Sony DVP NS755V DVD player
As close to a universal surround audio player as I've found
I'll defer to the other reviews of the video quality, since I bought this unit for it's audio capabilities.<BR>  I've collected a number of titles in various surround formats - from DVDs with Dolby Digital, DTS &amp; PCM soundtracks to SACDs &amp; the older, DTS CDs. The built in decoder makes playing this hodgepodge of formats incredibly simple. Just put it in &amp; hit play. There are playback options if you want to exercise them, but you don't HAVE to. All players should work this simply. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the 2-ch output even downmixes titles with no stereo track - specifically DTS CDs.<BR>  The only format this player doesn't specifically handle is DVD-A with it's high-res multichannel tracks, but since every DVD-A I've bought has a Dolby Digital or DTS track, the discs have still been playable, and sound very good on my syetem.<BR>  This player lets the user focus on the TITLE not the FORMAT... Dark Side of the Moon on SACD, American Beauty in Dolby Digital on DVD, or Abraxas on DTS-CD all sound great through this deck. All players should do this - but as far as I can tell, this is the only one that does!<BR>  That it also plays DVDs &amp; home-burned VCDs is just icing on the cake.