Toshiba SD-3900 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Very nice player, don't let the price fool you!
I have never owned a Toshiba player before, but I have heard about their quality since I first got into DVD 4-5 years ago. I'd wanted to try one out, but always ended up selecting a different model (I've had 4 players) Finally, I decided to upgrade again and got this player because of the price.  While it's MSRP is $149, it can be found at Amazon and other locations for $.   Don't let that fool you. This technology gets cheaper and better every day, and I'd say this model is much nicer than a $400 player 2 years ago, and that it's easily competitive with players today in the $200 range. <br />I've got it hooked up to a Sony Wega via component cables, and the pic is excellent. Very detailed, no artifacting, no sign of the chroma bug.  Blacks are there too, many players now days cannot really do a black properly, this player does it very well, and does it without muddling all the dark colors on the screen into 1 shapeless blob too.  It's detailed enough to be dark without missing what's going on.  The colors are very strong, but do not bleed or over saturate.  This is a problem on many players and TVs, so I wasn't expecting much.  I was very surprised though at the depth and color of the pic.  Reds were stabilized, even bright reds. Very nice. <br />If you're considering this player, I'd stop considering and buy it. Toshiba's the name in DVD and this player is one of their best. I gave it 5 stars because I really don't think there is a better player out there in this price range.