Disc-o-tech
Toshiba added Virtual 3D Sound, which makes for a more booming theater experience at the touch of the button. The difference between regular audio and 3D is easily detectable: if you're just playing music CDs, the Virtual Light Machine displays groovy visualizations (similar to those in PC audio software) that'll turn your living room into Studio 54.
Unfortunately, the SD2300 doesn't play CD-Rs, CD-RWs, or VideoCDs. And while the street price is reasonable, you can find Samsung's equally capable but more flexible Nuon player for less. We just wish that, for the price, someone would build a multidisc Nuon player so that all the neat extras could make these players truly stand-out home-entertainment systems.
With its extra video features and the few games you can get for the machine, the Toshiba SD2300 can make a good addition to your home-theater setup. But with the costs for entry-level DVD players and Samsung's similar DVD-N2000 dropping, the $400 list price may not make the extras worth it, and the single-disc tray is definitely a drawback if you want to make the SD2300 the center of your home theater.
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