Need el cheapo dvd player

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Are there any dvd players below $100 that are decent? Cutting to the chase, it won't be used much. There are a lot of players below $100, but I don't want one that will only work for a month and then die. The most important feature is decent to good audio CD playback. Also, it is important that it is black or dark grey. Silver would stick out like a sore thumb since all my other audio and video components are dark.
So far I've considered the Panasonic DVD-S25K, Samsung P231 and P222, AMW P460, and JVC XVS400BK. All are $80 or less. There is an Onkyo DV-SP301 available for $150. Would it be worth twice as much?
Any opinions would be appreciated. My apologies to the real HT afficianados. This is not a question worthy of your notice. But, basically, I'm just a two-channel audio guy.
Thanks.

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Topic - Need el cheapo dvd player - psgary 12:58:04 02/15/04 (1)

Re: Need el cheapo dvd player - Markw* 19:36:49 02/15/04 (0)

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