Toshiba SD-4700 disappointment

[quadsearcher]

I found this DVDA player (made in 2001) in very clean condition at a thrift store for $15, I was pretty delighted and tried it as soon as I got home. It had a slight loading problem which I corrected.
The problems: no internal DTS decoder, I would have known this if I looked carefully at the DTS logo, "DTS digital output" which in this case means nothing but noise on the analogs. No play of back-ups (DVDR). Discs I've made from my tapes will not play although they are fine in the Oppo 980 and the JVC in the car.
I don't know how or why, but it will play CDR fine and of course commercial DVDA & DVD discs.

If I hear from anyone who has this model Toshiba SD-4700 and it plays DVDR, I might keep it to repair, but it is very consistent with what it won't do, so I think it is going back to the store tonight. Luckily they have a three day return policy on electronics.

Oh well, I did have great luck earlier this year with an Onkyo surround that is fine as long as it has a fan on it, and a JVC DVDA changer (!). They live in the garage and power 4 Jensen speakers for around the deck.

 

[Old Quad Guy]

What a pain to find a manual... Suspect sites that want you to put "codes" in order to download and easy to click on Ads.. Anyway. It does have 24/192 DACs according to Amazon.

This place seems alright so far, Manual: http://tv.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/toshiba/toshiba_sd_4700_sd4700.html?idRes=73439

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-SD4700-Progressive-Scan-DVD-Player/dp/B00005AY8R

Google search Toshiba SD4700: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp...1&bih=593&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&cad=b

 

[SoNic67]

Service Manual: http://elektrotanya.com/toshiba_sd-4700_sd-5700.pdf/download.html

I have a DVD-A/SACD player Toshiba SD-6980 and changing the OpAmps on output stage improved the sound. But is not something that anybody can do.