'S' and 'K' suffix?... and general purchase advise please!

[trump]

I've been going through the rather large DVD player list here at videohelp.com looking for a good purchase, and I keep running into names that are just SLIGHTLY different from what I see in the stores..... mainly an addition of an 'S' to the store name that doesn't show in the DVD player list here. For instance, videohelp.com has a "Panasonic DVD-S29" listed, and Wal-Mart sells two DVD players, one "Panasonic DVD-S29S" and one "Panasonic DVD-S29K"................... what is the difference? Can I expect to find the same features with Wal-Mart's 'S' and 'K' players as what videohelp shows?

I need a DVD player that is inexpensive and can play VCD/SVCDs reliably. I have no idea what to get since nothing at Wal-Mart or similar stores seems to be listed the same as what videohelp shows.

Thanks for the help.

[capvid0429]

S = Silver
K = Black

[trump]

Oh man... heh, that's funny. How about the "37" tagged at the end of Philips players?

[giannid]

The 37 in DVP642/37 denotes the North American version with defaults set for NTSC and menu languages in English, French & Spanish. The 37 is for machines that came out after May, 2004, as opposed to the 17.

[trump]

Alright, great. Thanks a lot both of you... saves me a lot of uncertainty. Thanks!