Philips DVD724AT Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Great buy
Got more than I bargained for -- and no, that wasn't supposed to be sarcastic -- when the pimply guy at The Good Guys! tried to sell me this machine, which was more expensive than the model I wanted. Good thing I followed his advice. I've owned this DVD player for about 4 months now, and it is practically rock-solid.<br />Pros:<BR>- Plays most anything I put inside: DVDs, CDs, CD-Rs full of mp3s, CD-Rs full of jpgs, CD-Rs full of mpgs (a little iffy, but that's fine).<BR>- Chapter transitions are smooth, even on dual-layer DVDs.<BR>- Picture and sound are nicely sharp.<BR>- A directory shows titles of mp3s/jpgs, though unfortunately the names are in 8.3 format and are therefore truncated.<BR>- Very easy to set up (both in terms of cables and the system menu), even for a beginner like me.<BR>- Sleek silver body.<BR>- A nice surprise: a built-in PAL to NTSC converter!<BR>- There's also another (unlisted) surprise, but you'll have to look around the web to find it. =)<br />Cons:<BR>- The remote is rather small.<BR>- Stutters, but very rarely, between tracks on some music CDs.