Toshiba SD-1600 DVD Player
Excellent beginner DVD player.
If you have never watched a movie on DVD, you are missing something. Not only do you get a great screen image (Depends on TV your showing it on) you also get great sound quality. For those who enjoy the movie experience you can watch the movie in widescreen format. <br />This DVD player is a great entry level DVD player. It has all the stardard DVD features; Widescreen, fast forward/rewind, slow forward, play loop, Dolby Stero, 3D sound, S Video output, Digital Stero Output and regular Analog Stero Output, and supports all the stuff you find DVD's (Subtitles, Extras and such).  The great thing about this DVD player are two fold; simple to use and it can keep up with the action. As strange as it sounds, some DVD players can not decode the information off a DVD fast enough when the action is fast on the screen. The result is skipping and jumping. Well, with this player that does not occur. All action, all the time is smooth.<br />Another bonus is that it is simple to use and setup. Within 15 mintues (This is with my parents monster stero setup) I had this thing up and running. The controls are striaght forward and require a few new ideas to learn (There are functions in DVD movies that you can set). If you are one who likes movies but not eletronics, then the SD-1600 is what you want.<br />I bought two, one for my parents, and one for my brother and his wife. I know my parents were really happy and impressed with DVD's, and I know my brother will be when he gets his.