Apex AD-2500 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
The Most Compatible DVD player brand on the Market
I bought my first Apex (model 500) over 2 years ago for $100.  I was amazed to discover later that it not only plays standard DVDs, but also VCD, SVCD and more recently DVD-R that I have authored!!  I still have it.  So when I saw the AD2500 for [item price] and free shipping, I immediately bought 2.  This model offers progressive scan as well as component video output and it still plays all of my home-authored VCD, SVCD and DVD-R!!  This is an incredible value, specially when you know that most name-brand DVD players DO NOT play VCD, SVCD, DVD-R, etc.  So the AD2500 is the BEST product if you are looking for excellent video output as well as compatibility with every home-produced video format you can think of (except DivX, which I have not tried that yet!) and every brand of DVD-R disk!!  There is only one item that is not as good as before:  the remote control!