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Re: $60 toshiba 3960 DVD player...I must be high!!
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2004, 08:56:18 AM »
I haven't heard the 3960 - I have the 4960 (adds DVD-Audio & SACD playback).  I'm without speakers right now, so I can't comment on the sound.
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Re: $60 toshiba 3960 DVD player...I must be high!!
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2004, 09:25:02 AM »
okay, the 4960 is what I'm looking for then! I want sacd and dvd-a playback.

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Re: $60 toshiba 3960 DVD player...I must be high!!
« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2004, 09:57:07 AM »
update...
my unit (which should arrive on sat or mon) only underwent the power supply pcb mods  and the chasis dampening as i'lll be using it as a transport only.

What did you think after the mods?
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Re: $60 toshiba 3960 DVD player...I must be high!!
« Reply #18 on: August 10, 2004, 03:48:20 PM »
fwiw - Best Buy carries the 3960.

haven't found the 4960 locally yet but I'm buying one immediatley if I do!
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Re: $60 toshiba 3960 DVD player...I must be high!!
« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2004, 08:33:04 AM »
haven't found the 4960 locally yet but I'm buying one immediatley if I do!

I've read a few places on the internet that the 4960 doesn't share any qualities with the 3950/60's... In fact it's not a Toshiba at all, but rather a rebranded Samsung HD841.

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Doesn't seem to be the extreme value like the 3960 in terms of audio playback...

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Re: $60 toshiba 3960 DVD player...I must be high!!
« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2004, 10:54:40 PM »
I am looking for a new dvd player.  I like reading up on the playback forum and I figure that since we are all in this similar hobby then our listening ears are close too.  I looked around a bit and found this tread.  I like Nicks picks web site and respect his reviews,  so I started to look for the toshiba machines mentioned here.  I looked up the 4960 plays dvd audio & sacd, cool. then saw the 5970 wich steps up video to almost hd quality. That's cool too.  But it doesen't do sacd & dvd aud.  so Then upon furthur searching I found the samsung hd 841 which seems to do everything?  Is this machine strtching itself to far and subtracting form audio quality for video quality?  should I just bite the bullet and blow over a grand on the denon uber machine?

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well I just saw a Samsung HD941 and it looks like it's coming out in a month or so, so the old sony ns700p will have to hang in there, glad I didn't smash it  ;)
« Last Edit: October 02, 2004, 02:35:15 AM by Mojowill »
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Re: $60 toshiba 3960 DVD player...I must be high!!
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2004, 02:39:37 AM »
anyone get a DVD player that will play avi files?  SUpposedly they were on sale for $70 the other day...

not a dvd player, but a modded xbox will play avi's, both divx and xvid...and vcd, and svcd, and PAL dvds, and mp3s, and .rms and just about everything i've thrown at it (no flac tho - but i do have a dvd full of every nes, snes, atari, genesis, sega master system, neo geo, etc game that will play).  plus you can either do a digital mod on it yourself, or buy a high defnition output thing for it for digital audio and component video.

more than 70 bux tho, but pry around 150

edit...i'm only a few months behind on that post.
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