I just bought a new dvd player for a little over $20 after rebates at BestBuy, and it is now region free via a simple remote hack. this has got to be the cheapest price on a dvd player I've seen, so if anyone needs a region free player for viewing anime, I recommend checking it out.
it's a Cyberhome dvd player, model #CH-DVD 300
they're selling for $40 at walmart or $37 at bestbuy plus $15 worth of rebates, making it super cheap.
every bestbuy has hundreds of these right now in preparation for the after thanksgiving sale, but you can buy them now at that great price. (one store in orlando had well over 500 of them, but I didn't bother counting the ones here in houston.) for the region hack, there is a quick explanation on the following site: http://www.angelfire.com/anime/garoob/hack/dvd.html
now you can view any Japanese imports with no issues. and for cheap!

