CyberHome CH-DVD 500 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Cheap price, troublesome unit with nice bells/whistles
When it's working the picture looks great on my 50&quot; Pioneer Plasma TV throught the component video out, and the optical DTS/Dolby digital connection sounds beautiful through surround sound.<BR>   I am on my third unit so far, though.  The early units had a defect in the hardware which caused on-screen distortion with bright scenes requiring a mail-back to the company ($15 postage! They wouldn't pay for that!)<BR>   Even with the firmware upgrade offered on the web, the unit was locking-up with some scenes, requiring a hard reboot via the hard power switch on the back of the unit.  Eventually, it just started to lock up after 2 - 20 minutes of watching any DVD.  <BR>   This required an exchange for another unit.<br />We'll see how long this new one lasts!<br />Things I like:<BR>DTS sound<BR>Optical and component connections<BR>&quot;screen saver&quot; mode if you pause too long (good for plasma TV's to avoid &quot;burn-in&quot;)<BR>Firmware upgrades<BR>Inexpensive price<BR>3:2 pulldown for film movies on DVD<br />Intuitive remote with good button placements<BR>Audio compression via setup menu for night-time viewing (keeps the volume more constant to avoid overly loud scenes if kids are sleeping in the next room.)<BR>Ability to be controlled via a universal remote (though the website claims it can't, I found a code to program my Universal remote by calling the help desk for the remote)<br />Hope this helps!