I got a cheap $35 dollar DVD player as a backup player, and it is pretty good. It will even convert NTSC/PAL on the fly to what you set, and is region free. There are a few good DVD player review sites online, if you want to do a search for a specific model to see what it will do. S-video on a DVD player should be easy to come up with on a DVD player, and I think most, if not all, have it. The only problem with the cheap DVD players is that I've heard they have a tendency to quit after about a year. They use low-quality capacitors that burn out quicker than they should. Since I haven't had mine for a year yet, we'll see.