Harman Kardon DVD50 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD Player
The Best
I recently decided to upgrade my DVD player, so I wanted to go top-of-the-line.  Harmon Kardon has continually succeeded in that category for decades.   As with all of their products, this player is well-built and attractive in its simplicity.  It's functions are many and varied, but it's extremely easy to use.  No bells and whistles or futuristic gimmicks on Harmon Kardon products, just high-quality electonics.  In fact, if the display is too bright for you, it can be dimmed or turned off completely.  Its disc format versatility is certainly the first thing that attracted me.  You can change discs while watching/listening to another, which is a real plus.  It's got a great combo of program features and random and repeat play.  And while the back-light on the remote is nice, most of the buttons you have to already know what they are since the button functions are illuminated.  But since that's the only negative about this player, my advice is, if you have the money, buy this one.