I NEED SOME HELP FROM THE TECHNICALLY SOPHISTICATED out there. i am about to purchase my first DVD player.in the $250-$350 range. but it's not that simple. my school library's A-V collection has several hundred laser discs-some, the only copy of very important films.i have no way of viewing them.i know Pioneer makes a combination laser-dvd player.What are the reasons for and against purchasing one of those?should I? is there a technical fall off? should i just try to locate a laser disc player on e-bay?What are the best DVD players in the range i am considering(you can go a little bit above if necessary)Finally, can someone clearly explain the "districts" phenomenon for DVD's. ,is it like NTSC, PAL and SECAM for video cassettes? if so how and where can i purchase a DVD player that plays discs from all districts as i am likely to buy discs from Europe and Asia.What are the best brands of this kind?By now you can see my problems. any help in resolving them would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance. -- Saul Steier Department of Humanities San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 338-3129 [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]