Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player
better than my $200 player
I bought a $200 Sampo DVD player a couple of years ago so I could play NTSC and PAL DVD's, play any region, and have the Macrovision disabled.  I haven't tested the Macrovision yet, but the Philips player does everything that the Sampo does, except better. On the Sampo, I have to switch to PAL by pressing a button on the remote, while the 642 automatically detects PAL and does the switch automatically. On the Sampo I need to manually switch to the correct region or I get a \\"Wrong region\\" message. On the Philips, it can be easily hacked (open the tray, press 7, 8, 9, OK, 0 on the remote) and it will automatically play any region that I have tried.  The remote is very easy to use and the console is light and small.  The big advantage of the Philips over the Sampo is that the 642 is very quiet and I have yet to hear a grinding noise that I occasionally get with the Sampo. I was going to use the Philips with my second TV, but now I think I will use it on my main TV instead. This seems to be a high-quality product and well worth the money that I spent.