Ken,
I've read lots of good things about the 3 that Usblues mentioned. I think all 3 have been replaced by newer models though.
I have a Sony DVP-NS775V that is not bad. It also has the benefit of SACD playback if you have any desire to try that format. Mine is silver. I don't think this model came in black.
Over the last year or so, I've read lots of post about good sounding and inexpensive models from Samsung, Toshiba and Panasonic. If you do a seach on those names you will probably find some of the post that I read back then. You might also want to look at a couple of other forums:www.audioasylum.com and www.audiocircle.com. Both have a "digital" forum with lots of post about inexpensive DVD players. Lots of these post will be concerning mods to these cheap players, but many will also have comments about the players in stock form.
Enjoy,
TIC
