Toshiba SD-3960 DVD Player
One of the best sounding cheap DVD players out there...
I chose this model because it was recommended on several Internet audio forums for providing the best sound quality at such a rock-bottom price.  In fact, it is used by referenceaudiomods dot com as the base model which they convert into a super high grade audiophile-quality CD player by adding in certain components!<br /><br />I still have my trusty old Panasonic for watching movies, but I use this Toshiba for listening to CD music, and it does provide a really nice sound quality---more detailed but also warmer and more \\"alive\\" than most DVD players, which tend to sound kind of cold and closed with music.<br /><br />Don't really understand what many other reviewers are complaining about, I've yet to have any problems with mine---Toshiba as I understand it is one of very few electronic manufacturers to NOT outsource their products, so they retain quality control over all of them.  I've never had a problem with their laptops or TVs.