Nearly three weeks ago I bought a Yamaha DVD-C750, mostly inspired by reading the very positive (considering the price point) review on this site. I've been very happy with it until recently, where it has started skipping pretty badly (just the audio, not the video; with any media format; I'm very sure the plug isn't loose, I tried both coaxial and optical). No one that I've spoken with is aware of this being a common issue, so I'm going to return it for another unit and give it a shot.
If that one also doesn't work out (for any reason), I'm going to give the Denon 2910 a try myself. I don't need half of its features, as I don't need HDMI and I was really hoping to wait until either HD-DVD or Blu-Ray became a standard before investing so much in a DVD player (even if I picked one up for $500, it costs more than my TV!

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Depending upon which path I go with, I'll soon have an update for you

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