Panasonic DVD-RP56 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Good while it works.
This player has garnered huge reviews mainly because of it's image quality which is very good, but like many other people have said durability is seriously lacking here. If I didn't know better I'd say that Panasonic built this player like this on purpose. They obviously cut many corners building this device. For one the plastic is [inexpensive]. The slightest drop and your player is no longer a player anymore. No effort was put into the remote. It's just as [inexpensive] as the player itself. The player itself gives very good picture quality, but for whatever strange reason it won't read all your DvDs. The first time I got it, it wouldn't even read my CastAway disc. And now most of my discs that were playing flawless  now look choppy and unwatcheable. Many times the audio and the video are completely out of sync. The video looks scratched and jerky. And after repeat viewings the quality only seems to deterioate. It's as if the movies are aging right in front of my eyes. And as you should know, DVDs don't age! (not like VHS anyway).<br />I was very impressed with the picture quality of this player at first. That was until all these problems started to pop up. It offers good image quality but it won't last for long.