HISTORY:
An old model but barely used since we bought it in 2010. Most of my studio equipment (audio post production) was audio based but occasionally I needed a DVD player and at the time I felt that perhaps being Blu Ray capable might be useful.
Over all the years since 2010 I used this machine perhaps 3 times, there just wasn't the need and I realised this when 'test playing' the Autechre CD/DVD advertised on here. It is time that I clear out more of my "excess" gear so this needs to find a new home.
Please read the description below - there is NOTHING wrong with this gear, but the technology is now probably dated but more importantly I have no practical everyday use for it any longer ... read on
TOSHIBA Blu Ray Player
Model: BDX2000KY
Dates from around 2010 - this is when we purchased this unit new
Standard Australian model: 240V AC input (normal 3 pin plug)
Comes with:
DVD Player
Original User Manual (pristine - barely looked at it over the last 12 years)
Original remote control (NO BATTERIES (2x AA) SUPPLIED IF BEING SHIPPED - AUSTRALIA POST IS TOUCHY ABOUT BATTERIES IN THE POST)
Much of the information below in this description and features is taken from the manual. I have only ever used this equipment in it's most basic mode, to play a DVD or CD and just once to watch it play a Blu-Ray disc - never used that media again because I have no use for it in the audio world I worked in.
PLAYABLE MEDIA
Blu-Ray (BD-Video single or dual layer, BD-RE V 2.1 single or dual layer, BD-R V 1.1/1.2/1.3 single or dual layer)
DVD (Video, RW, R)
CD (CD-DA audio, CD-RW, CD-R)
Kodak Picture CD
DTS-CD
SD Card
PLAYABLE FILES
AVCHD
DivX
MP3
WMA
JPEG
FEATURES:
BD-Java, BD-Live
1080p resolution 24 fps
DVD upconversion
Multi-channel surround sound
PIP
Rapid Playback (plays back at a higher speed WITH SOUND)
x.v Colour
HDMI Deep Colour
HDMI CED (Consumer Electronics Control)
HDCP Compatible
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS:
LAN
HDMI output
Audio output
Component Video output
Digital outputs (Optical & Coaxial)
Analog video output
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Very clean, in fact the original plastic used by the manufacturer is still in place around the front panel area - we never removed it
NO scratching at all
Certainly no dents or dings - this unit sat on an equipment rack shelf for all of its life here with me
TESTING:
As mentioned above, this equipment has seen extremely low use (3 times!) and most of the time just sat on the shelf unpowered
Today I needed to look at a standard DVD video music product and set it up once again, just using the analog audio and video outputs. I had no need of seeing the HDMI video so I have NOT checked that but have no reason to think it wouldn't work.
Using the remote control I opened the tray, inserted the DVD and closed the tray.
Reads the disc and sits on the media opening menu
Played the DVD, navigated the DVD menu and all worked fine - video/audio output was smooth and as I expected
Ejected the tray and removed the DVD - for me, that was all I needed to look at however as I had it setup already, I inserted a CD-DA (normal audio disc) and made sure that worked fine too - no video of course but I navigated the tracks, stop start and all the other things you might want to do with a plain old audio disc.
Nice little machine, bit sad to see it go but afterall it is just a Blu-Ray player and as I have no real use for it perhaps someone else can use it more fully.
