OPPO OPDV971H Digital HD-Ready Up-Converting DVD Player
Excellent Multi-Region DVD Player
I just received this player, and my first thoughts are that I'm very happy with it.  The player feels like quality; the remote control has been changed, and it is very intuitive.  The picture quality is very good; I'm not really a videophile, but it looks excellent to me.  The primary reason that I bought the player was because of it being easily converted to a region free player. The information on how to do it is all over the web; it is so easy that it is virtually region free out of the box.  I have bought other cheap region free players from Amazon and other retailers and they suck.  The picture is terrible and there are numerous freeze ups.  The Oppo played my region 2 & 4 disks beautifully; they are indistinguishable from region 1 disks.  The price tag on this machine is justifiable just for its region free capability.  It is also fantastic that the necessary DVI and HDMI/DVI cables are included.  I wish I had bought this machine sooner.