Sony DVPF21 DVD Player
Perfect for limited space
I bought one for my wife last Christmas.  This is a great DVD player.  It is very compact, and I especially like the fact that it can be used in the horizontal OR vertical position.  It comes with a stand for use in the vertical position... which is what we use.  It fits nicely on the floor next to our TV stand.  If you don't have shelf space for both a VCR and a DVD player, this is a perfect compromise.  Also, the front loading &quot;vacuum&quot; feature is pretty neat.  You just stick the disk partially into the slot in the front of the unit, and it automatically pulls it the rest of the way in.  Ejecting a disk is as simple as pushing one button... No lids to lift or snapping disks into place.  Hookups were pretty straight forward, and we have had no performance problems.  It's nice the remote has a volume control.  Another neat feature is that if you need to stop in the middle of a movie, it will automatically go back to where you left off next time you hit play... or you can flip back to the beginning in seconds. If you don't already own a DVD player, you will love the fact that there is nothing to rewind everytime you rent or watch a video.  Only downfall I can think of is that the remote doesn't have a channel changer for the TV.