Sony DVP-S530D DVD Player
Beautiful Player
When I bought this DVD player, I was happy with the video from my VCR.  Now, I can barely watch a movie on video tape, there literally is no comparison.  There are several reasons I chose this DVD player over the  popular Toshibas and the Sony 330.  The biggest reason was the component  video out.  For those people who think S-video is the be all end all,  component video is a 10 fold improvement.  I eventually matched this DVD  player with the 36&quot; Sony Wega, and movies have never looked better.   The multi-function remote is more than adequate, with the functions laid  out in a very convenient fashion, but I ended up dumping it for the tv's  multi-function remote which just felt better.  I didn't notice the CD audio  to be any better than my component CD player, but if you have a DTS encoded  CD it'll probably sound better in the DVD.  I haven't found any music, that  I would listen to, with DTS sound.  The onscreen menus range from just  right, to way to much information.  I mean, do I really need to see the bit  rate history?  It's cool, but a little unnecessary.  If you have a mid to  high-end Sony TV and amplifier, just popping a disc into the DVD will turn  on the TV, turn on the amp and tune them both to the right inputs.  All in  all, I have had no problems with this DVD player and am very happy with the  quality of the video and sound.  If you get this, consider upgrading your  current TV to a Sony Wega to really improve your movie watching experience.