Sony DVP-NS70H HDMI Single Disc DVD Player
Near HD-upconversion is GREAT!
I have five DVD players and my Sony DVPNS70H is BY FAR my favorite. <br /> <br />In fairness to the other DVD players, they are all progressive scan only, so their picture quality is average at best.  My Sony, hooked up via an HMDI cable, provides one of the best pictures I've ever seen with a DVD.  Because it's now the only player we'll watch, the remaining progressive scan players are sitting around gathering dust. <br /> <br />The other thing I love about the Sony is its dependability.  It has never not been able to play a single DVD, where my other players used to say something to the effect of \\"version not compatible\\" about 20% of the time. <br /> <br />I've heard other complaints of black bars (widescreen vs. fullscreen) and other feature problems.  I can't really comment on that, because I bought a new widescreen LCD at the same time.  Between the two of them, the Sony DVD player and the HDTV will communicate with each other and present the best picture.  I've tried to play with these features but since both components default to the best combination, I've never been able to improve on it. <br /> <br />Like another reviewer stated, this Sony DVD player is great until High Definition-DVD (or BluRay) comes along.  I agree wholeheartedly.  When that occurs, in a few years, I will only purchase the new HD-DVD or BluRay discs and play on the new player.  But even then, I'll probably keep this dependable Sony around with its terrific picture in order to play my existing DVD collection.