JVC XV-S500 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Plays All Writeable Media Types So Far...Awesome!!
This DVD player is loaded with great features - progressive scan with component outs, MP3 and JPG ability. The thing I love about it is that it didn't have any trouble reading the my burned DVDs or CDs. So far I've this player has succeeded in playing DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVDR+RW, CD-R, CD+RW, VCD, and SVCD. You get zoom and also 16x9 modes and picture tweaking from gamma, to color to sharpness. There's strobe viewing and 30 disc memory resume. There are a few negatives: 1. you can't shuffle the mp3 so listening is linear all the way through. 2. JPG viewing is VERY slow. 3. No DVD-R MP3 ability, though I doubt any players (aside from some apex models) even support this right now. This is the best player within its price range and its compatiblity with all DVD media types is worth 5 stars alone.