OPPO OPDV971H Digital HD-Ready Up-Converting DVD Player
!! Absolutely great product. Best region free upconversion DVD player
Wow. what a player! I bought the panasonic s77s initially. After a few days of playing, I was very disappointed with the picture quality. The picture was just grainy no matter how much I tried to adjust it. Besides that, I cannot play any DVDs from other regions or in PAL format. My HDTV is a new SONY XBR960, the best HDTV you can find in modern times, with the finest pitch size ever. I gave up the Panny and ordered the OPPO at the same time. My first good impression is OPPO customer service. Anyhow, I got mine really quickly and wow, what a  difference! The picture is sharp out of the box. All I have to do is to hook it up and press that DVI button and I am in HD 1080i mode watching crystal clear pictures. No more grains, period. Unlike some users here, I find the remote control works great. The player plays everything I throw at it, you name it, and very smooth and responsive. I haven't seen a single sign of macroblocking yet on my SONY. The player comes with all the cables I need (don't buy monster cables. Save $$) (DVI-HDMI cable isn't offered by amazon though, but OPPO sent me one).