JVC XV-D701BK DVD Player
Excellent  sound and sharpest picture, no problems at all.
After reading the other reviews of this item, I had to respond.  Without arguing with them, I shall mention that I have owned this item for the last 1 year and have had no problem at all - no pictures or frames skipping, freezing or other malfunction.  The setup was a breeze and using the controls of brightness, sharpness and contrast, I could get the picture absolutely perfect theater-like.  After having seen Toshiba and Onkyo dvd players of higher price in action, I am keeping my JVC!  The 3D phonic does a very realistic job of simulating surround sound and the component video output gives stunning resolution.  My &quot;acid-test&quot; consists of the battle scene from Russel Crow's 'Gladiator'. You can see every detail of the ash-flakes, arrows flying from close-up to a distance against white background and the color of bursting flames to the reality of a cinema.  If you pause, the image is non-pixilated even on a projector screen.  You can advance frame by frame with ease and zoom in accurately.<BR>This dvd player comes with 5 channel output.  So even if you do not have a surround procesor, you can use the JVC 701 to do the job just right for you.  The remote is fairly easy and intuitive to use for anyone who knows how to use a remote.  There are built in screen savers to protect your LCD or CRT screen from getting burnt..another great feature.  I recommend you use it.