I bought an early Sony DVD player (think the model# is something like DVP-S360) at a flea market several years back. It works fine for CDs, but every time I try to play a DVD, it throws some sort of error. Apparently, it's due to some micro-fuse(s) inside the unit which tend to blow out. I have yet to attempt to fix it, due to the SMD parts used.
Other than that, my oldest DVD player is a
Pioneer DVL-909, which also plays LaserDiscs. It has a component video out, but it's only for DVDs. Seems to work fairly well, and even came with the original remote control (which just says "Pioneer DVD", for some reason).
-Adam
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