DVD player recomendations

Take a look at the EAD theatervisionp.
The redbook cd is great and the picture is almost 3d looking.

yo. Pioneer Elite DV-47ai. I just bought one used for $550 and it literally SMOKES my old Sony player (duh), as well as a couple of Elite players i have demo'd. For what i paid for mine, its almost unbeatable. Have heard great things about the Marantz Uni player, but have not personally demoed. Background detail in images is amazing, and everything is upconverted to 540i or p, depending on your choice - i use the 540i simply cause my TV is not progressive ready. Audio performance, at least in my own very humble opinion is pretty damn good. Good Luck.

I don't think that you are going to find a one-box solution to your quest. I would recommend you spend a little time at hometheaterhifi.com. This would give you a great course in video quality and analysis. They review many dvd players. Sad to say, but the high end dvd players do not put out the best picture. You therefore must compromise other aspects in order to obtain great video.
I also think that the processors used for video keep improving at a faster rate than audio. An even slightly newer dvd player will exhibit better performance than a slighlty older one

Samsung Pro 1000HD, I have not seen a player that does a better job. Should be around 1000.00 if you can find one used.

Any Denon player that uses the Silicon Image chip -- the video quality is
superb and the audio is also good. The Denon's always kick tail on the Home Theater DVD shootout.