JVC XV-S500 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
A great player
I'm not necessarily a video-phile, but I know enough about DVD players to know a good one when I see one.<br />This JVC player has a ton of great options.  Progressive scan, component video, etc.<br />All this stuff comes second to buyers like me, who demand not really picture perfect video quality, but simply that it works and it works well.  This is where the JVC shows its stuff.  It has never skipped on me.  Layer changes are barely noticable.  The load time is little to none for a DVD, and skipping through MP3's is pretty painless as well.  One of my older players would take almost twenty seconds loading an MP3 disc; not so on this JVC.<br />Any complaints?  Sure.  As other reviewers have said, the buttons are a bit frail on the player.  But this is overcome by the great remote control.  Also, the disc tray seems a little fragile as well.  But if you are careful, this will never become a big deal.