[Scott from the Left Coast]

How about you DVD enabled types telling us poor souls what is the best sort of device to get.

Yes, Yes! I second that. I'm going to be in the market (according to my "master plan", just about the time that the Special Edition comes out).

[HairOfTheDog]

I dunno... I walked into the store and bought one that was in the middle. It was $199. They had cheaper ones at $89 and they had $399 models, so I went with one in the middle. I did spend a bit extra to get the "Progressive Scan" Whatever that is. I think it only makes a difference if you have an HDTV, or at least a better one than my old set here, but I will be buying a new TV soon, and the guy was cute and so I let him talk me into it.

Here is the one I got: (Philips DVD Players)

DVDQ50AT

Ultra Slim Design

Philips makes your movies come to life with the DVDQ50AT DVD Player with Faroudja FLI2200 state-of-the-art Progressive Scan Technology. Its digitally sharp display has pixel by pixel film and video based motion interpolation with frame x frame 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown compensation. It has the ability to playback DVD Video, Video CD, and Audio CD, CD-R/RWs. In addition, this technologically advanced DVD Player is MP3-CD compatible. Its 5-disc Resume feature allows viewers to pick-up where they left off on their 5 most recently viewed DVD titles. For sharper, clearer sound it has Optical and Coaxial Audio Outputs with integrated AC-3 and DTS decoding.