Apex ADV-3800 Progressive-Scan DVD-VCR Combo
Great item at a great price
I bought the APEX ADV-3800 from Sears for $99. Great price. The DVD player played everything I fed to it including DVDs made in China and VCDs made in India (PAL format). It even played DVDs I recorded in +RW but haven't finalized the disk. The remote is fairly easy to operate. The picture quality is pretty good. Can't comment on the progressive scan or 5.1 sound as I don't have supporting systems for those.     The hook up was as simple as it can get. I hooked up the unit to a DVD recorder and then to TV. The whole setup worked very nicely.     If it doesn't break in 90 days as somebody suggested, I think it's a great unit.    -update:12/1/05 the DVD door got stuck a month back and won't open and close automatically. Pretty much broke. VCR still works.