I often head to bed when my son does at night, be it to read or to watch a film and so it is pretty essential for me to have a dvd player in my bedroom. When my husband and I split up almost two years ago I had to start again and so I ordered a Toshiba dvd player from my littlewoods catalogue where at the time it cost me £40.00 which I felt was a reasonable price for the brand and the fact that I was purchasing from a catalogue where prices are usually slightly higher. The dvd player I purchased was the SD-290 model. The dvd player arrived safely packaged in a cardboard box. In the box you have the dvd player, the remote control, some batteries and the user ...  Read the complete review

Of all the appliances in our home, The DVD player has the unenviable job of entertaining a house full of varied ages and interests, all of whom fight over use of the TV. Although the arrival of new gadgets like laptops and iPods with movie capabilities have perhaps lessened the fights over the sacred living room + TV spot, it is still the ultimate comfort to sit down and lounge on the sofa, pop a DVD in and indulge in a bit of entertainment. After our previous DVD got so burnt out that it just obstinately refused to open its disc tray, a quite major problem when it comes to DVD players, we searched around for a sturdy and cheap, simple to use player. Well, ...  Read the complete review