Panasonic DVD-S77S DVD Player
Best Up-Converting DVD Player
After looking and reading a lot about up converting dvd players, I decided to go with this unit. Since the price was right and I heard nothing but good things about it. I'm using it thru its HDMI output directly into my HDTV and the colors and picture quality are incredible.  <br /> <br />I had try other progressive players, but none of them gave me this quality. There was no artifacts or video distortion visible. Just be sure you use HDMI to HDMI instead of the component output. This will give you the best picture, since you can't up convert using the component output. <br /> <br />The menu system is a little hard to follow, so read the manual. <br />If you're looking in how to change the up converting resolution from 480p to 720p or 1080i, is under the display menu and not under setup where I was expecting it. Also there you will find how to turn off the \\"very bright\\" blue light that shines from the top of the disk tray. I think that most people will decide to turn it off. But I leave that to you. <br /> <br />I recommend this player, to anyone that want the best picture available to this date. Of course you can wait till the real <br />HD-DVD players come out, but that might take a while.