The Philips 963 is a good choice. Retail price is $499 but it's available for less than $400 online. It's a single disc player, both very nice video and CD performance.
need a dvd player recommendation..
mine bit the dust today. it was a 1.1 yr old denon so i do not want another of these. i am looking to spend $500 or less used and it needs to play cr-r and video cd. a multidisc player would be good but not a requirement. i listen mostly to music or watch concert dvds. for a processor, i will either use a denon avr-3802 or a b&k ref 20+ depending on which room this player ends up in. anyone tried the nad 572? how about the marantz? i do not need sacd. any help?