The RD-97DT's picture and sound performance is of the highest order, both in terms of live Freeview broadcasts and recordings. We're also impressed by the deck's handling of DVD discs, which makes it a great home cinema source - plus the range of editing and playback features is not to be sniffed at.
But we're less than impressed by the unit's generally cumbersome and unresponsive operating system. And despite the presence of 1080p upscaling and digital media playback, the feature list is limited, lacking many goodies found on similarly-priced rivals such as a USB port, series link, a jukebox mode and dual-layer DVD recording. Here's hoping the RD-97DT is merely a blot on Toshiba's otherwise impressive copybook.
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