Panasonic DVD-S77S DVD Player
One awesome and smart DVD player .... PERIOD!
Ok. I never write reviews on products even if I like them after trying them ... but this DVD player is the best dvd player I've ever had.... Why? you ask.... <br /> <br />The DVD player is the first that I've EVER had that actually played (upconverted to glorious 1080i, mind you) trailers, menus, anamorphic content, 4:3 content, letterboxed content all in perfect aspect ration without having to adjust a thing.  I've NEVER, I repeat, NEVER had a DVD player that actually analyzed the video information as much as this player does.  This part alone inspired me to write this glowing review... now there's more ... much more. <br /> <br />Next, the picture.  The picture this thing puts out both via component and HDMI video is nothing short of astonishing.  I've had mid-level Sony, Toshiba, Samsung (to name a few) DVD players that were progressive and/or upconverting models and NONE of them ever produced the almost HD quality image that this player puts out. <br /> <br />Next, the speed.  The procesing speed is excellent.  It reads the disc quickly and starts playing immediately... when you hit menu button or up/down/left/right it responds immediately and plays without even seemingly reading the disc for a/v information... it's very impressive. <br /> <br />Lastly, the hardware unit itself is impressive.  It looks sleek and sweet and has a large thin horizontal blue bar that glows nicely when in use.  Also the disc tray slides out with command and shows that the tray is clear plastic.  Discs fly smoothly back into the unit.  The remote control is not half bad either with perhaps too many buttons. <br /> <br />The configurability of this player is phenominal.  there are many more options to customize which is great for us pro's but may confuse others. <br /> <br />The manual has a lot to be desired but is certainly not the worst I've seen by far. <br /> <br />Overall, this player ROCKS!!!!