Samsung DVD-P721M Progressive-Scan DVD Player
One of the Best and Price is Right!
I bought this DVD Player for my son, who is very picky and particular about his electronics. He is really a connoisseur when it comes to electronics.  So I definitely had to do a thorough research before I made a choice as to which Player to get him. His requests included progressive scan, which this one has and since he has the HDTV, which I know nothing about but he tells me that it requires a superior DVD Player to equal the quality of the picture that it already has.  Naturally I was a bit nervous when I purchased this one and had it sent to him in California. I held my breath until he got it hooked up and gave me his report on it. He loved it!  He said it is very thin and streamlined, which I could not tell from just looking at the photo on amazon.com. According to him, the sound is great (that was another feature that he requested, some special type of sound, but I can't remember what he called it, it was similar to \\"Surround Sound\\" and I did not actually know if this one had the sound that he wanted or not) but he was very enthusiastic in his praise of the sound, as well as the picture quality. He tells me that the picture is perfect, very sharp and clear. I could not pay a thousand dollars for a birthday present for him and most of the 5-star DVD Players that had everything that he wanted on it was around that price and some even more than that. I really wanted to get him one that had a 5-star rating, since I do not know a lot of the technical stuff about electronics, and I knew he would not be happy with anything less, so I had to rely on the reports of others, and this one did not have any drawbacks evidently, since it was given good marks by everyone who rated it. If you are looking for a report on the technical aspects of it, you will have to read some of the other reports, all I know is that this one pleases someone who does know a lot about the technical things, and he is very pleased with it so that is enough for me! He said it has many special features that he wasn't expecting, like the one that lets him view his digital camera shots so easily.  His only criticism of it is that the remote controls (it has two for some reason)are not lighted, but he said that they do what they are supposed to do without any problems, so it is not a big deal nor a handicap, but if he had designed them he would have had lighted remotes. The best thing about this one for me was the price, it can't be beat!  To get a DVD Player of this quality for [the price]. was a life saver for me, as I wanted a really nice one that would please my picky son, but I could not afford the ultra expensive ones and was not expecting to find anything with 5 Stars and of this quality for such a low price. I really was expecting to and prepared to pay double the price of this one. Now I wish I was in the market for one for myself, he has praised this one so highly I want one now!