Samsung DVD-M301 DVD Player
Headphone jack and longer warranty are bonuses
I bought this DVD because it was the best I could find that featured a headphone jack and control located in the front. That's very convenient for watching DVD's in a noisy room, especially since many sounds from a film are muted at low volume otherwise. Also it would be great for someone using this DVD as a CD.<br />I believe this Samsung has a one year parts/labor warranty. Many other DVD's give only 90 days' warranty on labor.<br />I had a different manufacturer's DVD of similar price which I'd returned. In comparing them, this Samsung is also better because the remote control does a great job of acting as a \\"universal\\" control, at least on my Toshiba TV. The remote is fairly intuitive. It also fits nicely in the hand. The on-screen controls are also fairly easy to maneuver.<br />Consumer Reports this month rates the M201 well, possibly even as a \\"best buy,\\" if I remember correctly. I would imagine that the M301 is an updated version, since I haven't seen the M201 around.<br />I didn't buy a progressive scan DVD, which would have been ...more. I wanted the headphone jack. Also, by the time I get a new TV that could benefit from prog. scan (ie, HDTV ready), I figured that at that time, I could get another DVD for about 100 or 140 that featured prog. scan.