In the game of life, some are players, and some just wear the replica jerseys, know what we're saying? You can hate on the master players all you want to, but face it: a lot of you would-be players would be players if you could, hence the term "would-be players." Look at you, strutting around like Rico Suave himself because you threw your jacket over a puddle so your lady can keep her Manolos dry. You're just fronting. A true player would immediately go buy a $28,000 fur coat specifically for the purpose of covering that puddle. See the difference?

Take a lesson from this LG Progressive Scan DVD Player with HD Upconversion. When things get crazy, does LG crawl into a hole and tremble? My narrow behind, it does. From straight-up DVDs to DVD±R, DVD±RW, audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA, Divx, JPEG, and Kodak CD formats, LG keeps its cool through all manner of freaky situations. (As for the 7-in-2 memory card slot that lets you watch a plethora of digital video files, let's not even go there.) What does LG's consummate versatility mean to you? For instance, the more techno-minded players out there can compress Scarface, The Godfather, and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement onto a single DVD for an uninterrupted cinematic lesson in the exercise of power.

And like any capital-p Player, LG presents it all with consummate class. It brings out the best in any DVD, with its ability to upconvert standard-definition motion pictures into high-definition filmed entertainments. Yes, if you've got the HDTV to handle it, you'll see the difference in crisp 1080i hi-def. If not, you're not the type of player that can hang with LG anyway.

Still, the haters hate and the blamers blame. "Waah, I didn't follow the instructions when I set up LG and now I have audio sync problems," they moan. "A sale like this should come with an HDMI cable," they nag. A fake player hears all this and starts moping, but the true players laugh it off and keep on loving life. Before you buy LG, ask yourself: can I handle this much player?

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