Philips DVD711AT DVD Player
You get what you pay for.
I bought this player to replace my DVD-ROM drive, which was hopelessly fickle about playing DVDs.  The good thing about the Philips DVD711 is that  it has yet to reject one of my DVDs.  It is an inexpensive player with  great audio and a lot of options for a player of its cost.  That said, the  system does have its flaws, though minor ones.  It shows no indication of  being able to support DVD-R, a format which it is said to be compatible  with in the technical specification on Amazon, but not mentioned once in  the manual.  Additionally, the player seems chained to its remote control.  If you lose the remote or it gets broken, you lose all access to the on  screen menu and navigation capability, as there are no navigation or menu  buttons on the player itself.  Don't let what appears to be a  fast-forward/rewind jog-dial on the front fool you either.  Accessing the  frame advance, zoom, and other advanced features means dealing with the  sometimes cryptic hierarchical on-screen menu system.  If a track has  multiple angles, an on screen display in the form of a semitransparent box  shows you which angle you're currently viewing.  The only problem with this  is that there is no way to disable it, and it invades the picture space  like a Borg cube ready to assimilate your movie.  That's a little harsh of  course, but one would think the main purpose of a DVD player is to provide  quality DVD playback at all times.  This is not user error, the manual  specifically states, &quot;The angle icon remains displayed until multiple  angles are no longer available.&quot;  However, these are relatively small  issues.  Few DVD titles include multiple-angle tracks, DVD-R has yet to  become popular, and most of us try to keep our remote controls where they  can be found.  If you're looking for a cheap DVD player that gets the job  done, this is a good buy.