Panasonic DVD-S27K Progressive Scan DVD Player , Black
why buy a bigger TV?  this player does it all!
I bought this one mainly for its zoom feature, which lets me watch letter-box format DVDs on my crusty old 20\\" TV without the black bars on the top and bottom.  Basically, it chops off part of the widescreen picture in order to fill up the whole screen---more or less is chopped off depending on which zoom setting you choose, from 100% fill to 80% fill (\\"European Vista\\" on the menu).  That alone was well worth the price of the machine, but I found that this little baby is loaded with all sorts of amazing features for the buck!  (Sixty four clams from abt electronics online shipped, to be exact.)<br /><br />The menu system is amazingly easy to use, just as Consumer Reports described it---they ranked this DVD player at the top of its class, and now I can see why.  My 2 year old Sony DVD NS315 is going straight to the eBay block.<br /><br />The remote is nice, though I wish it were backlit but hey at this price point I can't complain.  The bright LED readout is also fabulous, much easier to read than the Sony.<br /><br />Can't stop raving...