Panasonic DVD-S35K Ultra Slim Progressive Scan DVD
Exceptional bargain!
This is the best bargain yet for a DVD player, especially if you have any need to play DVD-Ram discs (like those recorded on one of Panasonic's DVD recorders). The features you get for this price are incredible, starting with progressive scan output, and including MP3 playback, extensive zoom control (if  you want to offend the Original Aspect Ratio gods) and picture controls (user adjustable). But the real steal is the DVD-ram playback. Only last year a machine to do that would cost more than [$], and progressive scan for under [$] was not possible. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it has enough to satisfy almost any user without special audio or video needs. My only complaint is that it isn't available in black.