Toshiba BDX3300 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player with WiFi

• Number of Discs-1;Video-Scan Format-1080p;Image-Image Formats-JPEG; Interfaces/Ports-HDMI-Yes; Physical Characteristics-Height-1.4;Physical Characteristics-Weight (Approximate)-2.20 lb.;
• Media Formats-BD-RE, DVD-RW, CD-RW, BD-ROM; Video-Scanning Modes-Progressive Scan; Network & Communication-Ethernet-Yes; Interfaces/Ports-USB-Yes; Physical Characteristics-Width-14.2;
• Features-BD-live, Internet Streaming, Video Up-conversion, Bonus View; Audio-Sound System-Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital, DTS;Network & Communication-Ethernet Technology-Ethernet;
• Video-Video Formats-BD Video, DVD Video; Audio-Audio Formats-CD-DA, MP3, WMA, AAC;Network & Communication-Wi-Fi-Yes; Controls/Indicators-Remote Control-Yes; Physical Characteristics-Depth-7.4;

I bought this player because I got tired of software solutions disappointing me on my HTPC. They had HDCP compliance issues.

This one was chosen because it supported all the HD audio formats/ good price/ and slim format. That was important because my Yamaha receiver supported these formats and I had limited space.

After tweaking the audio settings to HDMI/Bitstreaming and video to 1080p/24, I was rocking full HD audio and video to my 70" LC70LE732U.

Happy to be the first review. I Will be glad to see what others think of this player.

Edit:

The built-in wifi setup was a breeze and a major plus.

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I was searching for current model Benjamin-priced BD streaming players with built-in 5 GHz 802.11n and almost resorted to older (1-2 year old) models. I knew I'd regret the choice because of their dated interfaces that would never be updated. I then was about to pull the trigger on a couple current models without built-in WiFi and planned on using the Netgear WNCE3001 (still have it in the box) on my 5GHz band of choice, but I came across this model built-in WiFi for much cheaper.

The unit is decently fast for a BD player and controls for streaming content are easy enough for a child to grasp in seconds. I tested one BD in the unit and it worked but the main use of this unit is for streaming and occasional kid discs. I didn't use the USB port or media playing capabilities because I personally don't care for them with this specific configuration. Below is streaming content offered on the player.

Netflix (I like the Just for Kids interface you can choose from)

Vudu (Currently no better streaming video/audio quality for current movies)

YouTube (The google machine continues to censor select video access to devices that are not PCs)

CinemaNow (I'd rather use Vudu if I were renting a flick)

Vudu Apps (Additional filler channels like other streamers but probably not as bad)

huluPLUS (looked at it but don't use because I don't care for TV shows)

Pandora (looked at it but don't use and wish it had Slacker instead)

Picasa (looked at it but don't use)

* Blockbuster is currently supported on Samsung products only but not sure for how much longer since Blockbuster discontinued service to devices and went the PC-only option to stream.

I'm glad Toshiba put the a/b/g/WiFi/n Certified logo back on the box (other manufacturers take note!) because you can easily tell if it has the proper radio to support the better band to stream video on. If it doesn't show "a" support then more than likely it's just a 2.4GHz 802.11n part since "a" is only a 5GHz band. Now if they only started publishing 300/450Mbs support specs...I guess this will hold me over until 802.11ac starts becoming mainstream in consumer products.

The only issue I came across was the unit not connecting to my AP due to not broadcasting SSID. I changed the setting on the AP temporarily and the unit connected. I later disabled SSID broadcast again and the unit continued to stream interference-free.

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I typed the Title in Japanese because thats about how much good the manual is. Incomplete users manual and poorly engineered menu structure, otherwise not a bad unit. It does lose it's mind once in a while but not frequenly. The problem I had was connecting it to the wireless network. There are absolutely no directions in the manual as this is an automatic function the first time wireles network connection is selected. However I had to change routers and got a new network key and had to figure out for myself how to get it reconnected. Took about an hour. Absolutely NOTHING in the manual about connecting wirelessly. I finally went into the settings and changed from wireless to LAN then back to wireless to get the correct windows to come up automatically. Otherwise there is no access to change the network key through the menu system.

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This is the first time I am writing a review for anything. I was compelled to do so for the good of humanity. Toshiba should be ashamed of this product. It is as though they are getting revenge for us not accepting HD-DVD over Blu-Ray. The Wi-Fi rarely works. If you try to use Netflix the player freezes half of the time and when that happens you have to unplug the player to shut it off. I have had the player freeze a couple of times when I was going through the menu on a disc. Again you have to unplug the player to get it to power off. After I was able to configure the player for the sound that works with my receiver the player was mute half of the times I played a disc. The other half of the time the sound worked. If you are a half full type of optimist this is the player for you. I boxed it up and returned it after a couple of days. It was that or I was going to punt it around the back yard. I bought the LG BP200 and I have not had a problem with it.

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I bought this DVD player at the end of the summer. I was very excited to start using this DVD player since it had all of the features I was looking for at a reasonable price.

Initially I had no issues with the player. Unfortunately, within just a few weeks, I was unable to watch DVDs or stream Netflix & YouTube. "Detecting Signal" kept flashing on the TV. The DVDs I was playing are scratch-free and work without issue on other DVD players. Also, the DVD player receives a strong signal from the wireless router in my house.

I contacted Toshiba. They had no ideas on how to troubleshoot the issue and directed me to their warranty website. I completed the instructions and was offered a voucher that I could use at the Toshiba Direct website. When I logged into the Toshiba Direct website, there was only one option for a replacement DVD player. The cost listed on the website was covered by the voucher, if I didn't have to pay tax or shipping. So I ended up having to pay $12 to return the bad DVD player and an additional $16 to get a replacement. Not cool Toshiba! You should cover the cost to return your defective merchandise and make me whole by covering the total cost of replacing it. I don't think that's too much to ask.