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Product Description	The Toshiba SD-V295 DVD and VCR Combo Player gives you the power to view all your DVD and VHS movies in one compact, easy to use device. ColorStream Pro Progressive Scan Component Video... More The Toshiba SD-V295 DVD and VCR Combo Player gives you the power to view all your DVD and VHS movies in one compact, easy to use device. ColorStream Pro Progressive Scan Component Video Output delivers pure, sharp images that are low-noise, flicker-free, and true to the original source. Dolby Digital and DTS output produces rich, deep sound and 3D Virtual Surround Sound gives simple stereo listeners near 5.1 performance from two channel sources. Record TV programs to VHS using One-Touch Record and bypass commercials with a convenient SKIP button located on the remote control. Less	With this HD DVD player, Toshiba delivers the excellent picture, sound and interactivity features of HD DVD, and adds ,sleek, compact chassis. The combination of stellar high-definition... More With this HD DVD player, Toshiba delivers the excellent picture, sound and interactivity features of HD DVD, and adds ,sleek, compact chassis. The combination of stellar high-definition picture quality up to 1080i, near high-definition quality of upconverted DVDs output through HDMI™, leading edge audio (including Dolby® True HD and Dolby® Digital Plus) and web-enabled capability provides a level of home theater experience. Less
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Key Features
Number of Discs	1	1
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan	-
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video • VCD • DVD-R • DVD-RW • CD (Audio) • CD-R • CD-RW	DVD Video • DVD-R • DVD-RW • CD (Audio) • CD-R • CD-RW • DVD-R DL • HD-DVD • DVD-VR
Playable File Formats	MP3 • WMA • JPEG	MPEG2
DVD Type	DVD Player / VCR Combo	HD-DVD Player
Video Upconversion	-	720p (HDTV) • 1080i (HDTV)
Video
Video Output System	NTSC	NTSC
Audio
Surround Sound	Dolby Digital (Digital out only) • DTS (Digital out only)	-
Audio DAC	24 bit	-
Connections
Outputs	S-Video x 1, Component x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1	Composite x 1, Component x 1, HDMI x 1, Analog Audio x 2, Digital Audio Optical x 1
Convenience
Remote Control	-	Standard
OSD	-	Yes: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese
Dimensions
Weight	-	3.29 kg
Depth	-	16.1 in.
Height	-	5.6 in.
Width	-	19.7 in.
Other Features
Brand	Toshiba	Toshiba
Miscellaneous
UPC	840356846392	022265001066
Product ID	40842290	45038005
Product MPN
MPN	SDV295	HD-A3

Consumer Reviews
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Product Review Summary 1.0 Based on 2 user reviews 0% recommend this product 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star 2 Pros None Yet Cons None Yet Good For None Yet Consumer Reviews 3 Do Not Buy bypeterdchess Oct 26, 2008 4 Helpfuls 5 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Pros It was cheap Cons It broke down just after the warantee expired! Recommended it? No Purchased from Amazon. After less than 4 months of use, it "ate" one of my VCR tapes (could not eject it). Since the warantee is for 90 days only, I am out the full purchase price of $80. Do not buy the SD-V295KU DVD Video Player & Video Cassette Recorder!!!!!!!! Read full review » 1 Toshiba sd 295 byrmbates Nov 18, 2008 2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Pros None...piece of junk Cons All Bad! Recommended it? No Don't buy this product. Bought it and had to go on extended travel. Finally installed it after a few months (Now out of warranty). Everything worked fine the first time we watched DVD. Day later the kids watched a VHS and it was fine. Later that week on a rainy day I decided to watch some... Read full review » Read All Reviews » Product Review Summary 3.8 Based on 13 user reviews 77% recommend this product 5 stars 3 4 stars 7 3 stars 1 2 stars 1 1 star 1 Pros None Yet Cons None Yet Good For None Yet Consumer Reviews 2024 HD-DVD May Be The Next Betamax-So Why Did I Buy One Anyway? byBruguru Jan 20, 2008 60 Helpfuls 61 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Pros Crisp, vivid lifelike picture and sound. Upconverts standard DVDs. Rock-bottom price. Cons Slow playback, limited formats. Recommended it? Yes Have you ever heard of the Betamax? If you haven't, that's OK. Betamax, a video cassette system for recording programs off the air and for viewing purchased and rented videotapes was Sony's answer to JVC's VHS recorder. Although Betamax was actually a superior product, it lost the all-out struggle... Read full review » 872 Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD Player with HDMI - Stunning Images, But Still Work In Progress bydkozin Nov 25, 2007 30 Helpfuls 31 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Pros Low price, amazing video and sound, 1080i over HDMI and component out, firmware update Cons Delays, does not play many formats, slow firmware updates, stutters on small scratches Recommended it? Yes I wanted to get a high-definition DVD player to complement my Hitachi P50H401 50-inch 1080p-capable plasma TV. Despite the fact that the war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is far from over and my overall preference for Blu-Ray (mostly due to movie availability in this format), I was driven to buy the... Read full review » Read All Reviews »