Apex AD-2500 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
good cheap player
I bought this because 1) it's cheap (plus no tax, free shipping), and 2) it has karaoke. For some reason, name brands such as Sony don't have that capability. Well, the karaoke works ok, definitely not like the audio you get at a karaoke bar, but good enough for home use. Besides capability of playing DVDs (even ones from China) and VCDs, I was surprised to see that it can play JPEGs. I scanned in many pictures and burned them on a CD, in different folders...and on the screen, you can choose any folder and view the contents. Needless to say, a great surprise!<br />The only problem I'm having is that I have to turn the machine on 2 times in order to get it to play. The first time, there is no display, and after turning it off and turning it on again, the display pops up. Strange...