i am looking to buy a dvd player that is region free and has progressive scan. does anyone know of any good models that fits this description? let me know...sloshbusiness2@hotmail.com.

Moving this to Consumer's Opinion for you.

-Zack-

have a look at this for £130 (£110 for one without dolby digital decoder) - if u look on other sites, it does say that it is progressive scan, a couple of ppl here at my work have bought one of these thru this website and they are extremly happy with it:
http://www.dvdplayers.co.uk/h&b-dvd5415s.htm
Features

High quality multiregion DVD, CD, VCD, SVCD & MP3 player.

Ultra slim & sleek design (only 54mm high)

Twin-Wave Laser Pickup for CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R & DVD-RW playback

MP3 playback with advanced on-screen navigator (view here)

Fully functional infra red remote control

Dolby Digital & DTS outputs

Karaoke feature with microphone input with volume adjustment & echo feature..

Advanced GUI (Graphical User Interface)

Parental protection feature

Image zoom feature

S-Video, composite & SCART socket video outputs.

Coaxial + Optical digital outputs

6 x Dolby 5.1/DTS phono outputs for direct connection to amplifier/speakers.

Specifications

192 kHz/24-bit D/A Converter

Dimensions: 417mm(W) x 297mm(D) x 54mm(H)

Power Requirements 100 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption: 26W

Weight: 4.5 kg