Philips DVD711AT DVD Player
Great player for beginers
I just bought this player last night and, besides needing a modulator for the back of my TV, had no problem setting the unit up and getting it running.  From a majority of the reviews I read the DVD711AT, along with the DVD701AT, are two of the best models out there for people buying their first DVD player.  I thought the sound and picture quality were both crisp and clear for several of the different movies I played and the movies took the same amount of time to load up as any other DVD player I've seen.   It also played my CDs and CDRs with no problem and the sound was what I expected coming from a DVD player.  To be honest though, I don't really understand why you would want to play audio CDs in a DVD player anyway.  Seems to me that it would just be more wear and tear on the machine and let's face it, a DVD player is designed to play DVDs while a CD player is designed to play CDs.  An audio disc is not the same as an audio/video disc.   My only complaint, and this is nothing that can't be fixed wtih a small purchase, is the remote control.  Just a little too basic.  Besides that, I think this is a great machine for people buying their first DVD player who don't want all the hassels of various functions and accessories.