I need a new Source

I bought a Samsung universal (SACD, DVD-V, DVD-A, etc.) from Best Buy for $99, and have had no trouble playing DVDs from anywhere in the world. My wife watches many DVDs from China, Korea, etc., and they all play without issue. It's a "Region Free" player.

Folks have had them modded from outfits such as RAM and EVS, and claim the end result competes with just about any high end player.

Highly recommended.

Philips DVP642. Very nice and only $60. Besides, it plays AVI format movies. No SACD capability.

Check out DVDoverseas.com

I'm familiar with two players that can switch between NTSC and PAL output but there must be many more. The two I'm familiar with are the California Audio Labs CL-2500 DVD (one of which I have for sale) and the Rotel RDV-1060. Both work well as transports, as well.

Cyberhome CH-DVD 300 plays all DVDs and converts them from PAL to NTSC if needed. I do not know how good of a trasport it would make. For price of $30 it's worth to have just for watching DVDs from other parts of world.
http://www.cyberhome.com/products.asp?Product=300
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Cyberhome+CH-DVD+300