Toshiba SD2710 DVD Player
Fairly Good So Far, but LCD Info. is Poor.
I returned my Panasonic RV31 for this unit, primarily tempted by the 10 free DVD rentals included if you buy before 12/31. It also has both Coax and Optical digital outs which I thought to be important. Although I had problems with broken digital optical cables previously, I found one that didn't work with the Panasonic could work in this Toshiba model.  <br />Although I also tried to find a digital audio coax cable for the Toshiba, after going to 6 stores, I found that most sales people are clueless about audio coax. When they hear coax they automatically think you are talking about a cable TV connection, or want to sell you an A/V RCA connection.  There seems to be far few digital Coax than Optical cables, and if you go with the 6' Monster Coax - it's expensive at ($). After I hooked my unit up, I found that Radio Shack makes a good audio 6' Coax for only ($). <br />The Toshiba 2710 has a nice picture and plays regular CDs well. I did not try CD-Rs or MP3s. I liked the on-screen menu system of the Toshiba a bit better than Panasonics and thought the Zoom feature may be neat, but will probably not use it much. I have a few complaints about the Toshiba DVD, however. 1) One DVD I played on the 2710 had a few smuges and could not be played until it was clean; it would probably have played dirty on the Panasonic. 2) The Toshiba LCD does not display track number or much other info. about a CD, and it has few controls on the DVD; you must rely on the remote. The Panasonic has a jog dial, more front panel controls, and mcuh  better info. on the LCD, 3) On a wide screen movie, the Panasonic has very black up and down frames; the Toshiba's frames have more gray. The Panasonic borders look much nicer. <br />In all, I was hooked by the 10-free-be rentals by Toshiba,  yet will probably be happy with it.