I have an RCA dvd player, about 3 years old now. Not compatible with out-of-region dvd's as far as I know, and it was a pita to get it to work without it being connected via S-Video. We had it hooked up via the coax cable (regular cable line) and the color would fade in and out. Macrovision, or the copyright protection, was causing that. So we bought an RCA adapter. Worked great, until lightning struck. Got a new adapter, worked fine, lightning struck. Dangit. Got a 3rd one, still didn't work. In fact, the dvd player wouldn't turn on. Turned it in and got a replacement. We got a tv with S-Video, and we've had no problems since.

I've heard good things about Apex, you may want to check into that.

"You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain. And you do love being the hero, don't you. The cheering children, the swooning women, you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice." -- Lex Luthor to Superman, Question Authority, Justice League Unlimited