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I stand by Amazon.com's review of Konka's 1800U. This is an excellent DVD player -- at any price. Build quality is superb.

I've lived with the 1800U in my system for a couple of months now, playing music CDs and movies nighlty, without any problems whatsoever.

I have reviewed dozens of DVD players, beginning with the format's public debut in 1997, when I was executive editor of Home Theater magazine. If the 1800U had been introduced three years ago, it would have been considered a bargain at $499.

As for alleged problems, unless a pattern emerges, be cautious when reading comments about isolated incidents. Does the "customer" actually own the product in question, or are they merely speculating? Do they have an axe to grind? Do they have ulterior motives (e.g. store owners or sales reps who don't sell that particular brand)?

Consumer electronics is a highly competitive business. Konka poses a threat, not merely because their products are affordable, but because they are extremely well-built.

This machine plays DVD GREAT! The playback is superb and one of the greatest features is that it plays CD-R and VCD, so you can use your computer to burn your own movies and then play them. I don't know why this is so cheap, but it a great player!

I recently bought one of the other under $200 DVD players from Amazon and was very disappointed in it. SO I sent it back and back and began shopping for a replacement. It was then that I came upon this player. I saw the price tag as was a little uncertain, but that quickly went away when I got this player home.

It hooks up easy. Has great sound and picture. My friend has a $600 RCA DVD player and this one BLOWS it away! Believe me, buy this and you will not be disappointed. More then worth the money.

Great system. This is my first DVD and I bought it based on the editroial review here on Amazon more than anything else. I have had it about 2 months and have played 9 or 10 Hollywood Video rentals on it. It has never skipped or done anything weird. My only suggestion for those that have your typical 27 inch television is that the Konka doesn't have the feature that allows you to turn a wide screen DVD movie into a normal screen DVD. The DVD itself has to have the option to play in both format. If the DVD you rent doesn't have that option, and you watch it on a standard television, you get stuck watching the movie with a big black space above and below the movie. I think some of the other DVD players have a feature which expands the screen and still gives you the same quality. Otherwise it is awesome. The controller is easy to use. My only complaint on the controller is that the fast forward buttons are at the top and the play button is at the bottom (which doesn't make alot of sense). By the way, the instruction booklet was obviously written by someone with English as their second language. It's pretty funny to read. Enjoy it.....

Overall the component performs as advertised. Great image, good looking, and cheap. Issues are with the remote control, which others have covered and is easy to become accustomed with, and the obnoxiously loud drive motor sound. Only one other reviewer mentioned the sound on this machine, which leads me to believe it may be a random flaw. I plan on returning the item but giving it one more shot.