Pioneer DV-45A DVD Player

This player blew me away right out of the box.... silky smooth but still retaining all the detail and a magnificent soundstage. My JVC XV-D723 is strident and a bit harsh by comparison. Plays everything but HDCD's...oh well the main CD playback is something to behold and will certainly give players twice its price something to fear. Then you still have both SACD and DVD audio to contend with and both are excellent. The DVD picture quality on my 50" Mitsubishi HDTV set was better in coloremitry than the JVC. All else was about the same but is excellent. The remote is pretty good too, much better than the JVC remote, and alot easier to use than most.