Panasonic DVD-S77S DVD Player
get something else
I'll give this dvd player and Amazon a 1 only because zero wasn't an option.  I bought it in september--it is now January, and it has ceased to function properly except on its lowest 480i setting--any cheap player does that for $24 or so.  It looks nice, but was always much more of a pain in the neck to use than my old Pioneer, and wouldn't play many dvd's without problems that my old player played fine (wouldn't play League of Extraordinary Gentlemen without horrible pixellation and hanging--old Pioneer played it without a hitch).  It has now started ghosting and displaying funky colors.  Tried changing it over from using the hdmi cable to component cables, still did no better.  Would only work without ghosting etc on its lowest 480i setting.  (This is with numerous dvd's, not just certain lower quality ones where the setting needs to be turned down)  It started out intermittenly happening, then started happening all the time.  It also does a very poor job of auto detecting what sort of dvd was being played, necessitating hunting around with the confusing multiple menus and hunting up the users manual to ascertain what cryptic setting needs to be changed to make it look right. <br /> <br />Two thumbs down.  I'll probably try the Oppo next, but I'll buy direct or go to a local vendor where maybe if I buy a lemon that stops working in 3 months I won't just be out the money or having to go without a dvd player for weeks messing around with a manufacturer's warranty. <br /> <br />