Panasonic DVD-S52K  DVD Player
Disappointed
I purchased this DVD player as a replacement for my existing DVD player solely for the purpose of converting my DVD movies to 1080i HD on my Sony LCD widescreen TV.  An HDMI plug is not furnished with the unit and the additional cost of an HDMI plug is as much or more than the player itself.  After connecting the unit and setting it up according to the onscreen menu instructions, I inserted several different commercially purchased movies and was not able to detect any visible difference in the picture quality as compared with my older unit.  Trying the component video jacks in place of the HDMI plug resulted in no improvement in picture quality.  I have emailed the Panasonic website, technical support department for assistance but after 3 days have still had no reply.  If you're looking to enhance your DVD's to high definition, this is probably not the unit to buy.