Panasonic DVD-S97S Progressive Scan DVD Player Silver
This is More Like It!
My goal was to set up a small home theater using an inFocus 4805, a DVD player and typical DTS audio set up.  I was first smitten by the Toshiba SD-5970 DVD Player with HDMI since I had Toshiba before and thought they made great players.  Wrong.  See TomC's review for full details on what turned out to be another one of life's little lessons.  I just received this unit and it's everything the Toshiba wasn't.  The HDMI signal was compatible with the projector, it plays ALL my DVDs, the optical out works as spec'ed (I even like the center channel boost), it's made a bit better, the remote has some ergonomic thought behind the design and it has a pretty friendly setup menu system (well laid-out, easy to read).  I would rate this unit five-stars but it has features in it (enhanced HDMI, for instance) that are not explained in the manual.  Also, in the quick setup menu there is no choice for a DLP projector and no hints about an appropriate choice (seems to work fine on the LCD projector setting, though).  All in all, it's a keeper.  The clear lexan tray backlit by blue LEDs is a bit over the top, but my kids will like it.  Recommend this one if you are going the HDMI route.