Coby DVD237 Progressive Scan DVD Player
Ok as second or third unit
This is an entry level, bare bones minimum unit. I bought it as a second unit in my house, now it is downgraded to a third unit.   <br /> <br />Pluses:  <br />1. It is small and fits great in a room with little space (basement, bedroom).   <br />2. The picture quality is descent (progressive scan on my HD TV for a short term trial did show that this dvd player can do the job).   <br />3.Also plays most purchased and rented movies, even pal or ntsc. <br />4. Sound functions ok. Does do dolby 5.1(at least it stated it was doing 5.1 surround) <br />5. Full function remote (zoom, audio, menu, video, eject, ect...) <br /> <br />minuses: <br />1. Is noisy at times, does grind if it doesn't like dvd <br />2. Touch with fine scratches.  Had to move to different dvd player when a few rentals dvd's were really used and scratched. <br />3. The remote is tiny, easy to loose <br />4. Problems with copied/ CDR discs-would play most of the way through with multiple hesitations, then lock on some. <br />5. Movies over 2.5 hours tend to skip or freeze (possibly switching layers) <br />6. Random pixelation and picture flicker even with new short DVD's, again possibly flipping through layers on dvd. <br /> <br />Overall, I am very pleased with this unit as a thrid tire DVD player.  I only paid 19 dollars on an incredable sale last year for it, so who can complain...unless you paid $30 for it. Do not pay more than what I did for this player. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />