen (4:3 aspect ratio) dimension.

For audio, choose from 2-channel analog audio outs (which benefit from 24-bit/192 kHz digital-to-analog audio converters) or either of 2 forms of digital-audio output, optical or coaxial, for transmitting discrete, multichannel surround signals--either Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1--to a compatible audio/video receiver and speaker system. (Both Dolby and DTS signals can be transmitted via HDMI as well.)

Listening in surround sound puts you right in the middle of the action, whether you're playing an action movie, a concert video, or a period drama. Not set up for surround yet? A special 3-D Surround circuit simulates surround sound from any 2 speakers.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, a stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, a 2-meter HDMI cable, and warranty information.


Product Details
Toshiba SD-5980 Progressive Scan DVD Player with HDMI Output
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  • Publisher: Toshiba
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  • Sales Rank in Electronics: #108768

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Performance in an ugly box, August 14, 2005
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This review is from: Toshiba SD-5980 Progressive Scan DVD Player with HDMI Output (Electronics)
I now have either owned or own 8 different DVD players and am very familiar with idiosynracies of each. This is the second Toshiba that I have owned and partially decided to purchase this one because I had a very good experience with another much older Toshiba that is still running strong.
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I bought this for the HDMI Up-Conversion after just having purchased a Panasonic 42" HDTV Plasma (Awesome TV). I had heard the HDMI hook-up was stellar and wanted to find out. The decision was between an LG, Toshiba and Saumsung. Although the Toshiba was priced $30 less at Best Buy, I initially opted for the LG due to its good looks and slim profile. Bad move on my part. The LG was not compatible with my TV (There are disclaimers saying this can happen. I tried every kind of hook-up (component, composite and HDMI) and none of them would show me a picture. After reading some poor reviews of Samsung and having another Saumsung DVD player die on me...Read more
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great improvement over the dismal 5970, July 29, 2005
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This review is from: Toshiba SD-5980 Progressive Scan DVD Player with HDMI Output (Electronics)
I have always trusted Toshiba products after consistantly good performance. Last year, I purchased their Upconvert SD-5970 model and that changed my mind. That model was just a complete disaster (hardly read disks, skipped, shut down/couldn't even turn it on at times-even by pressing the power button on the unit itself, froze up constantly, remote control did not respond at all or took 5 seconds to respond, disks wouldn't eject, etc.). You name it, it went wrong. I tried several replacements of the same unit and all of them had the same issues. Seems a lot of people had similar issues with that model from user reviews on the net.
The bad thing was, I ended up losing my receipt and had to put up with it when it went from bad to worse over the following months. I became a bit soured on Toshiba for releasing such a bad product.
About a month ago, I saw the SD-5980 advertised (The follow up to that model) and some positive word that most/all of the issues that people had with...Read more
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50 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't tell the difference b/w this high end and a low end, August 16, 2005
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This review is from: Toshiba SD-5980 Progressive Scan DVD Player with HDMI Output (Electronics)
I was curious as to the quality difference the HDMI and brand name gives me in a DVD player, so I decided to hook up 2 DVD players, one cheap one and one expensive one, and see if I could tell the difference.

For this I used a Portland brand DVD player (cost roughly $39.99 at a large dept. store) and a Toshiba SD-5980 (cost roughly $135 here). I hooked them both up to my Sony Grand WEGA KDF-42WE655 42" HD LCD Projection TV. I connected the Portland via Monster S-Video cable, and the Toshiba via the provided HDMI cable. The DVD I used for this experiment was the BMW short films DVD available from the USA bmw site (also found in online format at bmwfilms.com)

And to be honest, it was tough. I thought *maybe* the Toshiba HDMI player was a little better picture quality, but wasn't sure. I also thought I may be subconsciously biased due to knowing which one cost 3x more, so I repeated the experiment in a blind test for my wife (I made her leave the room when...Read more
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