tyg

I am choosing between Magnavox MDV455, Mitsubishi DD-6040 or Toshiba SD 3950. My priority will be playing slightly scratch disc with no problem. Second will be compatibility with the different DVD formats. Third will be the possibility of playing other region DVDs. Other recommendations would be welcome. Thank you.

issues

Just my 2 cents but find yourself a denon 1600, pana xp30 or xp50 and call it a day.

Corky Roxbury

maybe he does not want to spend that much money, I have heard good things about the tosh, and believe with a slight hack you can make it region free

steebo777

Here is an excellent DVD player that is region-free from a DVDTalk friendly store:
http://www.hkflix.com/hardware/jvc_xv-n50bk.asp

Easy to use, and does fairly nice PAL->NTSC conversion. But, if you wanted to spend more for a mid-range DVD player, I second the Denon DVD-1600

HKFlix

Updating with DVDTalk link, purchasing through this link supports DVDTalk:
http://www.hkflix.com/hardware/xq/as...c_xv-n50bk.htm

breaux124

There is a $35 Koss player at Sears which you can unlock it to make it region free. It also has PAL/NTSC transcoding. It does not have a front panel. The $50 version comes with a front panel and Progressive output.

issues

If you really want a good pic the buy the units i talk about and pick up a crappy little cyberhome 300 for 34-40 and you will be set. JVC,Toshiba are just crap.

renaldow

That's kinda funny because all the home theater mags that review equipment say otherwise. 2 reviewers at 2 different home theater magazines have recently found the Toshiba SD3900 to be of comparable sound and picture quality of an $800 player, and were given the same ratings as said player. It was given higher ratings than the Denon and Panny's you mention.

But then, I suppose you have years of experience reviewing A/V gear and have used dozens of players a month from all quality levels, right?