Toshiba SD 1600

Toshiba SD 1600 ... Conversion that provides rapid processing of the video signal with less signal loss, ensuring maximum image resolution and images free of artifacts. ColorStream Component Video Outputs deliver the highest level of picture quality by allowing the video signal to be transferred and processed in separate elements. Toshiba pioneered the inclusion of component video as a feature because of its remarkable detail, pleasing color purity, and enhanced artifact-free picture resolution. While your present television probably doesn't have component video inputs, chances are that your next television will include them. DTS compatibility allows the DVD player to pickup and output DTS (Digital Theater System) 5.1 channel audio signals for decoding by DTS-decoding receivers. The sound of DTS is three-dimensional with a wide dynamic range and a minimum of compression artifacts.

96 kHz/24-bit Audio D/A Converter Maximizes DVD and CD audio performance capability, providing smoother, less digitized transitions, and richer sonic texture. Spatializer N-2-2 Virtual Surround Sound provides patented 3-D signal processing to deliver the ambiance of a 5.1 channel audio system from just two stereo speakers. If you haven't made the investment yet in a 5.1 channel surround system for your home theater, Spatializer delivers expansive wraparound sound effects and a solid center channel from your stereo system, or for that matter, your stereo TV. A Picture Zoom lets you select those areas of the picture that interest you most and magnify them by a power of 4. Great for a closer look at your favorite subjects or analyzing Hollywood special effects, all at the touch of a button. Bit-Rate Meter provides a display of the average bit-rate being used to decode the video from scene to scene, giving you a quantifiable indication of the effort put into the mastering process. Serious moviephiles will enjoy using it to compare transfers of various films.