The DV8300 will play pretty much anything you drop into its drawer, as long as it's shiny and digital. This includes DVD-Vs, DVD-As, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, SACDs, CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs. With respect to the last three, the DV8300 is equally at ease decoding standard CD audio, MP3, and Video CD discs. Indeed, the DV-8300 belies the entire existence of a format war. Instead, it capitalizes on the one factor the industry has standardized-the physical form.