Panasonic DVD-RP56 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
It's great! It stinks!
On the plus side, the next-lowest price player that will give you progressive scan video decoding this good costs twice as much as this one.<br />On the negative side, this is one cheaply built player - don't expect it to last long. There's a reason why Panasonic only has a 90 day labor warranty - they don't expect it to last much longer than that. A scan through the reviews will reveal that dead players is a common customer experience. My experience was much the same - purchased in October, dead in May.<br />So, should you get this player? You should, if you want really good progressive scan video and if you are OK with a player that you expect to replace in six to twelve months. By then, better players may be available, and the money you spend now may prove to be a long-term bargain - you get great video right away, and when your player dies, you can look for a better (and better-made) one, which may well be available then even if it isn't now.<br />As for me, I'm buying a second one. The cheapest player I've been able to find that I'm sure does a substantially better job costs about fifteen times as much (the Camelot Round Table), and for that, I can buy and throw away a lot of RP-56's.