Yamaha DV-S5950

Pros: clear picture, manual, adjustment menu, lots of features, WMA

Cons: remote small, hard to figure out, expensive

The Bottom Line: We are still sizing each other up, but once I compare this unit with others, I imagine I will find that it is cream of the crop.

Review: "WHAT THE HECK? WHY IS EVERYONE SQUISHED?"

I slammed the remote in my hand furiously pressing buttons and trying to make everything better. Unfortunately, it only got worse.

"Oh come ON, all I want to do is watch my favorite...

Pros: Picture (when it works), Sound (when it works)

Cons: Intermittent problems within 6 months of purchase, delay time to open tray

The Bottom Line: Keep looking at other upconvert players - this one is unreliable.

Review: I used to think that Yamaha could do no wrong. I have a Yamaha Natural Sound tape deck from 1983 that works as good today as it did then. I had a Yamaha receiver in the 90's that was unstoppable.

So, I bought the Yamaha Natural Sound...