I have a Panasonic RP91N DVD player that still outperforms most dvd players on the market in the $200 range. I bought the 91N years ago for almost $1000. Now panasonic doens't even make higher-end line anymore. I talked to their representative, they say even the new Panasonic S97s whcih cost just agbout $200 will be better than my 91N.

I don't know about that. Most $200 level dvd player i tested doesn't have good color and usually is shaking/flashing on challenging scene. However because the 91N no longer is sufficienet to decode things like divx and etc. I 'm actually thinking of upgrade to some better DVD.

ANy one still paying hundreds of dollar for decent DVD player those days? Denon? Sony ES? Mctintosh?despite most people just buy something in the $30-$70 range?

My test is most upconverting is useless. And i'm not too hype about blue ray nor HD DVD because they won't be the standard for a while. Meanwhile i think the current mature technology on DVD player is already great enough.

any opinions?