CyberHome CH-DVD 500 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Two years later, and still going strong.....
I bought this player two years ago, mainly based on information I'd researched online.  The PAL->NTSC conversion, region code and Macrovision loopholes, and price were the deciding factors for me.  This is the first (and only) DVD player I've ever had, and hopefully it'll stay that way for a while longer.<br /><br />This player can play just about anything I put in it.  I have the region code set to \\"All\\", via a hidden menu accessible by a code on the remote.  PAL DVDs convert to NTSC format perfectly.  Home-burned VCDs and SVCDs seem to play fine.  Some DVD-Rs have not been able to play on this machine.  And it apparently doesn't support DVD-Audio, but you can't really expect that from a lower-end model from 2 years ago.  Considering the price, I'm sure the audio and video quality aren't top-of-the-line, but for my purposes, it looks and sounds great.  Then again, I do only have it running through a VCR, as my TV only has a coaxial input.  (for a while, it was connected through component inputs on a former roommate's TV, and the picture quality was considerably better)  The stereo audio outputs are connected to my home stereo receiver.  Another nice feature of this player, is that it can down-mix Dolby 5.1 and DTS audio tracks to 2-channel stereo, so I can listen to DTS tracks and not miss anything.<br /><br />The only problem I've ever really had with this, is that it's freezed up on a couple of discs.  The culprits being \\"Little Nicky\\" (freezes up on deleted scenes) and a Spanish R2 \\"Torrente\\" (freezes up on the warning screen).  Oh, it also won't play enhanced audio CDs (CDs with data/multimedia files), but since I don't use this as a CD player, that's not really an issue for me.  And, as previously mentioned, it's picky with DVD-Rs.  Other than that, it's worked just fine for the entire time I've had it.  Seeing how many people have reported problems with this player, I guess I've just been lucky.