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Yeah, this poll is premature. Worse, if even if all of the options were available for testing right now then the poll would still be lacking, and something that I'd expect to see at some of the less technical web forums.
I really think that with the sheer wealth of in-depth knowledge that is collaboratively held and shared within this forum, this poll is too generic, and I worry that new members will look at the results as being definitive and buy 'the best' DVD player without taking the time to investigate the options more thoroughly.
If we wanted to do a poll of this nature, I'd suggest splitting it into the 4 sections that most of us think about: GUI, video, audio, and functionality.
At least then each player would have the chance of standing on it's own merits. Even so, the polls would still only an indication of what is worth investigating.
For what it's worth, I voted for the Zoom player frontend even though it can't play a DVD on it's own...In conjunction with filters supplied with other 'free' (ie. bundled w/ HW) players, it does what I need it too. Video by ATI, audio by Intervideo, functionality by Blight, and GUI however I want it to look.