[QUOTE=magictooth]Have you ever seen a high priced DVD player?

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Yup. Didn't take long to realize that a good $250 progressive scan player did just as good, if not better, than players that cost over $1000. Plus if you get a $250 player now (or better yet, a $120 player) you can replace it next year when the new models come out that has more features. You gonna do that with a $1000 player?

I know if I would have bought a $1000 player 2 years ago I'd be kicking myself because it didn't support things like DTS, DVD-Audio, SACD, DVD-R, DVD+R and it only holds one disc at a time. Heck, I'd feel downright foolish in fact.

In fact, a buddy of mine bought a $600 Denon DVD player a number of years back. I opted for a 5 disc Panasonic for $179, the CV-51. His Denon worked great until he discovered the world of burning DVD's and CD's. Ooops, it won't play burned media. Then to top it off, it burned up after 2 years. I dug it out of the trash and have it on my shelf right now. There's schrapnel damage inside where something blew apart, meanwhile my Panasonic is still going strong to this day. I just have to laugh.