What's a good popcorn maker?

Now that I have my blender situation solved, I’d like to look into purchasing a good popcorn maker. I have sometimes made popcorn on the stove but I always burn the bottom.

Recently I had popcorn at a friend’s house made in one of those small theater style poppers, which I had never seen in someone’s house. Compared to microwave popcorn, it tasted like heaven.

I have also heard you can make popcorn in a paper bag in the microwave but I’m concerned about the bag catching fire.