Panasonic DVD-RV30 DVD Player
Best DVD player under $250
I did some detailed research on multiple DVD players from the usual suspects - Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Pioneer - before I settled on this Panasonic. There were numerous reasons why I picked this one and I will try to delineate them below.<br />First, this DVD player is either the best or among the best in all the technical specifications that matter - picture resolution, dynamic range, S/N ratio etc. Second, both the picture and sound quality from this DVD player are awesome - this is specially important when you realize that quite a few Sony owners were complaining of the &quot;noisy drive mechanism&quot; and &quot;softer picture quality&quot; saying that the picture was not much sharper than their own high end VCRs. Third, this DVD player gives you all the output jacks (albeit less in number than the Sony) that one would need to hook up to even the most advanced TV's and receivers out there. Finally, I didn't plan to use my CD-R discs on it, but if you intend to, then look for another DVD player.<br />Bottom line, if you intend to buy a DVD player that would give you excellent video and audio quality at a very reasonable price and are willing to trade-off on certain other minor things, then this is the one to buy - no question about that.