Toshiba SD-1200 DVD Player
Stop looking, great find for the money.
The only way you will get a better DVD player is by paying double.  I just bought this and the 36&quot; Toshiba CZ36V61.  They work great.  This entry level DVD has options that my friends do not have on their Sony or  Panasonic.  Minor thing I do not like is the beep when you press any button  on the remote, you can turn this off in the menu.  For this price, you get  component connections (buy some component cables), zoom and great  hardware/software package.