Daewoo DVG-9000N Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Excellent features for the PRICE!
I purchased Daewoo DVG-9000N because it has the ability to play any region code DVDs (0-8) and PAL/NTSC converter so I could watch all foreign DVDs. With the firmware upgrade, you could even bypass the regional code and Macrovision (able to copy to VCR). Personally, I don't care to bypass Macrovision since that defeats the purpose of having DVD because who wants to watch something on VHS after DVD. However, it's nice to know that you could eliminate that feature. My first impression was that the unit felt cheap. This unit didn't have a solid feel and the remote was also second rate. The quality is day and night difference from my Sony DVP-S7000. I guess you get what you pay for. The picture quality is good to excellent. I really didn't thought that I could really notice the picture quality difference from DVD player to DVD player but I could clearly see that my Sony and Toshiba had much superior picture (even compare to my first generation player - Sony DVP-S7000). However, what lacks in quality, this DVD player redeems itself with features it has and the PRICE. It played everything I put in from MP3 to SVCD to CDR to MPEG (must change the ext to .MPG if .MPE or .MPEG) and played very well. It has high definition progressive scan output (NOT for analog component), built-in AC-3 5.1 decoder (for people with 5.1 input receiver), both optical and coaxial audio output (this could be important if your receiver is limited because other component uses one or the other input), VGA port (display through your computer monitor), and PAL/NTSC converter. Plus, you have the ability to bypass regional codes and Macrovision. I would recommend this DVD player to a person who wants to watch foreign DVDs or to entry-level DVD consumers. One more thing I like to add is that I would spend the extra cash for DVG-9000N instead of DVG-3000N. You get all the bells for so little!