I highly recommend the Panasonic A-120. I owned the Panasonic A-300U and loved it but I was looking for something with component video out and since my reciever has DD and DTS decoding I didn't need a decoder in my DVD player. Jim, just so you know if your reciever doesn't have 5.1 audio input it won't matter if your player has a decoder because your reciever won't support it. My suggestion you pickup an A-120 now (I just saw it for $265 at Video Only) then down the line when you can front the money for a nice reciever pickup one with a DTS & DD decoder. Just my two cents but I really feel the easiest way to get your own home theater is just to work your way up, and my first Panasonic DVD player is what convinced me this whole home theater thing was worth the money.