Toshiba SD4700 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
I'm satisfied with it
I bought this a few months ago after doing as much reading of DVD players on the internet as I could. Not that this one was the only one I would have bought, but at the price, ratings, features, I felt I was getting a good deal.  I live overseas and there are no real stores to go into to see the DVD players in action.  I didn't want a basement bargain model, but didn't need a super duper machine either.  I almost went for some other Toshiba models, but I didn't want a multi-carousel player.  Getting up to change a disk isn't a big deal to me.  When I got the player in the mail, it hooked up easily and worked right away. That also told me it was well built as it was mailed to me in the manufacturers box with no external or internal damage to it.  I haven't read the manual extensively, but it was easy enough to figure out how to get the thing going.  I don't think there is a long load time once you put in the DVD's.  I love how if you stop watching the movie, turn it off and come back to it later, it starts right where you left off.  I have had no problems with skipping or freezing up either.  I lent a DVD of mine to a friend and she returned it saying something was wrong with it as their machine wouldn't play it.  I put it in mine and had no problem watching it from start to finish. (I wish I could tell you what they had, but I don't know).  I know this isn't a highly technical review, but when I put a DVD in, the picture is great, the sound is fine, remote works without a hitch and it is all a no brainer, then I can't complain.  I would buy the same thing again if I had to.  Haven't found a thing wrong with it or something that I wish was different.