I got a $35 a few years that plays every disc you can imgine (any region, PAL, burned anything)....except DivX/XviD. My set-up is the same as yours and everything looks fine. It only occasionally won't eject a disc but I think it's an individual problem. Mine was a CyberHome but I'm not sure if they still exist...Wal Mart and Best Buy are the best places to look. Bring a reference DVD and make them let you try it on a TV around if you really want to.