best dvd player under $1000 new or used

The Denon 5000 can be had new sometimes on ebay for $650. No progressive scan, and it won't play CD-R or CD-RW or MP3. Has HDCD. Make sure it is plugged and turned on for three days before you listen to it, otherwise it will sound harsh and thin. It has a standby mode, so leave it on all the time for best sound. Sounds as goods as the smart ART DI/O with the power supply and power cord up grade. Received only one good review. Must be the AL 24 processing.

For players under 1K:

Philips DVDQ50 if you want picture.
Philips SACD1000 if you want best HT sound (use the enclosed decoder, with the HDAM output stage)
Sony 9000 if you want picture & sound comprimising good.

EAD TheatervisionP is a little over 1k but what a player!
Tim

Way under $1k that I've just received, is the Philips 963SA. It has an Analog Devices ADV7300 108 MHz/13 bit video DAC, a Genesis(Faroudja) FLI 2310 video chip, SACD, onboard decoders, lots 'o video adjustments, switchable upsampling, dual lasers, double bottom plate. Also an IEC power connector; the ever popular 'Alwaysin' 2-pole brand...

While the audio section is op-amps (claimed to be late model, hi-speed varieties), the shielded power supply section has lots 'o room. Free tip: to get in this unit, you'll need a small Torx spline driver, like used on HP printers.

I instantly trashed the warranty by installing an Acme Audio receptacle and Kimber TSSS wiring to the power board.

Kinda plain jane, slab-faced appearance, and the dinky, skimpy manual sucks. Made in Hungary, no less...

My first DVD; visablly better than SVHS...