Toshiba SD4700 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Very Very Good for the money
Most DVD players sell on features these days rather than quality.  That's a shame.  There are some very good mid-priced DVD players that don't forsake quality just to load up with features.<br />You can get very versatile DVD players for very little money...  <br />And then there is the middle ground and that's where the SD4700 holds firm ground. <br />This isn't a [$$$] Integra or Denon or Marantz.  But the Toshiba SD4700 is a very very good DVD player for about [$$$].  It's better than run of the mill stuff, very strong for the middle market, with lots of features that are reasonable quality.  It even outputs progressive scan, although on a player in this price range, the quality of the picture is not going to be so improved by progressive scan as to make up for the weaknesses of a midrange player.  But that's true of all the players in this price range.<br />Even better is the SD5700 for about [$$$], basically the same features but slightly better quality and worth the step up in price imo.<br />Basic build construction quality on all Toshiba is good.