My old Apex 703 has finally bit the dust (it was damaged in a flood last summer). It's now time to buy a new machine.

My budget is under $200, and I'm looking for EVERYTHING! Just kidding. It must play DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs, CDR media, DVD-R media, and have good, solid playback. Multispeed fastforward/rewind, and zoom, would be VERY nice. Dolby 5:1 would be cool, too.

And, to be honest, I would REALLY like to be able to get one that's region free, or one that can be hacked to become region free. I like Japanese DVDs.

Now, I'm checking out the compatability listings here, so don't bother to suggest that. I just thought I'd tap the brain trust here and see if there is something REALLY cool that I'm missing?

Thanks!