Samsung DVD-V1000 DVD-VCR Combo
Perfect for average user
This player is perfect for the average user (as I said in the title).  It combines a good ... DVD player with a good VCR ..., saving space and electrical cord confusion.  <br />DVDs play perfectly, exactly the way they are supposed to, without skipping or anything.  While there are no special frills or anything, it does exactly what any normal person wants out of a DVD player; plays DVDs without skipping or screwing up.  In addition, the DVD player can play audio CDs, including ones with MP3 files on them.  This means you can listen to 10 straight hours of music without pushing a button, as long as you also have a CD burner.<br />The VCR part is great (or at least much better than the 12 year old VCR we had previously).  It has 4 tracks in it, which means when you pause it, you dont get those little white lines all over the place.  Even better, you can record from a DVD onto a VCR (but not vice versa) provided the DVD isn't safe protected.<br />As far as ease of use goes, I only had one problem with the entire thing.  When you first connect it, it tries to auto-detect the time and what channels you have.  For some reason, it couldn't find my antenna, which forced me to tell it what the time was, as well as what the channels were, manually (adding about 2 more minutes to the 5 minute procedure of setting this thing up).<br />I don't have tons of experience with DVD players, so I can't say this is the best DVD player on the market.  I would be lying, because I have nothing to compare it to.  However, it fits the average user's needs perfectly.  If you want like ultra amazing picture that you need to zoom in 8x to notice, you might want to shell out that extra $... for one of the newer ones.  But for now, this is perfect.