Toshiba SD3750 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Great value in a DVD player - don't use it for MP3s
This player has come down in price almost 50% since I bought it 1 year ago.  It has superb picture quality and sound quality when playing either CDs or DVDs.  The features are unmatched in this price range and all work really well.  Occasionally (not on all DVDs) I have noticed it hesitate in the middle of moving from one chapter to the next but I have also seen this problem on most DVD players my friends have - some of those players are a lot more expensive than this one too.  Navigation is easy either with the remote or the on-unit controls.  Both give you quick access to the features you want.  It will auto-power off if you leave the tray open and always shuts the tray when it turns off.  The drive inside this thing is ultra-quiet.  The remote is probably one of the easiest to use - I'm almost sad to be replacing it and the other 4 I have with a universal learning remote.  I really bought this unit for its assortment of compatibility with DVD/VCD/CD, MP3, CD-R, DVD-R, and CD-RW as well as the impressive stats for the 54MHz video DAC, 192kHz/24-bit audio converter, optical and coaxial digital audio outputs with Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel pass-through, component-video, composite-video, and S-Video terminals.  All of which live up to their claims.  Unfortunately, Macrovision protection prevented me from copying DVDs to video tape for playing on my kids TV/VCR combo - oh well.<br />So the only real disappointment is the MP3 playback.  The manual comes with a detailed explanation of the limitations of the MP3 playback.  MP3 CDs must be 650MB, use DOS-style 8.3 names and files cannot be listed in sub-directories.  It also does not extract ID3 tags so you are limited to the file name for determining what MP3 is being selected.  You can also only have up to 254 MP3 files on any CD you put in the Toshiba 3750.  I was successfully able to compile an MP3 CD that met all of these criteria including the 128-kbit 44.1kHz sample rate and the MP3 playback was horrible.  Pops and crackles and a very dull tone made the MP3 feature useless to me.  So, instead I have a Creative Nomad now.  Still highly recommended for DVDs - hopefully my next DVD/MP3 CD player will be better.ops and crackles and a very dull tone made the MP3 feature useless to me.  So, instead I have a Creative Nomad now.  Still highly recommended for DVDs - hopefully my next DVD/MP3 CD player will be better.