On the cover of its weekly circular, meanwhile, the Kmart chain promoted a
progressive scan DVD player, priced at $34.99, as a last-minute gift idea.
The Xbox 360 comes with wireless controllers, a wireless headset for voice chat, a
progressive scan DVD player, a 20-gigabyte hard drive and out-of-the-box online capability (for those with high speed Internet).
Best Buy: Yamaha
Progressive Scan DVD Player, $149.99
Panasonic DVD-S35K--This
progressive scan DVD player, listed around $100, is a great office unit.
I tested
progressive scan DVD playback and an Xbox high-definition video game and was pleasantly surprised by the consistent quality.
When connected to a digital television set, a
progressive scan DVD player delivers a higher quality image than a standard DVD player.
Circuit City: Zenith 5.1-Channel Home Theater System with
Progressive Scan DVD Player, $109.99
Best Buy: SONY
Progressive Scan DVD Player/Hi-Fi VCR Combo, $139.99
Best Buy: JVC
Progressive Scan DVD Recorder/Hi-Fi VCR, $349.99
Electronics products included a Sony Ericsson T637 mobile camera phone; HP iPAQ Pocket PC; Casio Databank Watch; and Panasonic's 42-Inch HD Plasma,
Progressive Scan DVD Player/ Recorder and SC-HT05 home theater system.
Best Buy: Koss 5.1 channel 500-watt home theater system with
progressive scan DVD player, $119.99
Best Buy: Panasonic
Progressive Scan DVD Recorder with 120GB hard drive, $699.99